Afghanistan: only the first move in the grand chess game

Though not being reported in the mainstream American press, there is a very intense struggle going on between the U.S. and China to determine which nation will emerge as the dominant presence in Central Asia. These two economic giants, the U.S. declining and China rapidly growing, know full well that their economic future depends entirely […]

Neighbors Challenge Energy Aims in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Bolivia But even as Mr. Morales has emerged as one of the region

Bicycling safely into the future

It is obvious to anyone who is currently informed about the converging trends of peak oil, declining material living standards in America and much of the rest of the Western world, and global environmental stresses, that one of the major outcomes will be a radical restructuring and down-sizing of our current energy-wasteful systems for transportation. […]

Venezuela faces risk of devastating power collapse

CARACAS, Venezuela The entire South American country of 28 million people depends to a large degree on the massive Guri Dam, which holds back the Caroni River in southeastern Bolivar state. It supplies 73 percent of the country’s electricity by feeding the massive Guri hydroelectric plant – the world’s third-largest in power output – along […]

A Disobliging Update on the Price of Oil

There still seems to be a deplorable uncertainty about the future price of the most important commodity in the world. A few months ago Philip Verleger I won

UK: Energy bills will rise to fund £75bn 'dash for wind power'

Energy bills will rise to pay for a The ‘dash for wind’ is being fuelled by climate change targets set by Europe. By 2020, Britain must generate 15 per cent of all energy used on fuel, transport and electricity from ‘renewable’ sources. The Government says the new farms, which will be paid for by gas […]

China

To feed the growing energy appetite of the world They also took advantage of asset prices that had fallen significantly in tough economic times. Unlike in most of the developed world, China

Bentek Sees U.S. Gas-Productivity Gain Displacing Imports, Coal

(Bloomberg) — Surging productivity from U.S. fields will end the need for natural-gas imports and provide enough additional fuel to run vehicle fleets and reduce coal-fired power generation, said consulting firm Bentek Energy LLC. Bentek, which tracks gas flows across the nation, predicted in 2008 that output gains could push Canadian imports and liquefied-gas cargoes […]

Is the United Kingdom facing a natural gas shortage?

A cold spell facing the United Kingdom has caused anxiety over the security of the country’s natural gas supplies. The Conservative Party warns that a gas shortage [conservatives.com] is about to hit the UK due to a lack of storage capacity. In response, National Grid, owner of the UK gas transmission system, states that there […]

Canada: Markham plan could contain sprawl

A groundbreaking plan to freeze Markham’s expansion onto prime farmland could voluntarily take the fast-growing suburban powerhouse where no GTA municipality has dared go: upward but not outward. Several councillors are pushing for a permanent “food belt” within the town’s borders that would be preserved for agriculture until at least 2031. This is land politicians […]

China would never accept checks at Copenhagen: official

China was never going to accept outside reviews in Copenhagen of its efforts to slow greenhouse gas emissions, a top official said on Saturday, after critics accused Beijing of blocking the talks. Xie Zhenhua, deputy head of the powerful National Development and Reform Commission, told a forum that Beijing achieved its goal at the climate […]

Obama's Yemeni odyssey targets China

Combine Yemen with the mystique of Islam, Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and the Israeli intelligence and you get a heady mix. The head of the US Central Command, General David Petraeus, dropped in at the capital, Sana’a, on Saturday and vowed to Saleh increased American aid to fight al-Qaeda. United States President Barack Obama promptly […]

China, Nigeria Discuss Investment in Oil, Electricity

Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Chinese and Nigerian officials held discussions about China increasing investment in the West African country’s electricity and oil industries. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, on a six-nation tour of Africa and the Middle East, met his Nigerian counterpart, Ojo Maduekwe, in the capital, Abuja, today. Issues discussed included further investment in […]

Canada to study biofuel's environmental impact

The Canadian government has ordered a study of the environmental impact of making ethanol and biodiesel just as a government regulation mandating fuel blending is set to take effect. The study, ordered on Wednesday, comes after evidence of harmful environmental effects from ethanol plants and amid growing criticism of biofuel technology, according to a government […]

When Will Renewable Energy Companies Overtake Traditional Energy Companies?

Renewable energy has got buzz, growth and growing government support. But it’s no secret that it still makes up a small portion of the overall energy mix. As interest in renewables increases, the question has begun coming up more and more often: When will renewable energy companies catch up to conventional energy companies? That is, […]

Call to extract the UK's remaining gas supplies

The offshore energy industry has warned that pressure on gas supplies has shown that more should be done to extract the UK’s remaining supplies. Oil and Gas UK, the trade body, said that improved storage facilities should be a priority. They also warned against downplaying the remaining potential of gas supplies in British waters.Energy policy […]

UK: £100bn wind farm plan heralds green energy era

Revolutionary plans for a massive expansion of offshore wind farms have been unveiled in a The Government is pinning its hopes on offshore wind, alongside a renaissance in nuclear power and the development of clean coal technology, as an essential element in its bid to achieve an 80 per cent cut in carbon emissions by […]

China Tries a New Tack to Go Solar

As it moves rapidly to become the world’s leader in nuclear power, wind energy and photovoltaic solar panels, China is taking tentative steps to master another alternative energy industry: using mirrors to capture sunlight, produce steam and generate electricity. So-called concentrating solar power uses hundreds of thousands of mirrors to turn water into steam. The […]

Border oil dispute worsens fears on Iran's influence over Iraqi government

BAGHDAD — A dispute between Iraq and Iran over an inactive oil well has become a rallying cry for Iraqi nationalists and exacerbated fears of excessive Iranian influence in Baghdad. The fight for Fakka oil well No. 4 began late last month when a contingent of 11 Iranian troops occupied the relatively insignificant well in […]

Venezuela's Chavez devalues currency

CARACAS (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez devalued Venezuela’s bolivar currency on Friday, attempting to resuscitate local production but running the risk of worsening inflation in the South American oil-exporter’s flagging economy. Facing a recession and galloping prices in the 11th year of his presidency, Chavez had long been pressured by business for an adjustment of […]

EnCana's ticking timebomb

British Columbia Most of Western Canada

Doubt global warming? The planet won't tell a lie

Why is there so much confusion about whether the planet is warming? We believe a big part of the problem centers on the use of earth surface temperature data as a direct measure of warming. Where do you stick the thermometer? What matters most: Daytime highs? Nighttime lows? Summer or winter temperatures? Trying to determine […]

Exxon

(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. seeks more than added reserves with its takeover of XTO Energy Inc. The biggest U.S. oil company also intends to prevent a repeat of exploration flops such as a Hungarian well that struck more water than gas. Last month XTO knows more than Exxon about tapping petroleum deposits that require […]

Obama Awards Clean-Tech Manufacturing Tax Credits Worth $2.3 Billion

President Barack Obama today announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for 183 clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. “Building a robust clean energy sector is how we will create the jobs of the future,” said President Obama. “The Recovery Act awards I am announcing today […]

Can the aviation industry ever be green?

Britain can meet its stretching emissions reduction targets and still keep flying. That, at least, is the view of Ed Miliband, the UK’s Energy and climate change secretary, echoed in a report by the Committee on Climate Change. How? By holding aviation emissions no higher than their current level It sounds ambitious. But such is […]

Iberdrola wins bid for British wind farm contract

Spanish energy group Iberdrola Renovables said on Friday it had won a joint bid with Sweden’s Vattenfall to build “one of the biggest offshore winds farms in the world” in Britain. The amount of the deal was not disclosed but the Spanish business paper elEconomista said it could be about 20 billion euros (28.5 billion […]

Why Antarctica isn't melting much

Antarctica is warming, but not melting anything like as much as expected. In fact, during the continent’s summer this time last year, there was less melting than at any time in the 30 years that we have had reliable satellite measurements of the region. The apparent contradiction is explained by the seasonal pattern of warming, […]

Kunstler Joins ZOOM'D Leadership on the VoiceAmerica Talk Radio

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) January 8, 2010 — James Howard Kunstler, author of such books as The Long Emergency and World Made by Hand, writer about environmental and economic issues for the New York Times Sunday Magazine and Op-Ed page, and seasoned lecturer, joins host John Schmidt on VoiceAmerica’s ZOOM’D Leadership on Monday, January 11 at […]

Spring food crisis may trigger economic collapse

You have maybe two months to stock up on the necessities of life before food prices rise dramatically, potentially prompting a food panic, widespread famine, and quite possibly the long-expected collapse of the U.S. economy. Farmers across America and in many other parts of the world are calling 2009 the worst harvest they A popular […]

Military To Rely On Solar Power To Decrease Vulnerability

On January 5, members of Ohio The cost – $11.4 million

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