Iran Bars Some Nuclear Inspectors, Raising U.N. Alarms
George Gahn Associated Press VIENNA — The U.N. atomic agency expressed alarm Monday about Iran’s decision to bar some of its inspectors, suggesting that its…
Energy
Oil’s Out – Find Out What’s In
Geothermal Energy Marin Katusa Chief Energy Strategist Casey’s Energy Opportunities The International Energy Association (IEA) has spoken. What the world needs now is a clean…
Electricity Could Be Pulled From the Air, Researcher Claims
Terrence O’Brien Switched Dr. Francesco Galembeck of Brazil’s University of Campinas presented new research at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society that, he…
Ten Reasons to Become Self-Sufficient and Ten Ways to Get There
Michael Edwards and Jeffrey Green Activist Post We are now three to five generations removed from the rural backbone that strengthened America. The world at…
Gas Is Really Costing Us About $15 a Gallon
Calculating the true cost of living in a country built on oil. Mark Engler — AlterNet This might be an opportune time to make…
Biofuels emit 400 percent more CO2 than regular fuels
Ethan A. Huff Natural News A recent report issued by the European Union has revealed that biofuels, or fuel made from living, renewable sources, is…
Matt Simmons apparently drowned at his house Sunday night
NBC – Bangor,ME NORTH HAVEN, Maine – The Knox County Sheriff’s Department says Matthew Simmons, the founder of the Ocean Energy Institute, drowned at his…
Commodity prices soar as spectre of food inflation is back
Speculation and rumour could be the driving force behind sudden market rise in food prices Philip Inman and Simon Bowers The Guardian The spectre of…
The CLEAR ACT: They are stealing it all: Land, water, minerals and the air we breathe
Marti Oakley Farm Wars Another assault on the American public is under way; this one will enlarge and increase the power of the Department of…
Are signs of 2012 galactic alignment evident now?
10-ft tall Tablet of Mayan Calendar Michael Eure Activist Post As the media focuses on the failing economy, there isn’t much mainstream discussion about the…
Senate Democrats abandon comprehensive climate bill
Perry Bacon, Jr. The Washington Post Conceding they can’t find enough votes for the measure, Senate Democrats on Thursday abandoned efforts to put together a…
China Passes U.S. as World’s Biggest Energy Consumer
Spencer Swartz Wall Street Journal China is now the world’s biggest energy consumer, knocking the U.S. off a perch it held for more than a…
Unusual Number of Put Options For Energy Companies
Editor’s Note: The massive volume of put options placed on Airline stocks shortly before 9/11 is one of the smoking guns for prior knowledge of…
Retrospective: Rockefellers Seek Change at Exxon
Clifford Kraus The New York Times HOUSTON — The Rockefeller family built one of the great American fortunes by supplying the nation with oil. Now…