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Archive for June, 2008

ExxonMobil, Shell, Total and BP’s no-bid contracts – so the war in Iraq was about oil after all – surprise, surprise!

• Monday, 30 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Green Issues, News, Politics, World Economics
Tags: British Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Iraq oil ministry, no-bid contracts, oil company giants return to Iraq, oil concessions, Shell, Total, weapons of mass destruction

Emissions trading- what are the implications?

• Saturday, 28 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, Politics, Social Policy, World Economics
Tags: Climate Change, emissions trading, greenhouse gas emissions, the cost of introducing a carbon emissions trading sche

Climate change needs swift action not delaying tactics on pricing carbon emissions.

• Thursday, 26 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, News, Politics, World Economics
Tags: atmospheric carbon dioxide, Climate Change, emissions trading scheme, energy consumption, greenhouse gasses, James Hansen, NASA Goddard Institute of Space Studies

Zimbabwe, where the ballot is being held at the point of a gun-so much for the right to vote.

• Tuesday, 24 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in News, Politics, Social Policy
Tags: human rights abuse, intimidation at the ballot box, Politics, Robert Magabe, run off elections, Zimbabwe

The gasolene crisis, Opec, Government failures and consumers in denial- time to wake up!

• Monday, 23 June, 2008 • 1 Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, News, Politics, Social Policy, World Economics
Tags: fossil fuels, gasolene consumption, high oil prices, Opec conference, renewable energy

School Bullying to be examined at 4th World Conference on Violence at School and Public Policy in Lisbon.

• Monday, 23 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Politics, Science, Social Policy
Tags: 4th World Conference on School violence and public poli, bullying and public policies, News, School bullying, school violence, Scientific research, Social Policy

High gasoline prices are here to stay, forget more drilling, the consumer needs to accept responsibility and adapt.

• Thursday, 19 June, 2008 • 1 Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, News, Politics, Social Policy, World Economics
Tags: biofuels, energy policy, high gasoline prices, moratorium on drilling for gas and oil, oil and gas leases, renewable sources of energy, sustainable energy

President Bush again calls for oil and gas drilling on pristine protected public land.

• Thursday, 19 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Green Issues, News, Politics, Social Policy, World Economics, World History
Tags: Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuges, energy policy, environmental degradation, Exxon Valdez oil spill, increased speculation on oil, News, offshore drilling, oil and gas drilling on public land, President Bush, Wilderness Society

That’s his bloomin’ lot! – happy ‘retirement’ Peter Cundall.

• Wednesday, 18 June, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, News
Tags: ABC, gardening, Gardening Australia, home garden, Peter Cundall, vegetable growing

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska vulnerable amid the energy crisis panic.

• Tuesday, 17 June, 2008 • 1 Comment

Posted in Climate Change, Green Issues, News, Politics, World Economics
Tags: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska, biodiversity, crude oil production, development of oil and gas reserves, ecologically sensitive areas, fossil fuels, moratorium on offshore drilling, oil speculation, sustainability