This work investigates the permissibility and viability of property rights on the celestial bodies, particularly the extraterrestrial aspects of land and mineral resources ownership. In lay terms, it aims to find an answer to the question "Who owns the Moon?" After critically analyzing and ...
Who Owns the Moon?Does any country, company, or individual have the right to own celestial bodies or their minerals?Article by: Hobart M. King, PhD, RPGLunar Mining: Will it someday be possible to mine mineral resources on the Moon, other planets or an asteroid and deliver them to ...
This graphic shows a breakdown of U.S. debt composition, categorized by domestic and foreign investors as well as intragovernmental holdings.
Who owns the Arctic Ocean and any resources that might be found beneath those waters? This question has enormous economic significance. The United States Geological Survey estimates that up to 25% of the world's remaining oil and natural gas resource might be held within the seafloor of the ...
Who Owns Your Favorite News Media Outlet?It’s no secret that news media is a tough industry.For various reasons — from tech disruption to changing media consumption habits — the U.S. has seen a net loss of 1,800 local newspapers over the past 15 years. As regional newspapers are ...
companies, Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries, which have serious financial backing, have started targeting asteroids for the purpose of mining their mineral resources. Geek note: Under the aforementioned Outer Space Treaty, the moon and other celestial bodies such as asteroids, legally ...
Who owns the Guarani Aquifer?Guarani Aquifer:The Guarani Aquifer is the second largest aquifer in the world, covering 460,000 square miles beneath Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay. It is a vital source of freshwater to a region that is also threatened with diminishing water resources in...
which was founded by Roy O. Martin Sr. in 1923. RoyOMartin supplied much of the Southern yellow pine used in the construction of the famed Higgins Boat that was utilized by Allied forces in amphibious landings in many theaters. Today, the company owns and operates more than 550,000 acres ...
Analysts do not concern themselves with “who” owns the copper, their only concern is with the amount of global supply. Unfortunately, where it’s going – mostly China, South Korea and Japan – means it’s hardly global supply. Fact is, the West has almost no offtake agreements in plac...
most Americans don’t even stop to think about who is feeding them the endless hours of news and entertainment that they constantly ingest. Most Americans don’t really seem to care about who owns the media. But they should. The truth is that each of us is deeply influenced by the messag...