America stuck in Iran policy
Whoever wins this November’s presidential elections, the United States faces an urgent question that the Bush administration has not resolved: What is America’s strategy for coping with the rising power of Iran?
Powell on Iran Nuclear Program
The Iranians “have been put on notice,” says Secretary of State Powell, “that the international community is expecting them to answer its questions and to respond fully.”
Court Deals Blow to Effort to Bury Nuclear Waste in Nevada
The government’s 17-year effort to bury nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada suffered a significant setback today when a federal appeals court said that the rules on radiation leaks could not be limited to the site’s first 10,000 years, as the Environmental Protection Agency had decided
Darkness descends over the Forbidden City
Streetlights along the main boulevard outside the Forbidden City have been dimmed to half their normal brightness. It’s the latest evidence of China’s worsening electricity shortage, a stark symbol of its overheated economy.
Wind Power for Old Oil Rigs
A unique arrangement off the coast of Louisiana could soon allow wind turbines to be placed on derelict off-shore oil rigs.
UK close to losing status as oil exporter
Britain came within an ace of becoming a net oil importer for the first time in 13 years in May, helping the country’s trade deficit widen unexpectedly to £3.4 billion.
China: Power shortage: 6,400 factories to go off-line
Due to summer’s unquenchable power thirst, about 6,400 industrial enterprises in and around Beijing will be shut down for a week.
Brinkmanship In The South Pacific
I would venture to speculate that the coming together of the strongest armada in history has more to do with oil and natural gas and nothing to do with Taiwan.
Peak Oil Debate Still Rages
Michael C. Lynch, the most vocal critic of Colin Campbell and other oil depletion ‘pessimists,’ tries to point out that within this debate we are dealing with a lot of assumptions and many unknowns.
Report warns on soaring US natural gas prices
North America will experience the highest sustained natural gas prices in
history if no measures are taken to boost supply or damp demand, according to a
study released on Friday by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA).
Review: The Truth about Oil and the Looming World Energy Crisis
The booklet addresses the topic of Peak Oil in a novel and refreshing way, as a commentary on an imaginary Public Inquiry.
U.S., Saudi Ties Could Face Changes with Kerry
When John Kerry is president, decades-old ties with Saudi Arabia could be in for an overhaul as he combats terrorism and reduces U.S. dependence on Mideast oil.
