Lawyer expects Egypt’s Mubarak to be freed this week

Kuwait to deport nine Egyptians over protest against Cairo crackdown – security source KUWAIT – Kuwait plans to deport nine Egyptians who demonstrated against the Egyptian army crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that has killed hundreds of people, a security source said on Monday. Kuwait, a major oil exporter allied to the United States, gave […]

All Eyes on EBRD, Will It Go Coal Free?

In case you missed it, the tectonic plates just shifted in the world of international financial institution (IFI) energy lending. Just weeks after President Obama announced an end to US taxpayer support for overseas coal plants, two of the world’s largest IFIs, the World Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB), followed suit. Now the […]

Egyptian bloodbath threatens crucial routes for oil and gas supplies

Egypt is a key bottleneck in the global oil industry. Should the current turmoil in the North African country get any worse, a potential oil spike could damage any nascent economic recovery. After last week’s bloody crackdown by the Egyptian army, fears of a disruption of oil supplies to the West have boosted the oil […]

Egypt: Killings Erupt Right After Prayers

Cairo is in total, full-blown revolution. Several cities across Egypt erupted into fierce street battles Friday between supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi outraged over the deaths of hundreds at sit-ins earlier this week, residents and security forces. Health Ministry officials said that at least 60 people died, pushing the death toll toward 700 since […]

How America Will Collapse By 2025

A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don’t bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines. If Washington is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more realistic assessment of domestic and global trends […]

Saudi King Voices Supports For Egyptian Coup

Somehow it is not very surprising that the person who should be most concerned should the Egyptian (non) coup spread, namely the head of the House of Saud, is the one to condemn the previous US-supported regime, and to voice his praises for the current US-supported regime. From Reuters: Saudi King Abdullah called on Arabs […]

Global condemnation of Egypt crackdown

World leaders, including the US, EU and the UN, have condemned the bloody security crackdown on anti-military protesters in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in which hundreds were killed and thousands more injured. United States US Secretary of State John Kerry said the escalating violence had dealt a “serious blow” to political reconciliation efforts between the military-backed interim government […]

US Sends Warship to Bahrain In Response to Protests

While the world concentrates on the bloody scenes emerging out of Egypt, the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier has been stationed off the coast of Bahrain in response to building protests against the country’s US-backed dictatorship. Stratfor’s naval update map shows that the USS Nimitz moved towards Bahrain in recent days, with the USS Truman in […]

Egypt declares state of emergency

Announcement comes amid security crackdown on pro-Morsi protesters which left at least 95 people dead nationwide. A state of emergency has been declared across Egypt, according to a presidential statement announced on state television. The state of emergency will begin at 4pm local time (14:00 GMT) and will last for a month, the statement said […]

Saudi prince defects: ‘Brutality, oppression as govt scared of Arab revolts’

  Download video (45.55 MB) Saudi Arabia, a major supporter of opposition forces in Syria, has increased crackdown on its own dissenters, with 30,000 activists reportedly in jail. In an exclusive interview to RT a Saudi prince defector explained what the monarchy fears most. “Saudi Arabia has stepped up arrests and trials of peaceful dissidents, […]

Relaxation of One-Child Policy Seen in China as Necessary, Inevitable

The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported earlier this month that China was considering relaxing its one-child policy for some families. In an email interview, Therese Hesketh, a professor at the Center for International Health and Development at University College London, explained the one-child policy’s impact and alternative policy options. WPR: What prompted the latest […]

Mexico unveils energy reform to draw in private sector

President Enrique Pena Nieto on Monday proposed an overhaul of Mexico’s energy industry to offer private companies profit-sharing contracts, but investors said it might be too cautious and some sold Mexican assets. The proposal calls for changes to key articles of the constitution that ban certain contracts and make oil, gas, petrochemicals and electricity the […]

Australia’s election issue: population

With one or two notable exceptions, our political parties are not acknowledging that population lies at the heart of most issues. In 2012, Australia’s population growth rate was 1.8 per cent. It meant an extra 394,200 people a year, nearly 400,000 people. Despite lower than replacement fertility rates since 1976, natural increase was still going […]

Department of Energy Commits to Unleashing Delayed Efficiency Standards

A coalition of 10 states and the City of New York announced today that the Department of Energy has committed to push forward four delayed energy efficiency standards that could save utility customers more than $3.8 billion annually once in full effect — and enough electricity to power almost 4 million homes. This is great […]

Population growth challenges poor nations

Almost 11 billion people will be living on Earth by 2100, according to a UN report. Poor countries will see the fastest growth in population and face new challenges in dealing with the increased number of inhabitants. Humans already consume more than half of the world’s renewable resources. And pressure on natural resources will continue […]

A Study About A Study

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has a history, like any federal bureaucratic agency, to produce many studies. Some of these studies are productive and some of them, like a more recent study about hydraulic fracturing, are a bit more repetitive. DOE’s latest study regarding the impacts of hydraulic fracturing and its potential effects on […]

China to change one child policy at appropriate time

Beijing: China, the world’s most populous nation, on Friday said it would improve the controversial three decades old “one child” policy at an “appropriate time”, even as the government was considering to relax it in view of a surge in ageing population. “China will gradually improve the country’s population policy in accordance with its actual […]

Mexico Energy Reform to Target Deep Water

Mexico will propose energy reform that includes controversial changes to the constitution aimed at drawing private know-how to tap the country’s massive deep water oil and shale gas reserves, a senior ruling party lawmaker said late Thursday. The bill, expected to be presented by President Enrique Pena Nieto next week, will open the way for […]

U.S. drone kills more al Qaeda

A U.S. drone killed three suspected al Qaeda militants in east Yemen, a local official said, the third strike within 24 hours as Washington intensifies efforts to eradicate al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch after recent warnings of possible attacks. The three men were travelling in a vehicle in the province of Hadramout in an area called […]

Peak oil, climate change and pipeline geopolitics driving Syria conflict

Root-cause environmental and energy factors sparking violence will continue to destabilise Arab world without urgent reforms The civil war in Syria has been devastating, generating a death toll fast approaching 100,000, while uprooting millions of civilians from their homes. But as the US and Russia signed an unprecedented accord on Wednesday in search of a […]

Bahrain Declares War on the Opposition

The special session of the Bahraini National Assembly held on Sunday Jul. 28 was a spectacle of venom, a display of vulgarity, and an unabashed nod to increased dictatorship. Calling the Shia “dogs”, as one parliamentarian said during the session, which King Hamad convened, the Al-Khalifa have thrown away any hope for national reconciliation and […]

China Is Ending Its “One-Child Policy” — Here Are The Implications

Back in 1978, the Chinese politburo enacted the “one-child policy”, whose main purpose was to “alleviate social, economic, and environmental problems” in China as a result of the soaring population. According to estimates, the policy prevented more than 250 million births between 1980 and 2000, and 400 million births from about 1979 to 2011. And […]

CFTC’s Chilton to Fed: Cut banks’ ties to commodities

The U.S. Federal Reserve should reverse its policy of allowing investment banks to own metals warehouses and commodity infrastructure assets, a top U.S. derivatives regulator said on Monday. Banks potentially have a conflict of interest when they trade commodities while also controlling supply, said Bart Chilton, a Democratic member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. […]

America’s Urban Distress: Which States And Regions Set Up Their Cities To Fail?

In 2011, the four U.S. cities with the highest unemployment rates were: Stockton, California (20.2%) Detroit, Michigan (20.0%) Flint, Michigan (19.0%) San Bernardino, California (17.8%). Today, only one of those cities is still standing. Bankruptcy-free, I mean. Stockton went bust in June 2012, San Bernardino in August 2012 and Detroit last month. With facts like […]

Is Egypt On The Verge Of Engineered Civil War?

Is Egypt On The Verge Of Engineered Civil War? For thousands of years, Egypt has been one of the primary pillars of the Eastern world. When Egypt falls into turmoil, a shockwave is felt by all other nations that heralds great change and perhaps even great catastrophe. The West’s longtime interest in maintaining a solid […]

Iran gets new president, vows ‘constructive’ foreign relations

Hassan Rouhani took office as Iran’s president on Saturday promising “constructive interaction with the world” after eight years under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked by diplomatic confrontation and damaging sanctions. The politically moderate 64-year-old cleric’s resounding victory at June’s election raised hopes of a negotiated end to the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program and an easing of […]

Iran’s Rouhani misquoted in remarks on Israel

Two days before his inauguration as Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that Israeli occupation of Palestinian land had inflicted a “wound” on the Muslim world, according to a segment of his remarks broadcast on Iran’s state-run Press TV. An earlier report by Iran’s student news agency ISNA had quoted Rouhani as saying: […]

Stim goes to the Tar Sands

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Iran sanctions bill on oil passed by US House

US lawmakers have approved a sweeping bill aimed at slashing Iran’s oil exports even further over its disputed nuclear programme. The bill adopted by the lower house of Congress penalises countries that buy Iranian oil and further limits Iran’s access to overseas bank accounts. The Senate must also approve the bill before it becomes law. […]

Casualties of the war on coal

A war on coal is underway, instigated by a few opposition groups with powerful voices. The World Bank’s announcement to oppose the financing of coal plants overseas is only the latest development in the ongoing debate, which recently found its way onto the editorial page of The Washington Times. Unfortunately, coal opponents regularly overlook the […]

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