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This article talks about the pollution of the water, and how most counties' water resources are getting more and more public since "one cannot own water". This is exactly what tragedy of the commons is. Since no one owns the water, people can do whatever they want there, without further (or a lot of) consequences. Also, it makes it harder for the government to regulate the resource in case of crisis.

This article for me was the perfect example to show how the human needs have trouble coexisting with the finite amount of resources present. Fred Neumann, co-head of Asian economic research at HSBC Holdings said, "Countries such as China have seen droughts over many years. Now we see other parts of the world facing some water shortages, which is starting to impact the global price of certain goods."In this article it basically states the fact that some areas are running low on water and simply cannot keep up with the growing demand for food. Thus instead of having a balance the price of food increased at an alarming rate.

The article I chose talks about water scarcity. I think this is very interesting because in some of the discussions we talked about wether salt water is scarce or not. The article shows that the quantity of fresh water is limited in some countries.

This article truly scares you with all the facts about food. It is a pity how mass food production turns out to be 50% inefficiently allocated and at the same time huge consumer of water for growing the crops. If all food produced was adequately allocated, there would be probably enough food for all people and therefore it would be almost completely accessible for general public. At the same time also water could be consumed more effectively instead of wasting it for pointless excess in food production which turns out to be industrial waste. Water - meaning the drinking water was never a Common, however nowadays it all appears this situation is getting only worse and taking into account its fruitless use, some measures should be taken designed with sustainability in mind.

This article talks a lot about the recent "fiscal cliff" that congress or some government branch put together to ensure that the two United States parties, the democrats and the republicans, tried to come to some sort of agreement on where cuts can be made to try and fix the deficit. What's interesting about this article, more than the content itself, is the site it links to which talks a lot about how individual cities are doing their part to try and fix up the country. The fact is, the US has gotten some very bad grades lately (whatever that means), so mayors and representatives are getting citizens to invest in projects that will cost a lot of money but will go a long way toward a better future. Fixing up public resources, like water ways and levies, is crucial to trying to build a better community, even if the effects are long term. This is probably the closest we'll see to a sustainable economy.

Consumer prices rose 2.8 percent from a year earlier, compared with 2.7 percent in January, the Office for National Statistics said in London today. The two major reasons for persistent increase in average price level are higher energy bills and a weaker pound. Housing, water, electricity and gas added 0.11 percentage point to annual inflation in February - the biggest upward impact. Investor confidence unexpectedly rose to a three-year high of 48.5 in March from 48.2 in February, which means higher aggregate demand and demand-pull inflation.

The article describes the steps taken and possible solutions to the over-fishing in the oceans near Chile. Scientists work together with the fishers to find possible solutions. Also new fishing-laws have been set up after 17-years of dictatorship (now democracy).

The article talks about the water demand of different countries and the different areas it is used for. This differes a lot from country to country. In some countries is used for agriculture and in others it is used for households or industry.

For the past century or so, cigarettes have been an inelastic product. Due to their addictive properties, changes in the price have had a minimal effect on market demand, allowing tobacco companies to rake in boat loads of cash. In the early 1900s, big tobacco hit its peak in sales with the ability to advertise in color and through whole new mediums (newspaper, radio, TV, etc.) It was at this time that the American public and many other nations, although I don't which, started to recognize the dangers of smoking and the government begin creating restrictions. Though cigarrettes now have prices that fluctuate like gas, can't have ads on radio or television, and can't be sold to minors, consumer demand has still remained for them because of how powerful the addictive effects of nicotine are on the human brain. However, now there is an alternative to conventional smoking which replaces deadly secondhand smoke with clean water vapor. E-cigarettes are a trend that is sure to build demand and will cigarettes and cigars as elastic as a rubber band.

MUTSUO BANBA's rice farm in Ishikawa prefecture, on the north-west coast of Japan's main island, is a mosaic of plots, many separated by land belonging to others. In the season, Mr Banba, a full-time farmer, takes care to water his rice every day. Others, he says disapprovingly, do not.

The article talks about field work in China and tariffs