For many in the conservation and development communities who worry about the environmental and social impacts of the extractive industry and who have looked at the challenges of operating in sensitive areas like the Niger Delta and northern Alaska, the news of gas companies coming to northern Mozambique is not entirely welcome.
Ren, a former military engineer, said the industry must rapidly develop reliable cyberspace technology to support development of education and social skills.
Investors appear to be souring on social networking shares, a development which bodes ill for the eventual IPOs for Facebook, Twitter and other players in the industry.