today Venezuela is awash in some of the worst violent crime the oil-rich South American country has ever experienced — the latest example being the armed abduction Nov. 9 of Venezuelan MLB star Wilson Ramos
|
||||||
|
Grilled by Parliament, James Murdoch Bristles at ‘Mafia Boss’ Suggestion If Colombia wants to keep building a reputation as a business-friendly alternative to Venezuela, it needs to engage local communities and improve workers’ rights An all-ages tribute to a differently-abled dolphin A forthcoming solo album marks a return to form for the former guitarist and songwriter of rock legends Oasis When you challenge Big Oil in Houston, you can bet the industry is going to punch back. So when I wrote in the Houston Chronicle earlier this month that we should say no to the Keystone XL pipeline, I wasn’t surprised when the project’s chief executive weighed in with a different view Road Trip, Day 15: The Loving American His name is Rafael Ramirez, and he’s the energy minister or Venezuela. You see, Venezuala recently discovered a new oil field, and now it officially controls more crude than any other nation in the world, including Saudi Arabia. Check out the report in the Guardian to understand the implications this has for the worldwide energy picture…. Time to time military objections to wind power projects seem to pop up, but here’s one with some seriously big impact: The Guardian reports that the UK Ministry of Defence is blocking plans for a total of 1 gigawatt of wind power in north-west England and south-west Scotland because the seismic noise from the wind turbines will prevent detection of nuclear weapons testing around the world. Everyone knows that when Americans buy stuff, the economy does better |
||||||
|
Copyright © 2012 greenreflection.com - All Rights Reserved |
||||||