Group items tagged resources - Seven Revolutions

China and the Arctic: Polar bearings | The Economist - 0 views

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resources arctic china

shared by Steven Elliott-Gower on 14 Jul 14 - No Cached

Renewable Energy [Sea Power] | The Economist - 0 views

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resources energy alternativeenergy greenenergy seapower

shared by Steven Elliott-Gower on 01 May 15 - No Cached

Coal Mining | The Economist - 0 views

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resources energy coal

shared by Steven Elliott-Gower on 01 May 15 - No Cached

Exploring the Ocean - Video - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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ocean resources technology information drones

shared by Brett Whitaker on 19 Nov 13 - No Cached

Brett Whitaker on 19 Nov 13

Short video that discusses the way autonomous drones are helping to map the ocean.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Short video that discusses the way autonomous drones are helping to map the ocean.</div>

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40 Food and Agriculture Maps - 2 views

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food resources agriculture map usda

shared by Brett Whitaker on 08 Oct 14 - No Cached

Brett Whitaker on 08 Oct 14

This page presents 40 maps that show various aspects of agriculture, particularly in the USA. Most of the maps are developed from USDA data.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This page presents 40 maps that show various aspects of agriculture, particularly in the USA. Most of the maps are developed from USDA data.</div>

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Getting to Yes on Transatlantic Trade | Foreign Affairs - 0 views

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globalization economies ttip economic integration

shared by Steven Elliott-Gower on 03 May 15 - No Cached

United Kingdom’s Center for Economic Policy Research estimates that 80 percent of the potential economic gains from the TTIP agreement depend on reducing the conflicts and duplication between EU and U.S. rules on those and other regulatory issues, ranging from food safety to automobile parts.
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Cultural attitudes on each side toward consumer safety, environmental protection, and privacy run deep, and they will not be overcome with promises of diffuse economic benefits and future job growth.
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The negotiations should seek to ensure that the United States and Europe remain standard makers, rather than standard takers, in the global economy.
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Promoting common rules and certification regimes that cover 800 million EU and U.S. consumers would provide predictability for exporters and investors, make it easier for them to comply with regulations in multiple markets, and thus permit economies of scale. Enabling the EU and the United States to share data and rely on each other’s inspections would stretch scarce regulatory resources and reduce the commercial burden of duplicative tests and requirements. The outcome would be smarter and more streamlined regulation that benefits businesses while protecting the general public from regulatory failures.
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The TTIP represents the best -- and possibly the last -- opportunity for the United States and the EU to set the global regulatory blueprints by providing a template on which other trade deals can build.
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You're going to get wet | The Economist - 0 views

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resources climate change

shared by Steven Elliott-Gower on 21 Jun 13 - No Cached

undernourishment_hunger_mortality.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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shared by Scott Aughenbaugh on 18 Jun 09 - No Cached