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Politics & economics – July 5

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Playing oil politics in the Caspian Sea / Soros: Europe must tackle Russian energy threat / Cheneys betting on bad news? /
How did oil power Iran fall into a petrol crisis? / BP blames Venezuela’s Chavez for shortfall in production / Seymour Hersch: The military’s problem with the President’s Iran policy.

Coal – July 5

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Search for new oil sources leads to processed coal / Germany gives coal opt out under CO2 emission plan /
Does Air Force have a coal-powered plane in its future? / Old king coal to reign (“Best hope for energy security”) /
Coal’s false promise to America

Environment – July 5

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Farming must change to aid environment / Finnish EU Presidency wants ‘new generation’ of environmental policy / 12% of bird species to be in peril by 2100 / Buried greenhouse gases may escape: scientists /
Journalist Ross Gelbspan on global warming

Why the Swedish oil commission fails to deliver route to oil independence

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Last week, the commission on oil dependency, tasked with charting Sweden’s way out of dependency, issued its report. Disappointingly, the report fails to address the heart of the issue – dependency and management of risk for societal collapse – instead it chooses to concentrate on technical solutions for energy supply.

Climate – July 4

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If only gay sex caused global warming /
Giant algae bloom off Canada’s west coast /
BBC series: Global warming: Crisis for Earth? /
Climate change could cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, scientists say /
Investment Implications of Abrupt Climate Change

Politics & economics – July 4

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Attacks on Iraq’s northern pipelines cease, oil exports boom / Ford bails out on hybrid promise / Kuwait’s election is a setback to international oil companies / Rep. Bartlett opposes offshore oil drilling / Europe tries to persuade Russia on energy with trade deal / Eyeing energy supplies from opposite ends of a telescope (exporters vs consumers)