US: There’s no slowing down
Although gas prices are on the rise Americans still love their big cars.
Fossil Fuels
Iran ‘seizes British boats’
Eight British military personnel were today arrested by Iran after it discovered three naval vessels in its territorial waters, according to reports.
Energy war jeopardises progress
For years the superpower politics of the cold war blocked efforts to end global poverty. Today it is the hot war of energy economics and global warming that present an impossible obstacle. They also threaten something far worse – a great reversal of human progress.
California: Shell to Reduce Summer Fuel Output at Bakersfield Refinery
Shell Oil Co. plans to put the brakes on production at its Bakersfield refinery in July and August, potentially shorting California’s fuel supplies during the summertime driving season, according to internal Shell documents.
BP: World oil and gas reserves still growing at healthy pace
BP PLC tried recently to quell renewed concerns by some industry observers that world oil reserves are running out sooner than expected.
Wilkie Iraq Putin
Senior Australian intelligence analyst turned whistleblower, Andrew Wilkie suggests that there might be an Iraq-illegal war equivalent of the Watergate tapes: intelligence of US government preparation for war gathered by Australian, British and Canadian intelligence agencies.
Peak Oil Revisited – The Bill Collector Calls
Mike Ruppert’s critical report from the 2004 Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas conference.
‘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.
Why Osama backs Bush
Saudi power struggles are holding back attempts to defeat terrorism.
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.
