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The Growth of the Global Middle Class

In Coal-Utility, Economy, Energy by Steve Vitale

Powered by the domestic coal industry’s explosive growth throughout the 20th century, the United States’ ascent to superpower status within the global economy raised its citizens’ quality of life to a higher standard. Based on this model, we can safely assert that a renewed focus on raising energy production will similarly lift the world’s impoverished peoples out of a collective …

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Helping Indonesian Farmers Optimize Harvest Season

In Environment, Soil Stabilization, Soil-Sement® by Steve Vitale

<img ” src=”https://blog.midwestind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg” sizes=”(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px” srcset=”https://blog.midwestind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg?t=1510593499327&width=390&height=261&name=Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg 390w, https://blog.midwestind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg?t=1510593499327&width=780&height=521&name=Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg 780w, https://blog.midwestind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg?t=1510593499327&width=1170&height=782&name=Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg 1170w, https://blog.midwestind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg?t=1510593499327&width=1560&height=1042&name=Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg 1560w, https://blog.midwestind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg?t=1510593499327&width=1950&height=1303&name=Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg 1950w, https://blog.midwestind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg?t=1510593499327&width=2340&height=1563&name=Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg 2340w” alt=”Helping-Indonesian-farmers-case-study2.jpg” width=”780″ height=”521″ style=”display:none”/> Background. After heavy rains in Indonesia, the already primitive roads become impassable. Crop farmers in Indonesia are only able to harvest on demand 50% of the time. Some crops, such as palm dates, can only be successfully …