Posts Tagged ‘ natural resources ’

Taxing Consumption, Not Production: Ethical Foundations

Mar 19th, 2009 | By David Eichler | Category: Energy, Featured, Morning Whiskey, Oil
A small community of people on a desert island would probably ration its resources very carefully, but would surely allow anyone who so volunteered to put as much time and effort as he wished into being productive, for whatever compensation he could negotiate with the others. The principle applies to ...read more

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African Resources

Jul 28th, 2008 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Commodities
There is a map of the world on my office wall. What I like about this particular map is that the mapmaker paid particular attention to getting the scale right. That means Africa gets it proper gigantic sizing. It is truly a massive landmass. It's also fitting that it sits close ...read more

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Commodities Investing

May 7th, 2008 | By Whiskey Contributor | Category: Commodities
Recently, at a party in New York, I mentioned that I had been talking to various groups in the United States and Europe about investment opportunities in the commodities market. Before I could get out one more word, a woman interrupted me. “Commodities!” she exclaimed, with the kind of incredulity ...read more

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Out of Africa

Oct 26th, 2007 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Oil
"I have been investing in African countries such as Ghana, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe for years. Botswana was rich in diamonds, Ghana in cocoa and gold, Morocco in phosphates… Zamibia, with its emeralds and copper, and Cameroon awash in oil." — Jim Rogers, Adventure Capitalist ACROSS THE ...read more

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