A Tale of Two Oil Companies
The divergent fortunes of the two largest Latin American oil companies. The situation at Petrobras was dire in 2015. It was being used by the Brazilian government as an ATM effectively and its debt had grown to $128 billion, the largest of any oil company in the...
MILK
Milk. Studies have found milk is actually a better hydration agent than water. Despite this, the volume of milk consumed in the United States has fallen 37 percent from 30 years ago. In fact the US has lost over 1,000,000 dairy farms since their heyday back in 1940....
COAL
Coal, it once was considered a salvation, but now it is demonized. One of the fallouts of the 1973 OPEC oil embargo was to spur coal usage in the United States. It was available in the US and plentiful, so why not? President Carter pushed its use in 1977, asking for...
More Nutrients In Your Food
More nutrients in your food. Look to the past, not the future. As any kid knows, most food that is “good” for you generally doesn’t taste that good. Brussel sprouts come to mind. I was reluctant as a kid to taste them, but put a little mayonnaise on them and they are...