Michael Meacher

While the world’s attention is focused on the aftermath of the Israel-Hizbollah war, more far-reaching and dangerous threats to global security are growing dramatically. In July, Samuel Bodman, US energy secretary, said that for the foreseeable future “we’re going to see oil demand exceeding supply”.

With the recently opened pipeline from the Caspian to the Mediterranean, Big Oil in the guise of BP is showing its determination to get its hands on what seems to be the largest remaining deposits after the Middle East. But human rights abuses and a cavalier attitude to safety have come hand-in-hand with the new pipeline, writes Michael Meacher, former UK Environment Secretary.

There is Evidence of Foreign Intelligence backing for the 9/11 Hijackers. Why is the US Government so keen to Cover it Up?

We need to face up to the crisis in energy consumption. Michael Meacher finds some solutions in The End of Oil by Paul Roberts

It is hard to envisage the effects of a radically reduced oil supply on a modern economy or society, writes Michael Meacher, UK environment minister from 1997 to June 2003.