U.S. Nuclear Cleanup Carries Major Risks
New Scientist reports in this pretty alarming article that there is a 50-50 chance of a major radiation or chemical accident during the cleanup of the dirtiest nuclear site in the U.S.
US Offers Nigeria Military Aid to Protect Offshore Oil
THE United States, keen to develop new sources of oil supply outside the Middle East, has offered to help Nigeria protect the flow of oil in the Gulf of Guinea and combat terrorist attacks on the oil industry, officials said.
UK: Tories to back wind farm protests
The Tories would change planning rules so central government could not overrule local objections to new wind farms, Michael Howard has said.
Moscow changes oilfields landscape
Moscow’s decisions to strip the oil company Yukos of its biggest asset and to give initial blessing to ConocoPhillips of the US to broaden its investment in Russia have drastically altered the most important strategic playing field of the big international oil companies.
9/11 Report Reveals Al Qaeda Ringleader Contemplated a NY-area Nuclear Power Plant as Potential Target
The report explains that Mohamed Atta, who piloted one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center, “considered targeting a nuclear facility he had seen during familiarization flights near New York.”
Canada: Pinning hopes on the tar sand
Oil sands plants make or lose money on labour costs and the cost of the energy they need to drive the plants — both of which are only marginally important to conventional oil.
US: Natural gas rates going up 15 percent
Look for more future increases and don’t expect prices to roll back to past levels.
Forget global terrorism, China is about to flick the switch on a global energy crisis
The Chinese government plans to triple China’s energy supply over the next 15 years. That means adding enough new power stations to supply the entire energy needs of Sweden each year.
Oil spike II
July’s price pop is nearly as bad as June’s; analysts think it may hurt less, but could still sting.
Exploratory Oil Drilling Done Off Cuba
Drilling of an exploratory well in Cuba’s virgin Gulf of Mexico waters that could make the Communist nation an oil exporter and undermine the U.S. embargo has been completed, a senior official said.
A love affair that survived even 9/11
Book Review: Craig Unger’s notably intelligent piece of investigative reporting, House of Bush, House of Saud, uncovers the corruption and greed that continues to hinder peace in the Middle East
World creeping closer to `oil shock’
Energy crisis could loom, experts say. Politics, corporate moves are factors.
