Risks from nuclear power and weapons are on the riseArs TechnicaThe article attributes this increasing risk, at least in part, to emerging nuclear powers that may have insufficient measures in place to keep nuclear weapons or civil nuclear reactors safe, secure, or properly regulated. Finally, as if preempting the …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →
Shale Play in Western Siberia is 80 Times Bigger than the Bakken Posted: 05 Jun 2012 03:08 PM PDT The Bakken shale is a huge expanse of oil-bearing rock that lies underneath Northern Dakota and Montana. Oil production in the Bakken has grown from just 60,000 barrels per day (BPD) five years ago, to 500,000 Continue Reading →
Affluenza Afloat: The Dangers of Supersized Cruise Ships in Our Peak-Oil WorldAlterNetAn increasing number of thoughtful scientists and economists are writing about dwindling peak oil, skyrocketing prices for a gallon of gas and our dependency on an oil-based lifestyle. “As steel gets harder to get and more people become aware of what …See all stories Continue Reading →
Oil rush in the Arctic gambles with nature and diplomacy In Svalbard politicians and scientists talk of global warming and a low carbon economy. Outside, the drilling rigs are moving in Share78 Email Terry Macalister, energy editor, in Svalbard guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 5 June 2012 18.10 BST A polar bear near Longyearbyen, the capital of Svalbard, Continue Reading →
An 80-Year License to Kill?CounterPunchJames Bovard on our latest local excursion into fascism: the TSA. by KARL GROSSMAN The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be holding a meeting this week to consider having nuclear power plants run 80 years—although they were never seen as running …See all stories on this topic »
Carving Up Iraq, Barrel by Barrel Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:54 PM PDT Iraq’s latest energy auction was a flop, and while major international companies balked at everything from unattractive contract terms to security concerns, the failure of the auction highlights how the struggle for power between north and south is shaping the future of Continue Reading →