The isolation of the white wilderness is coming to an end. Scientists and activists are urging caution but Russia is leading an urgent rush to exploit the Arctic’s oil and gas reserves. Tom Levitt reports
… Putin’s Russia will lead a ‘new era of Arctic … Tom Levitt | 19th October 2011 News Arctic Russia Climate Change Natural World … and activists are urging caution but Russia is leading an urgent rush to exploit …
As the US and EU apply sanctions on Russia over its annexation' of Crimea, JP Sottile reveals the corporate annexation of Ukraine. For Cargill, Chevron, Monsanto, there's a gold mine of profits to be made from agri-business and energy exploitation.
… News Food Farming Corporations Ukraine USA EU Russia hitler-ukraine.png As the US and EU apply sanctions on Russia over its annexation' of Crimea, JP … Black Sea grain terminal at Novorossiysk on Russia's Black Sea coast. The port - to the …
High principles dominate the rhetoric on freedom-loving Ukraine, writes JP Sottile. But more mundane realities - like the interests of US oil corporations and Ukraine's vast shale gas capacity - might just be part of the volatile equation.
… got an opinion about the 'showdown' with Russia. Some say it's about freedom and the … was signed on November 5, 2013, it stoked Russian fears about losing its influence on, … European Union that, once abandoned due to Russian pressure, led to the toppling of …
Subsidies for oil, coal and gas sectors were six times higher than those for renewable energy in 2009, the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) assessment has revealed
… And Economics coal.jpg Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, India and China are the biggest … support for renewables. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, India and China accounted for more …
British diners could unwittingly be supporting Iceland's whale hunt as a major UK fish wholesaler continues to source seafood from an Icelandic company linked to the killing of endangered fin whales
… of Western navies’ new sonar devices. NEWS Russia's ambitions for oil off Sakhalin Island … is under threat of extinction, say WWF, as Russia plans a third oil platform off Sakhalin …
Ahead of the latest UN climate conference, Tom Levitt asks if its time we let go of the holy grail of targets and looked at alternatives such as 'carbon clubs'?
… the major polluting countries like the US, Russia and China are unwilling to commit to … Schroeder from the Tyndall Centre says Japan, Russia and Canada have already said they will …
Its short lifespan and greater potency means tackling methane emissions now could have a dramatic effect on atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations reports Tom Levitt
… by mining activity can be captured and Russia for one is known to have significantly …
According to classical economics Adam Smith's 'invisible' hand' of free markets produces the greatest good for us all, writes JP Sottile. But what happens when rip-roaring 'external costs' are left out of the equations? Wars, repression, pollution, resource destruction and climate change. And because that invisible hand is connected to Mother Nature, it's coming back to strike us.
… biggest spenders are China ($96.51 billion), Russia ($79.16 billion), Saudi Arabia ($51.895 …