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We can't run out of gas soon enough, in my opinion

It is coming.

Geeeeez Jersey is so flat I don't know if I'd see the difference

Hey Agman,
It is the farmers I worry about the most. We can prepare ourselves though. I try to make a concerted effort to buy locally produced foods, at least during the growing season. There are also efforts into starting a food coop which will be a store devoted to dealing with local producers, etc. I also do not mind supporting farmers around the world when it comes to ingredients that are only grown in their countries and imported via 'fair trade' mechanisms.
We all have choices, even in a "flat world", and we can make it work FOR us rather than AGAINST us....fyi - I grew up a farm girl and have degrees in animal agriculture, so I care!

Nice forum,
well, thats true, but India will take at least 50 years to reach the-really-developed status...its among the fastest grwoing nation..with the worst infrastructure and boomin population.....the figures which u read in the newspaper..are only based on the development of few sectors (IT/finance)...other sectors are really in bad shape.

Will this create a schism nationally? Are you concerned about how the people of India will be able to cope?

It will be nice if any increase in wealth is shared to help the impoverished. In the USA, I am not sure we even do this well.

I agree..

my concern is the difference between the poor and the rich in india...it is getting wider n wider..you will see plenty of rich-young-kids these days, and just only because of the development of information-sector..
But still today..60% of indian population lives in the villages..n with a great percentage under poverty line..

What impact will globalization have on the worlds environment?

Is there a link between Environmental Regulations and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Flows?

I worry that if the greedy take advantage of the global economy by moving production from one country to another in order to avoid being a good corporate citizen, we will lose ground on environmental preservation.

OMG, I just found an awesome paper on this topic....
http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2007/trade_environment_globalization.pdf

Avenues for Action:
What Can We Do?
Better global governance is the key to managing both globalization and the global environment.More importantly, it is also the key to
managing the relationship between the two. The processes of environment and globalization are sweepingly broad, sometimes overwhelming, but they are not immune to policy influence. Indeed, the
processes as we know them have been shaped by the policies that we
have—or have not—put in place in the past. Equally, the direction
that globalization, the global environment and the interaction of
the two will take in the years to come will be shaped by the policy
decisions of the future. Governance, therefore, is the key avenue for
action by decision-makers today.

OK singleton11, I know you care and thanks. I run a self serve
market because I can not afford a cashier. 95% of people are
honest in that they give me what I want for my produce. However
the other 5% are not and my experience is they come from Mexico
and Bosnia and tend to be poor.

The world is getting flat. Does it mean it is losing air like a
flat tire?