These characters include a wealthy entrepreneur in India who wants to end poverty while creating the country's first discount airline; a young woman in Nigeria who aspires to be a doctor but scratches a living in lands fouled by oil extraction; a young man in England fighting to install wind turbines but facing strident opposition from wealthy landowners who say they are worried about global warming, but appear more worried about their view. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Agribusiness has become increasingly important in the struggling economy, in turn leading to an increase in the political power of wealthy landowners. (carbonbrief.org)
The Tory faithful won't be budged and Barlow is a fresh, young family man — just the face they need to represent their stuffy, cadre of aging, wealthy landowners looking forward to retirement. (daveberta.ca)