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Posts in October 2007

• British “U” Turn On Renewable Targets

  Andy Rowell

  Oct23

  The British Government is planning a U-turn on its pledges to combat climate change that “effectively abolishes” its targets to rapidly expand the use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. Leaked documents seen by the Guardian newspaper show that Prime Minister, Gordon Brown will be advised today that the target Tony…
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• Fight Climate Change, Not Wars for Oil!

  Andy Rowell

  Oct22

  Anyone in DC today, please get involved in the No War No Warming day of direct action to protest against war and global warming. The purpose of today’s action is simple. It is to hold Congress accountable by taking over Capitol Hill on a day that Congress is in session. The idea of the day…
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• Oil Output “Already Peaked”

  Andy Rowell

  Oct22

  World oil production peaked in 2006 and will fall by half as soon as 2030, according to a report which also warns that extreme shortages of fossil fuels will lead to wars and social breakdown The German-based Energy Watch Group’s report predicts that production will now fall by 7% a year.

• Oceans Are Soaking up Less CO2

  Andy Rowell

  Oct22

  The amount of carbon dioxide being absorbed by the world’s oceans has reduced, according to a new scientific study. University of East Anglia researchers gauged CO2 absorption through more than 90,000 measurements from merchant ships equipped with automatic instruments. Results of their 10-year study in the North Atlantic show CO2 uptake halved between the mid-90s…
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• Hundreds Say World Bank Needs an Oil Change

  Andy Rowell

  Oct19

  Global coalition calls for an end to ‘oil aid’ October 19, 2007, Washington, DC. – More than 200 organisations from 56 countries are calling on the World Bank and other international financial institutions to end subsidies to the oil industry. In a statement released today, the groups refer to ‘oil aid’ as one of the…
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• “The issue is no longer whether we reach $100 a barrel, but when…”

  Andy Rowell

  Oct19

  Slowly but surely, it creeps ever upwards as crude oil passed the $90 a barrel milestone. The magic $100 a barrel is now only $10 dollars away as crude oil prices show no sign of slowing down. Persistent worries about tight supplies ahead of the winter peak season and fresh geopolitical tensions have helped push…
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• Climate Change Will Disrupt US Oil Production

  Andy Rowell

  Oct19

  A new US government report has concluded that climate change may produce stronger hurricanes that could disrupt U.S. oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and damage ports and pipelines along the coast that move fuel supplies. The report from a team of climate change experts and scientists at seven Energy Department laboratories is the…
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• Ecuador Does Deal With Communities

  Andy Rowell

  Oct19

  Ecuador has reached a deal with protesters in the oil-rich Amazon region to end a three-day protest that cost the country $2 million in revenue. Earlier this week dozens of villagers in the Shushufindi region in the Sucumbios province blocked roads leading to key oil fields operated by Petroecuador. The company said the blockage prevented…
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• Putin: Iraq War Was for Oil

  Andy Rowell

  Oct18

  If relations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and George Bush were frosty then they are set to become a whole lot frostier, after he said the U.S invasion of Iraq was mainly aimed at controlling the Gulf state’s oil reserves. During his annual televised question-and-answer session, the Russian president responded to a request for his…
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• A “Warm Wind’ in the Arctic

  Andy Rowell

  Oct18

  The Arctic is being hit by melting ice, hotter air and dying wildlife, according to a US government report on the impact of climate change there. A new wind circulation pattern is blowing more warm air towards the North Pole than in the 20th Century, scientists found. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…
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