UK shale gas estimate goes stratospheric
However the ‘anti-frackers’ take this latest news, it undoubtedly offers a huge boost for the UK’s energy prospects, both nationally and regionally
- 27 June 2013
The 'Great Renewables Scam' unravels
In many parts of northern Europe, wind and solar projects may be highly visible facts on the ground. But the headline economic fact behind renewable energy is, and always has been, its sheer and blatant “unsustainability”
- 21 June 2013
Davey's foot-dragging on “New North Sea” of gas
When it comes to a once-in-a-generation shot at a new UK economic miracle it seems that the Lord giveth and Davey taketh away
- 17 June 2013
Europe’s fracking energy mess
Political observers have rushed to characterize Europe’s volte face on shale as “rolling back its climate policy”. The reality is, however, that Brussels’s energy strategy remains as shambolic as ever
- 3 June 2013
Carbon emissions hit 400ppm. So what?
“CO2 is primarily plant food while its other implications for Nature are negligible in comparison." Maybe we should learn to love our carbon emissions?
- 20 May 2013
The world is not running out of oil - but Europe is
Petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt said, "Oil is found in the minds of men". He was referring to the theory of making discoveries. In the case of Eurocrats, however, it’s more of a practical observation
- 8 May 2013
The coming Arab Winter
While the extent of the fracking-induced geopolitical tremors are still to be felt, the shaking up of the Middle East's tyrannical oil policies is moving the regional tectonic plates as politics never could
- 1 May 2013
OPEC fracked
The days when OPEC could hold the West to political ransom are gone
- 24 April 2013
Spanking 'liberals': Why the young left is so vicious
Isn't it ironic that the young, vicious 'liberal' who celebrates Thatcher's death would probably be a lot less violent if he or she was spanked as a kid
- 18 April 2013
Fracking: No great shakes says definitive British study
Court cases and studies have shown time and again that fears over earth tremors and threats to drinking water acquifers have no basis in fracking facts
- 12 April 2013
Margaret Thatcher: Death of a political colossus
Margaret Thatcher was a great citizen of the world. Quite an epitaph for anybody’s time on Earth
- 9 April 2013
Israel: the coming energy superpower
The impact of the coming rise of Israel as a regional energy superpower plainly heralds significant and imminent changes in the Middle East, and beyond
- 5 April 2013
Russia’s new Middle East energy game
Moscow won’t jeopardize its new deeply strategic energy partnership with its Israeli-Greek Cypriot ‘Western’ partners. Where does that leave Iran?
- 26 March 2013
UK steals vital lead on Europe in shale gas stakes
If the US gas revolution hasn't already proved shale is a no-brainer, George Osborne's green-lighting of the UK version is about to confirm it
- 25 March 2013
Green agenda in meltdown
For the green agenda it seems a political tipping point has been reached – and it’s the mass media’s credibility, not the Arctic, that’s in meltdown
- 6 March 2013
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