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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

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As the historian Brian Jirout argues in his 2017 article “ Farming from Space: Landsat and the Development of Agricultural Surveillance During the Cold War ,” the Soviet grain deal created the urgency and anxiety necessary for the USDA to propose the Large Area Crop Inventory Experiment, to predict both domestic and foreign crop yields.

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Opinion: Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

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CME Brent oil futures project continuity: as of August 18, 2015, CME Brent futures projected the price remaining below $60/bbl until June 2017. Are the futures market, CNBC’s oil traders, analysts, and major fund investors, and others, being lulled into an unjustified consensus?

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Oil Prices Running Out Of Reasons To Rally

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At the start of 2017, there are two major dynamics at play occurring at the same time, each pushing in opposite directions on the market. On top of that, Kuwait’s envoy to OPEC said that Qatar, Kuwait and Oman were also complying with the cuts. mb/d in December to 2.7 mb/d by the end of January. told Bloomberg.