Category Archives: Energy

Lawrence Solomon: Democratic jackpot

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

The game-changer is “unconventional fossil fuels,” much of it trapped in shale — rock that often contains oil or gas. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged China, fossil fuels, fracking, geopolitics, Lawrence Solomon, middle east, Russia, shale gas, Shale Oil, Terrorism | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Divide Libya into its tribal parts

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(October 28, 2011) Who should get Libya’s fabulous oil and gas wealth, an amount that could be equivalent to several million dollars per Libyan? Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Nation states, Political reforms | Tagged Arab Spring, civil war, Energy, Gaddafi, Lawrence Solomon, libya, Muslim Brotherhood, NATO, Oil, Sharia, tribal, UN | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Tyranny of the north

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

Alberta passes draconian laws abolishing property rights. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy | Tagged Alberta, carbon dioxide, centralization, Climate Change, CSS, Global Warming, Hugo Chavez, Lawrence Solomon, oil sands, sequestration, tar sands, transmission lines | Leave a comment

The Politics of Alternative Energy (3): The Need for Public Ownership of the Carbon “Idea”

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Other News Sources

(July 4, 2011) “If in the long run we are the makers of our own fate, in the short run we are the captives of the ideas we have created”. These words of economist and political philosopher Friedrich Hayek’s today resonate loudly in the carbon “idea” – that the West should fast-track a low-carbon economy no matter what the socio-economic cost. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Natural Resources, Political reforms, Taxation, Utilities | Tagged carbon, carbon emission targets, carbon emissions, carbon reduction goals, climate, CO2 issues, cost issues, decarbonisation, domestic fuel bills, fossil fuel energy, fuel poverty, green taxes, Lawrence Solomon, lower-carbon economy, Michael J. Economides, Peter C. Glover, renewable energy, Sam Laidlaw, utility cost, wind farms | Leave a comment

Israeli Oil: Black Gold in the Holy Land

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Other News Sources

(June 18, 2011) On Tuesday, June 14, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. announced it has requested a petroleum exploration permit to develop large shale oil deposits in the Shfela Basin, 30 miles west of Jerusalem. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Natural Resources | Tagged Energy Probe, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, Oil, OPEC, Sarah Siskind, Saudi Arabia, Shale Oil | 1 Comment