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This article talks about the Oil equilibrium and it relates it to supply, demand, opportunity cost and other external factors that affect the equilibrium. It talks about Europe's demand is "dead" and it points out the fact that they are looking at alternatives than fuel. it talks of how the demand for oil is decreasing as alternate ways are being used to generate heat and power but oil is still vital as a source of fuel. Only 2% of global fuel liquid supply is comprised of biofuels and the rest relies on oil. other factors discussed include geopolitics.

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In this article the author explains how the state of california is in need and demand of alternative options to oil. He goes on to say how we have passed peak oil and it is necessary to find an alternative.

Because the production cost of energy was greater than the actual price of these energy, a tariff was put on Chinese manufacturers who provided cheaper alternatives for energy for the United States. This led to an increase in demand for wind power in America.

As a result of constant low unemployment, people in France, Spain, etc. are beginning to question their political leaders. Their leaders happen to be millionaires which is also causing some political unrest.

Newly harvested beans in Lagos are being destroyed by floods and bombs. This has led to an increase in the prices of beans, almost reaching a 300% hike. This scarcity has forced the public to look for other sources of food such as rice and plantain.

This article examines the impact of scarcity on not only farmers but also the sellers of the bean. Due to the unfortunate drought, the been has become a scarce resource which lead to the hike in price. Farmers are finding it hard to grow this bean and meet the demand. the consumer is looking for alternatives such as rice and plantain however the seller seems to be the most affected. He had to "beg" and is now facing financial difficulties as he relied on the sale of the beans

I decided to find an article about Bitcoin because this week we are talking about future currencies as well as the values of currencies. Bitcoin is an interesting topic as it has recently been discussed as the currency of the future. It has been rumored to be valued at 1 bitcoin = 411 us dollars, yet it is only used online with companies like paypal and reddit. Is it the currency of the future? There is also the question of whether or not one day in the future there will be one currency for the whole world.