Militants claim Saudi security helped killers
A number of troubling questions have begun to surface about the events surrounding Mr Johnson’s grotesque killing last Friday.
World Bank rebuked for fossil fuel strategy
The World Bank’s drive to promote fossil fuel-generated power for 1,6-billion people lacking electricity will drive developing countries deeper into debt, a report by a development think tank claims on Monday.
Australia: Sun and wind going to waste
In this vast, burned continent, where the sun shines seven out of 10 days and anticyclones pump wind steadily out to sea in winter and on to shore in summer, Australians sate their rapacious hunger for energy by digging underground and fouling the air.
Sudan: Peace deal to unlock oil wealth in the balance
Despite the war, the Sudanese economy has grown solidly, helped by rising oil exports which last year were about 300,000 barrels a day, and should reach 600,000 barrels per day next year.
US: Suddenly, It’s Hip to Conserve Energy
Gas prices finally headed down last week. But the pattern over the last 30 years suggests that this is bad news for anyone who believes that Americans, the world’s biggest oil consumers, can ever curb their energy consumption.
‘Fill ‘er up’ becomes the unlikely battle cry of Car Wars
There is also the possibility we’re living through the early phases of something much bigger than just another temporary “crisis” and which history will record as a turning point.
Paying the right price for oil
HERE’S the sticky truth about oil: As a finite commodity, the world never seems to tire of burning more of, its price is bound to hit the roof.
On The Way To Armageddon: Could We Make A Detour?
Global Warming is not the disease; it’s a symptom, albeit the most serious symptom of a cancer caused by industrial civilization. Prescribing more nuclear power (even if physically possible) as a cure to the civilization’s cancer is tantamount to treating a smoker’s lung-cancer by switching her over to a different brand of cigarettes.
British Energy has come back from the brink, but how long will the nuclear frisson last?
Saved from bankruptcy, the generator is now turning in an operating profit. Yet its future is far from assured.
Why Osama backs Bush
Saudi power struggles are holding back attempts to defeat terrorism.
New lease of life for British nuclear reactors
British Energy is trying to extend the life of its nuclear reactors by five years, which would ease fears that the UK could face power shortages in the future.
OPEC: Demand for Oil Growing
OPEC expects world oil demand to rise by some 2 million barrels per day in the third quarter from a seasonal second quarter low, as consumption growth hits a seven-year high, the cartel said Thursday.
