China Development Bank recently agreed to loan the Argentinian government $10 billion for new railway and metro construction. China has become a major source of funds for countries around the world, acting essentially as an alternative or competitor to the World Bank. It has been increasing its spending in Africa (much more … Continue reading
Seems like just last week the World Cup was ending,.. oh yes, it was. But there is no vacation time for those planning the next one — they’re are already working away on how to get all the fans and teams around. Of course, if you have billions of people … Continue reading
One of the best ways to promote clean transportation is to discourage dirty transportation. But despite decades of Presidents saying they will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels (quoteshere; video here), nothing of the sort has happened and one of the biggest culprits of pollution, the automobile, has probably gotten more … Continue reading
