Interesting article from today’s Independent about how Bush’s remarks on oil addicition have boosted the renewable energy sector. So maybe he did some good after all. “When President George Bush talked about the US being ‘addicted to oil’ this year, even the hardest-nosed investors took notice”, ran the paper.
Day: March 31, 2006
Exxon No Longer Welcome in Venezuela
It looks like Exxon is about to be booted out of Venezuela, the fifth largest oil-exporting nation. On Wednesday, Venezuela’s oil minister said that Exxon was no longer welcome.
What Do you Call a Glacier Park With No Glaciers?
Metro, the free newspaper for commuters in London, is running a competition to find the new name for the Glacier National Park in the US.
Once A Dinosaur Always A Dinosaur
Is Exxon changing its stance on climate change under new chairman Rex Tillerson? That is the question posed yesterday by the New York Times. “If Rex W. Tillerson has his way, Exxon Mobil will no longer be the oil company that environmentalists love to hate … Mr. Tillerson has gone out of his way to … Read More