Russia Warns of Oil Wars in the Arctic
A true addict does not know that it is addicted. It does not know when to seek help. It cannot tell when its actions move from the sublime to the ridiculous. It cannot tell it is time to wean itself...
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“I Wouldn’t Dare Do That Now”
As Warren Buffett and Bill Gates' trip to the oil sands continues to be be spun as positive news for the oil industry, here is Kenny Bruno's second blog from Alberta that highlights the real story: "North of the tar...
US Government: “Drilling Won’t Hurt Polar Bears”
The directors of two Interior Department agencies said yesterday they're confident oil and gas exploration in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska can proceed without threatening polar bears that depend on the sea ice. The officials appeared before a Congressional committee...
Oil Sands in the Lower 48
For those worried about oil sands development in Alberta in Canada and what they will do to the climate and environment, they might also have to start worrying about events closer to home. Analysts say the lower 48 U.S. states...
The Day After….
(Bali, Dec. 16) A day after the dramatic ending of the Bali climate talks, many are wondering if the result was indeed best outcome possible given the circumstances. The US was brought back to the fold, but at the cost...
Nader: Big Oil’s Profit and Plunder
While many impoverished American families are shivering in the winter cold for lack of money to pay the oil baron their exorbitant price for home heating oil, ex-oil man, George W. Bush sleeps in a warm White House and relishes...
Protest in Baghdad over Oil Law
The news outlet, Agence France-Presse, reported today that dozens of Iraqis held a demonstration in central Baghdad against the proposed Oil Law which would open Iraq's oil and gas sector to U.S. and other foreign oil companies. The Oil Law...
Achuar Take on Peruvian Government Over Pollution
A rare victory for people power. The Guardian has reported how the Achuar Indians from the Amazon have managed to get the Peruvian government to take notice of their plight. For decades they had been saying that their land had...
Oil to Start Flowing From Northern Iraq
A Norwegian independent energy company - DNO- plans to produce oil in Iraqi Kurdistan early next year after successful initial drilling. If further tests are also positive, it could lead to the first barrels produced by a foreign oil operator...
Biotech BP
BP has announced that it is planning to spend $500 million to set up a biofuels research centre that will be attached to a major US or UK university. BP says the centre – which will be called the BP...