Too many environmentally minded people ignore the economic realities that impact our use of oil. In this video economist Jeff Rubin discusses the future of our economy and the impact rising oil prices will have on global markets. It’s an interesting perspective.
Tag: China
A long way down
These are pictures of a road in China. Just looking at them makes me woozy.
Chinese Amusement Park
This post is for John (who just had a baby this week – Congratulations!!). Somehow I think the link to this abandoned Chinese theme park would appeal to his sense of humor.
Once upon a time in a land called Xi Pu, just west of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in the People’s Republic of China, there was a tourist theme park… The World Landscape Park. As a business venture it failed, and today the park lies abandoned and decaying. Personally, I think it’s a lot more interesting this way than it could ever possibly have been when it was open.