Energy

Liquid Asset

karl — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:41:30 -0700

Andrew Nikiforuk, The Globe and Mail, Report on Business Magazine, March 28, 2008 - Here in Canada, we tend to think that while water scarcity, drying rivers and toxic lakes may be huge global problems, they really only affect places like China and the Middle East.

Food & Energy Sovereignty Now: Brazilian Grassroots Position on Agroenergy

richard — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:57:21 -0700

While Brazil's leadership on biofuels - particularly sugarcane-based ethanol - has been held as a global model for sustainable biomass production, a new report from the Oakland Institute and Terra de Direitos describes the opposition that biofuels face from the Brazilian social movements and civil society.

Watershed

richard — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:49:33 -0700

Watershed, a documentary by Lauren Rosenfeld, intimately captures agrarian life in the heart of the Andes Mountains and portrays the struggle of a Chilean farming community to preserve its culture, land, and water rights.

Eastern Canada Vulnerable to Oil Shortages; Report from Polaris Calls for Canada to Set Up Strategic Petroleum Reserves

richard — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:53:03 -0700

Canada is currently the most vulnerable country in the industrial world to short-term oil supply crises, and we need to establish strategic petroleum reserves to remedy the problem. This is the key finding of a report released today by Polaris Institute and Alberta’s Parkland Institute.

Stelmach says he'd stand up to big oil; 'I won't be intimidated,' premier vows as Klein warns of industry opposition to report

richard — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:58:59 -0600

Archie McLean, September 20, 2007, The Edmonton Journal - Critics who say Premier Ed Stelmach and his government lack the political guts to make changes to the province's royalty regime will be in for a "surprise," Stelmach said Wednesday.

The looming food crisis

karl — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:48:51 -0600

Land that was once used to grow food is increasingly being turned over to biofuels. This may help us to fight global warming - but it is driving up food prices throughout the world and making life increasingly hard in developing countries. Add in water shortages, natural disasters and an ever-rising population, and what you have is a recipe for disaster. John Vidal reports

Oil giants rush to lay claim to Iraq

richard — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:50:09 -0600

Saeed Shah and Alex Brett, August 19, 2007, The Observer - The world's oil majors will descend on two key conferences about Iraqi oil next month, seizing their last chance to jockey for position before the expected passing of the country's hydrocarbon law sets off a scramble for its vast energy resources.

As the oil sands expand, so do the headaches

richard — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:20:20 -0600

August 15, 2007, Petroleum Review - All is not well in the land of sandy oil, writes Gordon Cope. As plans to triple production from 1.1mn b/d to over 3mn barrels over the next decade get underway, a number of major hurdles have come to the forefront.

Oil Companies Stake Future on Canada

richard — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:49:07 -0600

Russell Gold, July 11, 2007, The Wall Street Journal - The future of the U.S. oil industry arrived last year in Cushing, Okla., moving along at two miles an hour.

Iraqi Oil Workers' Union Founder: U.S.-Backed Oil Law Is "Robbery"

richard — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:02:18 -0600

Interview conducted by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!