Is the World Running Out of Food?
With the total number of undernourished people in the world reaching 963 million in 2008 and a projected world population of 9 billion by 2050, will the international ag industry be capable of meeting the growing demand for food? Will it be able to meet projections which predict that food availability in developing countries will need to increase almost 60% by 2030 and to double by 2050, equivalent to a 42% and 70% growth in global food production, respectively.
Read MoreWhat is the Time Frame on a Housing Recovery?
Every month new data comes out regarding Existing Home Sales and New Housing Starts. Housing sales and starts are expected to play a large role in the timing of any economic recovery. As these numbers come out month after month however its easy to get confused because they don't provide historical data other than the previous months and year's stats. Below is my best attempt at summarizing the current housing situation in the United States. Per my usual, its a lot of charts and graphs and circles and arrows. Enjoy.
Read MoreWhat is the U.S. Governments Official Position on Climate Change?
I tried to get through it, I really did. But I stopped at page 62. This morning I sat down with the A State of Knowledge Report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The Knowledge Report was recently put out by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (now the U.S. Global Change Research Program), which is sponsored by 13 federal agencies including the U.S. EPA. The Knowledge Report is the so-far definitive climate change report/study put out by the United States government.
Read More2009 Creighton Men’s Soccer Preview
Since August of 2008 the Creighton Bluejays Men's soccer team has played 34 total matches (including exhibitions, 4 against professional teams). The record is a stellar 26-3-5. With the Jays first 2009 fall exhibition game coming up tomorrow against the Red Fury All-Stars, I thought I'd share a few thoughts on the 2009 version of the Creighton Bluejays soccer team. I have a strong suspicion that we're going to be seeing them at the top of most college soccer polls by the end of the season.
Read MoreThe Twenty Five Largest College Athletic Department Budgets
College sports is big business, but how big? Well, it doesn't get any bigger than Texas... All data comes from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (Equity in Athletics).
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