{"id":2886,"date":"2013-06-30T19:49:04","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T23:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extraenvironmentalist.com\/?p=2886"},"modified":"2017-05-11T09:10:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T13:10:24","slug":"episode-62-land-grabs","status":"publish","type":"xen_episodes","link":"https:\/\/xenetwork.org\/xe\/episodes\/episode-62-land-grabs\/","title":{"rendered":"[ Episode #62 \/\/ Land Grabs ]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A financial sector built on a foundation of continuous material expansion is seeking returns in a slowing global economy. Will investments in global farmland be able to provide the returns expected by pension funds, endowments and future financial claims? Why are investors suddenly emphasizing the same data and charts that environmentalists have been pointing towards for decades?<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Extraenvironmentalist #62 <\/strong>we discuss the global race for farmland with Fred Pearce as detailed in his recent book: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0807003247\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0807003247&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theextraenv-20\">The Land Grabbers<\/a>.\u00a0We hear about his journey around the world to uncover the secret deals being signed by governments at the expense of their people. Then we speak with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0807003247\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0807003247&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theextraenv-20\">Gregor Macdonald<\/a> about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrajoule.us\/\">the global energy trends<\/a> driving this search for innovative returns. Gregor describes why the age of nuclear power is ending as complexity overwhelms large systems and how the global economy has changed dramatically since conventional oil reached its plateau.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1187\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2886-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/062-landgrabs.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/062-landgrabs.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/062-landgrabs.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>\/\/ Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fred Pearce \/\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0807003247\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0807003247&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theextraenv-20\">The Land Grabbers<\/a><br \/>\nGregor Macdonald \/\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terrajoule.us\/solars-rise-nuclears-demise-june-issue-of-terrajoule-us\/\">Solar's Rise, Nuclear's Demise - June Issue of Terrajoule<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\/\/ News and Other Items Discussed<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/blog\/we-are-now-one-year-and-counting-from-global-riots-complex-systems-theorists-say--2\">One year away from global riots (from 9 months ago) <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com\/food-inflation-country-hits-6-2-002700118.html\">6.2% Food Inflation in Saudi Arabia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/2013\/06\/24\/194616\/with-electricity-and-water-in.html#storylink=cpy http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/2013\/06\/24\/194616\/with-electricity-and-water-in.html\">With electricity and water in short supply, Egyptians grow tense<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/63761888\">XE Video with Dennis McKenna<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/69142059\">XE Video with Nate Hagens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neweconomicsinstitute.org\/reRoute\">New Economics Institute ReRoute Summit - July 19th-21st<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/danny-diddley-deadnettle\/rick-wolff-wasnt-suppose-to\">Beatboxin' Rick Wolff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\/\/ Extended Clips (in order of appearance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Break] - 23m<\/p>\n<p>Michael Hudson from an upcoming episode of the Extraenvironmentalist<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Le06FhmuHlI&amp;hd=1\">Glen Gary &amp; Ross - A Film About Land Grabs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/xe-network.pricelessmiscellaneous.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/2011\/02\/17\/episode-11-temporal-blindness\/\">Jack Alpert from Extraenvironmentalist #11<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tidkzWbGp44&amp;hd=1\">Brazil - Protests of Discontent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[End]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/69142059\">A clip from our recent video with Nate Hagens <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\/\/ Music (in Order of Appearance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sunli_ti\/sets\/thinking-of-you-by-bugseed\">Bugseed - Thinking of You <\/a> <em> via <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bug-seed\">Soundcloud<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gorillavsbear.net\/2013\/06\/12\/shine-2009-eurozone-cfcf-remix\/\">Shine 2009 - Eurozone (CFCF Remix) <\/a> <em> via <\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gorillavsbear.net\/2013\">Gorilla vs. Bear<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pigeonsandplanes.com\/2013\/03\/cosmo-sheldrake-ft-anna-roo-rich\/\">Cosmo Sheldrake - Rich ft. Ana Roo <\/a><em>via<\/em> <a href=\"2013\/03\/cosmo-sheldrake-ft-anna-roo-rich\/\">Pigeons and Planes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/beatsantique.com\/blog\/get-lucky-feat-charles-butler-daft-punk-beats-antique-remix\/\">Daft Punk - Get Lucky (Beats Antique Cover)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.themusicninja.com\/fresh-blackstreet-no-diggity-bondax-remix\/\">Blackstreet - No Diggity (Bondax Remix)<\/a><em> via <\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themusicninja.com\/\">The Music Ninja<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\/\/ Production Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent and editor Kevin <em>via<\/em> <a href=\" http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SustainableGuidance?feature=watch\">Sustainable Guidance Youtube Channel <\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Episode #62 was supported by donations from one of our <em>generous<\/em> listeners: <\/em>Beccy in Australia<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/coinwidget.com\/widget\/coin.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nCoinWidgetCom.go({      wallet_address: \"16yq6rCFsh1vkrncg9FdMiY8adu5mc5x5b      \"      , currency: \"bitcoin\"      , counter: \"amount\"      , alignment: \"bl\"      , qrcode: true      , auto_show: false      , lbl_button: \"Give us a BTC tip\"      , lbl_address: \"My Bitcoin Address:\"      , lbl_count: \"donations\"      , lbl_amount: \"BTC\" });\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A financial sector built on a foundation of continuous material expansion is seeking returns in a slowing global economy. Will investments in global farmland be able to provide the returns expected by pension funds, endowments and future financial claims? Why are investors suddenly emphasizing the same data and charts that environmentalists have been pointing towards [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13058,"featured_media":2887,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[301,7,444,30,32,52,53,63,67,443,73,422,81,103,445,121],"class_list":["post-2886","xen_episodes","type-xen_episodes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-africa","tag-agriculture","tag-china","tag-collapse","tag-complexity","tag-ecology","tag-economics","tag-energy","tag-expectations","tag-farming","tag-finance","tag-financialization","tag-growth","tag-money","tag-oecd","tag-peak-oil"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>[ Episode #62 \/\/ Land Grabs ] - Extraenvironmentalist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/xenetwork.org\/xe\/episodes\/episode-62-land-grabs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[ Episode #62 \/\/ Land Grabs ] - Extraenvironmentalist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A financial sector built on a foundation of continuous material expansion is seeking returns in a slowing global economy. 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