Archive for August, 2006
For those of you who continue to insist that humans are causing global warming, Mark Fiore’s latest animated climate satire should clear up any remaining misconceptions. To check it out, click here.
How to Beat the Pump Profiteers
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 31st, 2006 in Oil, Politics, Separate Oil and StateFeeling a little queasy every time you fill up at the pump because of those high prices? Well you are not alone. Seven out of every ten Americans are now experiencing a real fiscal hit from higher fuel prices at the pump.
However, while ordinary Americans are forking over $3 for a gallon of gas, 15 […]
US Congressman Bradley Under Fire Over Oil Investments
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 31st, 2006 in Politics, Separate Oil and StateUS Representative Jeb Bradley, Republican of New Hampshire, is under fire for owning nearly $1 million in oil, gas and electric company shares, whilst consistently “voting with energy interests since taking office, often stripping key environmental and consumer protections in the process”. Bradley has also taken over $45,000 in campaign contributions from energy industry PACs.
US Regulator Clears ex-Shell Boss
1 Comment Published by Andy Rowell August 31st, 2006 in Big Oil ProfitsAfter a two-year investigation, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it will not be taking any action against former Shell boss Sir Philip Watts. The ex-Shell Chairman was being investigated over the oil and gas reserves overbooking crisis that hit Shell in 2004, when Shell overstated its proven oil and gas reserves by […]
Presidential Candidates Back Ethanol
2 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 30th, 2006 in Alternative energy, Biofuels, Oil, PoliticsThe politics of oil is once again creeping up the political and public agenda in the US. Over the last month a dozen potential presidential candidates have toured the state of Iowa, with most pledging their support for the biofuel ethanol as an alternative to gasoline.
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