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Bush to urge Congress to allow offshore drilling
" President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John McCain. Congressional Democrats have opposed lifting the prohibitions on energy...UPDATE 1-G8 energy ministers look inward on oil, spare OPEC
I don't have time to write about this properly, having to go to work and all. Hell, I cannot even afford (time-wise) to post more than one clip from the story before my shower.Suffice it to say this story is worth a look.And only one side note here. Talked with one local...Free Money and Food. These countries can plant and pay their farmers fine
"Africa: Food Summit Calls for More Investment in AgricultureAllAfrica.com - 22 hours agoThe Summit on soaring food prices, convened by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has concluded with the adoption by acclamation of a declaration calling on the...Violent Fuel Protests in Brussels
Dozens of angry fishermen were arrested in Brussels after scuffles and violence broke out during a protest against rising fuel prices.The fishermen, mostly from France and Italy, occupied the European Commission's headquarters and fired flares at police, who then charged...Summit targets global food crisis
World leaders have gathered in Rome to discuss the fallout of soaring food prices. Although delegates are discussing more about Mugabe's presence than food crisis. " A key UN-sponsored summit is set to...
Manchester England - Bikers plan city fuel protest
Manchester Evening News Reports"A MASSIVE 'go-slow' protest against high fuel prices is set to bring roads across Greater Manchester to a standstill. More than a thousand bikers are expected to join forces... Food prices to stay high for a decade
An FAO summit held in response to the glopbal food crisis has concluded that the era of cheap food for the Earth is over, and that global food prices are likely to remain high for at least the next decade. This...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Consumer confidence at 18-year low
It's doom and gloom for the UK ecomony, but they like it way, something to moan about. "Consumer confidence at 18-year low Fears of a looming recession sent consumer confidence diving to its lowest level for nearly 18 years this month, a survey has...Food imports 'to top $1 trillion'
Soaring food prices are going to increase the food import bills of poor country. This will affect mostly to economically vulnerable countries. Majority of their budget will be spent on food and...Airlines’ Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones
New Haven Conn., Wilmington, Del., Boulder City, Nevada...these are all cities that you might have to drive to rather than flying, after budget cuts forced the cancellation of flights to those cities and more....Economic Darwinism: Fuel Price Hikes & Budget Airlines
I wondered how the consistent rise in fuel prices would affect easyJet, RyanAir, and other budget airlines... turns out that easyJet is offloading its lower-efficiency aircraft, but one wonders who would buy...
created by Jordan Yerman | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Poachers in Congo slaughter 14 elephants
"Poachers have slaughtered 14 elephants in Congo's Virunga National Park amid soaring demand for ivory in China.Elephants killed by spear attacks in KenyaChinese demand for ivory driving illegal tradeGorillas...Ban Ki-Moon to Chair UN Task Force on Food Crisis
The head of the UN has held a joint press conference with the head of teh World Bank to discuss how the two organisations are going to deal with the food crisis. So far Moon has been criticized for not doing enough to draw attention to the problem."United Nations...Pray-in at S.F. gas station asks God to lower prices
"Twyman - a community organizer, church choir director and public relations consultant from the Washington, D.C., suburbs - staged a pray-in at a San Francisco Chevron station on Friday, asking God for cheaper...Tensions simmer as Haitians await words from Préval
Tensions simmer as Haitians await words from PrévalSynopsis by Albert N. Milliron Haiti Remains the Poorest Nation in the Western Hemisphere with an average income of $1.00 per day. Food prices have...
created by Albert Milliron | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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