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Archive for March, 2010
March 1st, 2010 - 8:58 pm § in News
Who Owns Outer Space
Who Owns Outer Space – click for full article at New Statesman Everything – from land, water and plant seeds to folk stories and football results – can now be claimed as private property. Andrew Simms on the new enclosures You can buy a one-acre plot of land on the moon for £19.95[...]
March 1st, 2010 - 8:15 pm § in News
21st Century Land Grab
21st Century Land Grab – click for full article HISTORY may be repeating itself. Until the mid-20th century, many European countries grew rich on the resources of their colonies. Now, countries including China, Kuwait and Sweden are snapping up vast tracts of agricultural land in poorer nation[...]
March 1st, 2010 - 7:06 pm § in News
Who Owns The World
Excerpt from the book – Who Owns The World by Kevin Cahill – click for website “Queen Elizabeth II the largest landowner on Earth.” Queen Elizabeth II, head of state of the United Kingdom and of 31 other states and territories, is the legal owner of about 6,600 million acres of land[...]