Unconventional gas reserves in Germany amount to trillions of cubic metres (cbm) and can be safely exploited if the right rules are in place, federal authorities said on Monday with the release of the first findings of an ongoing long-term study. Continue reading
Category Archives: International
EU should ‘undermine national homogeneity’ says UN migration chief
The Globalists are at work again…
Via eureferendum, we have this report from the BBC:
The EU should “do its best to undermine” the “homogeneity” of its member states, the UN’s special representative for migration has said.
Peter Sutherland told peers the future prosperity of many EU states depended on them becoming multicultural.
Mr Sutherland, who is non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs International and a former chairman of oil giant BP, heads the Global Forum on Migration and Development, which brings together representatives of 160 nations to share policy ideas.
Posted in International, UN
Tagged Bilderberg, fabian, globalism, Immigration, LSE, Migration, UN
Rio+20 sustainability conference: trusts countries after all, but ignores squirrels
While the United Nations packs some highly questionable notions into its Rio+20 “The Future We Want”, it might be helpful to note the suggested changes that weren’t incorporated into it.
Posted in Animal rights, Biodiversity, Deforestation, Eco-imperialism, Environmentalism, Green hell, International, UN
Tagged rio+20, UN, United Nations
Exxon Fracking Siberia To Help Putin Maintain Oil Clout
Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) to help drill oil fields in Siberia that may hold almost half the proved reserves of the U.S., extending the petroleum boom that underpins his power. Continue reading
Posted in Development, Fracking, International, Oil and gas
Tagged natural gas, shale oil
Great Barrier Grief: A small port benefits and suffers from the boom
SOME locals in the port town of Gladstone recall swimming and catching mud crabs off Curtis Island in the city’s harbour. The harbour is now undergoing the biggest dredging operation ever approved in Australia. Continue reading
Poland has great ‘fracking’ potential with shale gas reserves
Poland may be sitting on a vast natural resource that could make it energy independent. Continue reading
ExxonMobil says Australia risks squandering resource opportunity
US oil giant ExxonMobil joined the call for more certainty in the Australian business environment, warning that current government policies risked harming the nation’s growth potential. Continue reading
Expert warns of global food shortages and higher prices
AS MUCH food is wasted in developed countries as is produced in sub-Saharan Africa. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Food miscellany, International, Population
Peter C Glover: Argentina’s ‘Chavez’ Risks Shale Potential
Investing in a capitalist enterprise is one thing, investing in a state-nationalized enterprise is quite another – as Argentina’s increasingly Chavez-esque President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is about to find out. Continue reading
Posted in Development, Economics, Fracking, International, Oil and gas
Tagged natural gas, shale oil
Expert lays out fracking ground rules
A CANADIAN water resource engineer says that hydraulic fracturing – fracking – for gas should pose minimal risks if there is adequate regulatory control, political leadership and “straight talking” with communities. Continue reading
Aussie carbon tax could cost East Timor millions in gas revenue
EAST TIMOR could be slugged for millions of dollars a year under the carbon tax, which is set to take a bite out of revenues from offshore natural gas fields that Australia shares with the impoverished nation. Continue reading
Posted in Cap & Tax, Economics, International
Tagged carbon scam, carbon tax, extrasovereign taxation, government cash grab
About Those Better Roads in China
The president takes it as a given that Chinese infrastructure is better than America’s; the reality is otherwise. Continue reading
Government laxity on flu led to more deaths, says report
Ex-chief medical officer blames higher 2010 death toll on dropping of publicity campaign and less use of antivirals Continue reading
Posted in Health, International, Vaccines
Chevron warns of challenges of fracking abroad
An executive says oil companies lack necessary data to successfully drill for shale gas outside the US. Continue reading
Posted in Fracking, International, Oil and gas
Think before you accept biofuels
Think also before you accept the other ag-supporting boondoggles that increase food prices – the poor can’t pay Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biofuels, International, Renewable fuel
Report: Russia found failing on pollution curbs
Is the environment hurting public health in Russia? Continue reading
Posted in International
