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Scientists Attack White House Spin

The fall-out continues from the US government report saying that 75 per cent of the spilled oil from BP's macondo well has gone. Scientists say it is β€œjust not true” that the vast majority of oil from the BP spill...

Oil Reserves “Exaggerated by One Third”

Back to the peak oil debate. We could reach peak oil much faster than predicted, according to Sir David King, the British Government's former chief scientist, who has warned of shortages and price spikes within years. King argues that the...

Kazakhstan renegotiating contract for Caspian oil

On Monday, the Moscow Times ran a story on one of the most watched projects in the Caspian region. Kashagan, an offshore oil project in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, is the largest oil field to have been...

Crisis in the Himalaya

Yesterday the Independent highlighted how rising sea-level rise is causing catastrophe in the South Pacific, and today the New York Times reports of melting Himalayan glaciers, which β€œpoints to a looming worldwide concern, with particularly serious repercussions for India and...