Despite climate concerns and environmentalist backlash against exploration for oil and gas in pristine sensitive regions of the Arctic, companies continue to explore for hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic Circle, in Russia and Norway in particular.
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Read more...Bellingham, Washington tries to take on climate change….and their well-intentioned plan misses an elephant in the room.
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Read more...Why the US is vulnerable to Iran disrupting Middle East energy supplies or targeting critical non-oil infrastructure.
Read more...More grim emissions news….
Read more...An Iran backgrounder that attempts to explain America’s obsession.
Read more...Some key climate change factoids.
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Read more...The old business model of firms borrowing money from investors while hoping for future payouts on record-breaking wells no longer works.
Read more...Argentina attempts to push fracking, despite its poor economic prospects – even worse than the industry’s lossmaking record in the US.
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