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Why is Free Trade Important?

Why is Free Trade Important?

In March, President Donald Trump released plans to impose tariffs of 25 percent on foreign steel and 10 percent on aluminum. He also later placed $50 billion of tariffs on China. In doing so, the United States declared a trade war against China. Global stock markets...

The Need for Sustainable Natural Resource Management

The Need for Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Currently, the Earth is facing a natural resources crisis. Natural resources are being used at a rate faster than the Earth can replenish them. The use of natural resources is essential to human life, which means there needs to be a way to ensure that these natural...

The State of Natural Resources

The State of Natural Resources

Every year, the Global Footprint Network assesses how many of Earth’s resources are used by humans and on what day the amount of resources used surpasses how much Earth can regenerate. The date on which that happens is referred to as World Overshoot Day. Since 1970,...

Technology and Natural Resources

Technology and Natural Resources

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development estimates humans have exceeded Earth’s capacity to sustain our current levels of consumption, and are on track to consume more than twice what the planet can regenerate.   But, advances in technology are...

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