Keyword(s): gold
09/28/11
10:41:13 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
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Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
Sept. 26, 2011
Keywords: Gold, Gold Price, Asset Bubbles more »
08/25/11
02:04:16 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 5 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
August 24, 2011
Keywords: Gold, Gold Price more »
06:51:06 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 38 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
FT: 'Me want shiny stuff'; Financial Times Video on the 1970 gold bubble, August 23, 2011Keywords: Gold, Gold Bubble, Irrational Excuberance... another bubble we dealt with and will continue to observe: the Swiss Franc more »
08/24/11
04:14:22 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 56 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
According to estimates by the US Geological Survey, more than 80% of total gold has been produced after 1900. The total amount of gold produced has an estimated weight of 160'000 ton. All this gold put together would create a cube with a length of approx… more »
10/09/10
06:47:05 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 448 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
The Economist: The oil problem, October 8, 2010
"JED GRAHAM raises an interesting possibility in a new piece at Investors.com:
“Even before the anticipated launch of the next round of Treasury purchases — it’s expected to be made official on Nov. 3… more »
08/08/09
07:37:32 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 211 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Initiatives, Technologies
Miller-McCune: Reality Pricks Corn Ethanol's Bubble,
While corn may not be the answer, biologically derived fuels remain the holy grail for many researchers. In Part II ("Surely There's Some Flora Out There to Fuel My Car"), Doug Struck looks at effo… more »
12/12/08
04:01:11 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 102 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Research
The Guardian: Goldman Sachs predicts fall in oil prices to $45 a barrel, Dec. 12, 2008
Goldman Sachs has slashed its forecast for crude oil prices to just $45 a barrel next year as demand wanes - in a sharp U-turn from its prediction of a spike to $20… more »
10/03/08
06:02:16 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 228 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Politics, Research
Knowledge Wharton: Ebb without Flow: Water May Be the New Oil in a Thirsty Global Economy, October 1, 2008
Is water the new oil? The answer is yes, according to a number of economists, business leaders, scientists and geopolitical strategists
The… more »
05/05/08
02:32:04 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 105 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends, Research
Knowledge Wharton: Gold may glitter, but it doesn't stack up as a long-term investment, May 2008
"In fact, gold has not been a good long-term investment. The previous peak was about $850 an ounce in 1980. Anyone who had squirreled some gold coins or j… more »
03/20/08
07:13:31 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 106 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
Resource stocks hit by commodity price pullback, Shanghai sinks 6.5% before recovering; gold, crude decline as dollar gains, March 20, 2008
Some background:
Financial Times: Analysts differ about commodity bubble, March 10, 2008: "Commodities were… more »
08/11/07
09:31:56 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 357 words
Categories: Global natural Resources Trends
We lately heard market participants predicting that investors might flee into gold as stock markets got very volatile and unpredictable in the short term. It might be important to get some more information on the determinants of the gold price. The The W… more »
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VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL LINKS:
- American Agric. Economics Association
- Berkeley Institute of the EnvironmentLeading environment research center of UC Berkeley
- Ecological EconomicsBlog by Dave Iverson; highly academic; giving an “ecological” perspective on the current environmental debate
- EcoTrekkerTop 50 Alternative Energy Blogs
- Environmental and Urban Economics:Blog of UCLA professor Matthew E. Kahn; posts are a mix of environmental and urban economics. Matt also gives some excellent insights into academic life and a top quality publication record to match
- Daily Reckoning (Commodities Section)
- Environmental CapitalDaily analysis of the business of the environment by The Wall Street Journal
- Environmental EconomicsEconomists Tim Haab and John Whitehead on Environmental and Natural Resources: News, Opinion, and Analysis
- Harvard Environmental Economics ProgramA University wide research initiative
- International Trade Statistics by Product (UNCTAD)
- MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
- Oxford Business Group
- PERCthe US's oldest and largest institute dedicated to original research that brings market principles to resolving environmental problems
- Planet Ark (Reuters)daily environmental news
- United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database
- United Nations environmental Publications
- US Geological Service - Minerals Information
- US Senate on Natural Resources
- Whiskey and Gunpower
- WTO
- Sierra Club
COMMODITY DATA:
- CNN Money (Commodities)
- Reuters Commodity Prices
- World Bank Commodity Price Data
- The World Gold Council
ENVIRONMENT AND INDUSTRY:
- Eco Business Links
- Business in the Environment
- Earth Trends
- Energy Information Administration (Official US enviromental Statistics)
- Environmental Code of Conducts
- Global Environmental Management Initiative
- Environmental Protection Agency
- GRIST.ORG
- International Corporate Sustainability Reporting
- The European Pollutant Emission Register (Information on approx. 9'200 industrial Sites)
- MasterResource: a free-market energy blog
- World Business Council for sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- World.org: 100 top environmental sites
- Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS:
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
COMPANY'S SUSTAINA- BILITY REPORTING:
- British Petroleum: Environment and Society
- British Telecom: Society and Environment
- NEC: Annual environmental Report 2006
- Novo Nordisk: Sustainability
- Shell: Environment and Society
- Unilever: Sustainability Development Report
- Global Reporters 2006: Ranking of non-financial Reporting
_________________________________________________________________________________ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS:
WORKING PAPERS:
- SSRN: Biggest Collection of Working Papers (Environmental Economics)
- Globalization of sustainable Development?: Principles and Practices in transnational Corporations (Dennis A. Rondinelli)
