Stephen Castle

Other Energy – Dec 2

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Global warming scuppers Blair’s nuclear power plans / Oil Shale Technology – Old & New / Saudi’s plan refineries in South Korea and Philippines / Kentucky faces big backlog of abandoned oil, gas wells / Calpine runs out of gas

Other Energy – Dec 1

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Hybrid tractor prototype / LNG powered mine trucks / China May Drill Philippine Oil That Shell, Chevron Rejected / UK Gas supply / LA suburbs sprout oil derricks as city taps into slimy past

Politics and economics – Dec 1

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Antiglobalista’s rebut CEO’s / US Fertilizer prices sky high / India’s Oil Minister concerned over output / Fears of Energy Price Increase Delay 9-State Pollution Pact / Bartlett grounds BP booster / Too valuable to burn

Alarm over dramatic weakening of Gulf Stream

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The powerful ocean current that bathes Britain and northern Europe in warm waters from the tropics has weakened dramatically in recent years, a consequence of global warming that could trigger more severe winters and cooler summers across the region, scientists warn today.

Politics & economics – Nov 29

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Syriana and Iraq /
BP alternative energy: it’s a start /
Iraq report: It’s about the oil /
Now for Blair’s dodgy nuclear dossier /
New tax may fund nuclear stations /
Senate approves coal-to-liquids development plan /
Ford seeks US help to make fuel-efficient cars

Other energy – Nov 29

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“Old-world” energy in vogue /
Abandoned SoCal oil wells returned to service /
Kentucky’s oil, gas boom spurring concerns /
CSM: If winter is bitter, brace for a natural-gas crunch /
Pipeline shortages boost LNG Prices, help BP /

LNG terminals: Doing our part for energy supplies or inviting disaster? /
N Sea crude: ’05 to see biggest output drop /
Haiti: petroleum greases the deforestation process /
Global LNG crunch forcing US Into bidding war /

Environment – Nov 29

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Impact of climate change ‘can be likened to WMD’/
In Montreal, delegates look at post-Kyoto world /
US resists climate change pressure at UN conference /
The gathering winds (hurricanes and climate change) /
Oil sands make Canada complicit in global warming /
Nitrogen is biggest environmental threat /
Climate talks – hoops and hot air (analysis) /