Tag: oil
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envirohealth: climate control & carbon indulgences
al gore’s ‘truth’ sequel stresses spiritual argument on climate* (or: man-made global warming is the new world religion) gore’s dual role: advocate & investor*gore admits co2 does not cause majority of global warming* copenhagen agreement & a scary united nations power grab*video: ‘friends of the earth’ attacks carbon trading* video: glenn beck-lord monckton debate global…
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warwhores: sloganeering, psyops, satellites & suicides
sailors take aim at new recruiting slogan: ‘a global force for good’*US army cancels plan to send another brigade to iraq*US to make blackwater-style entry into somalia*US after new military ventures in africa*US largesse keeps african militaries rolling*photos of military deaths in afghanistan banned*$400 per gallon gas to drive debate over cost of war in…
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econocrash: dead malls, dead dollars & dead ceo’s
the world’s largest shopping mall – is empty*uk faced ‘bank runs, riots’ as rbs & hbos neared collapse*timmy’s telephone travesty:geithner only talks to goldman, citi & morgan*’death bonds’: wall street’s shocking new plan to reap billions off dying americans*kaptur: there has been a financial coup d’etat*US dollar: condition terminal*dollar reaches breaking point; banks shift reserves*gold:…
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6/11 newspurge
9/11 updates: obama may toss ‘full trials’ for alleged 9/11 plotters*flashback: feb20, 1981: boeing 707 nearly hits tv mast atop world trade center*mos def on 9/11: “it just doesn’t feel right”* drugwar: US to ramp up intel efforts in drug war*drones vs drugs*psychiatric drugs eyed for adolescents*uk government ‘to ban legal highs’*video: rhode island senate…
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updates & oddities on the crash of flight 3407
hat tip to alex constantine for the following links & leads… ny state police conduct illegal search for video of flight 3407 crash & illegally confiscate camerafrom alex constantine: This story is a bit sketchy, IMhO – obvious questions are left hanging by the reporter, to wit: • Why didn’t the police obtain a search…
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geopolitiks: gas emergencies, pirates, nukes & the nau
states of emergency: europe freezes as russia cutsoff gasfrom voanews: With freezing temperatures across most of Europe, there was heated anger, especially in Eastern Europe on Wednesday, about the suspension in natural gas deliveries from Russia through Ukraine. The gas crisis comes at a difficult time for leading politicians, especially in Bulgaria, where some 2,000…
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supertanker loaded with oil hijacked by somali pirates
from danger room: Somali pirates have nabbed their biggest prize yet – a Saudi-owned supertanker, about as big as an aircraft carrier. The ocean-going hijackers managed to pull off this latest assault, on the Sirius Star, despite a swarm of international warships now working to ward off such strikes. “Our presence in the region is…
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shell nets 25yr monopoly on natural gas in southern iraq
from raw story: Royal Dutch Shell oil company and the Iraqi Oil Ministry have struck a secret, as-of-yet non-binding agreement that gives a monopoly over southern Iraq’s natural gas to the energy giant. It marks the first time in over 35 years a Western oil company has played a major role in the country’s most…
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edwin black’s ‘plan,’ much-needed rational roadmap for oil interruption
from cutting edge news: I was expecting a dark tale of gloom and doom, a post-apocalyptic tableau of a born-again, prehistoric oil-free society. After all, Edwin Black is the author of the chillingly revelatory IBM and the Holocaust, a disheartening exposé of America’s disgusting attraction to the racist pseudo-science of eugenics, War Against The Weak,…
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oil posts biggest gain ever as ‘bailout’ powergrab looms
from bloomberg: Crude oil climbed more than $25 a barrel, the biggest gain ever, as traders scrambled to unwind positions on the October contract’s last day of trading. The more-active November contract rose $6.62. “This looks like a squeeze play,” said Phil Flynn, senior trader at Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago. “All of the contracts…
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hooker & bribes: interior employees accused in sex & gift scandal
from mcclatchy: Interior Department officials, while handling billions of dollars in oil and gas royalty payments, engaged in illicit sex with industry employees and accepted meals, drinks, ski junkets and golf outings from major oil companies, internal investigators reported Wednesday. Interior Department Inspector General Earl Devaney’s release of three reports (196kb pdf), which stem from…
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russian & US warships engaged in black sea standoff
from irish times: Russian and US warships were engaged in a Black Sea stand-off last night, amid western warnings that the conflict in Georgia could destabilise other parts of Moscow’s old empire. A US coast guard cutter carrying aid docked at the Georgian port of Batumi after bypassing the Russian-controlled port of Poti. Two other…
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US attacks russia through client state georgia
from paul joseph watson: Georgian forces, trained and equipped by the Pentagon and the U.S. government, killed 10 Russian peacekeepers early this morning in a provocation attack that has escalated into military conflict, but the subsequent corporate media coverage would have us believe that the U.S. and NATO-backed client state Georgia is a helpless victim,…
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geopolitiks: dog meat, poison & weather wargames
china may modify weather for olympicsfrom xinhua: If bad weather threatens the August 8 opening of Beijing’s Olympic Games, then meteorologists may change the weather, according to a Chinese meteorology official. Chen Zhenlin, a vice director with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), made the statement Tuesday afternoon at a press conference held at the Beijing…
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report predicts $7/gallon gas
from raw replay: A new energy report predicts that oil will cost $200 a barrel in two years. If that happens, gas would go up to $7 a gallon. CBS News’ Priya David reports on the huge impact that would have on American lives. This video is from CBS Evening News, broadcast June 26, 2008.