Archive for April, 2008
Climate Change “Affecting Poor Children”
2 Comments Published by Andy Rowell April 29th, 2008 in climate change impacts, famine Now to the other side of our oil addiction. Climate change is already affecting the prospects for children in the world’s poorer countries, according to Unicef.
The UN children’s agency says that increases in floods, droughts and insect-borne disease will all affect health, education and welfare. While richer societies can adjust, it says in […]
Nigeria No Longer Top Africa Exporter?
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell April 29th, 2008 in African Oil, protests, violenceNigeria, which has been forced to shut in more than half of its oil output following rebel attacks and a workers’ strike, could lose its position as Africa’s top oil exporter to Angola.
The cumulative oil production outage for Africa’s most populous nation now amounts to more than 1.3 million barrels per day from its most […]
Trade War Over Biofuel Subsidies
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell April 28th, 2008 in Biofuels, PoliticsOh the irony, the poor starve, yet the rich squabble over subsidies. European biodiesel producers have triggered a fresh transatlantic trade war by urging the EU to impose punitive duties on cheap imports from the US.
They claim that low-priced imports of biofuels are putting many European producers out of business. Their American rivals immediately hit […]
Research has cast new doubt on the wisdom of using Sun-blocking sulphate particles to cool the planet.
Sulphate injections are one of several “geo-engineering” solutions to climate change being discussed by scientists. But data published in Science journal suggests the strategy would lead to drastic thinning of the ozone layer.
Oil Close to $120 a Barrel and Rising
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell April 28th, 2008 in Oil PriceIt wasn’t so long ago that the world worried when oil would reach $100 per barrel. Now oil is close to $120 and shows no sign of slowing down.
The record price hike was due to nearly North Sea production was shut down yesterday because of a strike at the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland. This kept […]
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