Tropical Storm Neoguri heading for Vietnam and China by Rob McElwee

"Coastal Vietnam and southern China have been put on alert as tropical storm Neoguri is expected to make landfall later this week.Neoguri is the first tropical storm of the year and has developed before the official storm season begins. The typhoon season runs from May to...

European Stockmarkets spooked by fresh credit crunch fears

London stock exchange opened with deep correction after the news of fresh credit crunch. Investors mood are turned sombre with similar news from other European exchanges. "Fears of fresh losses in the financial...

Bush at Vatican meeting with Pope

President Bush and two successive Popes seem to enjoy their regular, almost quarterly visits, leading some to believe perhaps President Bush is asking for absolution for past, present and future policies. ...

T. Boone Pickens on CNBC Discussing Peak Oil

"T. Boone Pickens on CNBC Discussing Peak Oil"

Only 18% of World’s Oil Consumed

"The world has tapped only 18 percent of the total global supply of crude, a leading Saudi oil executive said Wednesday, challenging the notion that supplies are petering out. Abdallah S. Jum’ah, president and CEO of the state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known better as...

Senegal: Tourism in Eastern Senegal

" Tambacounda is the largest region in Eastern Senegal. It lies across major transit hubs linking Senegal to four of their neighboring countries; The Gambia, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The region also has an Airport which is...

Perhaps 60 percent of today’s oil price is pure speculation

I think this article says it all. We are being reamed, and Enron does have the last laugh."Perhaps 60 percent of today’s oil price is pure speculationBy F. William EngdahlOnline Journal Contributing WriterMay 5, 2008, 00:19The price of crude oil today is not made according...

Reality

A cogent, brief assessment of where our capitalist, consumption based global economy is now, how we got here, how it is affecting everything, and what we are facing in a world of ever declining resources and...

Olympic torch lit on Everest summit

UPDATE:  8:00p.m. May 7, Chinese climbers brings Olympic torch to summit."Chinese television showed the climbers, carrying special high-altitude torches, reaching the summit at 0920 local time (0100GMT).Huddled...

British woman, 24, plunges to death in French Alps in climbing accident

A 24-year-old British woman, from Kent and has not been named, slipped on a patch of black ice while scaling the 13,000 foot Tour Rond peak near Chamoix, has died in a climbing accident in the French Alps. She fell...

Paris tackles rat problem again

Paris has a lot of rats. Having been there numerous times, I know this for a fact. So every year they have to do something about the pesky rodents. They have now launched their annual effort to reduce the number of...

DoD Announces New Relocation Tool for Families

" WASHINGTON, April 28, 2008 – It’s almost peak moving season again for military families, and Defense Department leaders want families to know new resources are available to help. “Plan My Move,” soft-launched in late summer, is the next generation...

Geopolitics of Peak Oil

Why would the US be topping up their strategic oil reserves at at time when prices are at all time highs?  "A few weeks ago, I highlighted the fact that the US Government was topping off the strategic...

Gas reaches a record $3.50 a gallon

The US Energy Department has predicted that gas prices may peak at as much as $4 a gallon. Time to consider a hybrid?"Gasoline prices surpassed $3.50 a gallon nationwide for the first time and oil jumped to a record...

The Peak Oil Deception: Squeezing Energy for Profit

Best way to control the price of a highly desired product is to claim it is scarce.Scientists have known for many years that oil is not a fossil fuel. Recent reports have revealed that."The Peak Oil Deception: Squeezing Energy for Profit While energy needs are set to grow...

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