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Home Posts tagged "Oil Politics"

Tag: Oil Politics

Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, and the European Energy Crisis

December 21, 2021 May 11, 2022

Russia’s occupation of its neighbors, and threats to the Nord Stream 2 project, risk a war between Russia and Ukraine.

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Mayor Pete’s work at McKinsey included major study on energy efficiency and climate change

December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019

It’s the campaign season for the 2020 USA Presidential election, and of course there are some crazy things happening. Recently an issue arose over Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s work for McKinsey and Associates, and are there any skeletons in his closet because of that. Buttigieg managed to get McKinsey to release…

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Why did the USA invade Afghanistan after 9/11? It’s the Oil Stupid

September 14, 2017 September 14, 2017

The movie Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore famously laid the blame of invading Afghanistan on an oil pipeline plan pushed for by Unocal.  The problem with that picture is that Unocal is currently owned by the Venezuelan’s.  However, there were a large pile of contracts related to oil and natural gas…

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Russia’s annexation of Crimea could cause Europe to frack itself

March 18, 2014 January 3, 2017

Despite diplomacy and threats of sanctions from the West, Russia is moving forward on Tuesday with plans to annex Crimea after a referendum on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition. In this context, some are saying that Europe needs to rethink policies on hydraulic fracturing, lifting bans and regulations.…

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Thousands of fracktivists rally in Sacramento for fracking ban in California

March 16, 2014 January 3, 2017

On Saturday, the largest anti-fracking protest in California’s history took place in Sacramento. Organizers called on California Gov. Jerry Brown to ban fracking in California. The rally, which was organized by Californians Against Fracking and a long list of partner organizations, drew thousands of people who came from all over…

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Ukraine overthrows Yanukovych amid US/Russia power struggle over natural gas

February 22, 2014 March 28, 2021

The popular uprising in Ukraine has resulted in ex-President Yanukovych fleeing the capitol on Saturday, apparently retreating to the safety of Kharkiv, a city in Russia-friendly Eastern Ukraine. While it’s extremely historically significant that a popular uprising has overthrown a Russia-backed government, the events also illustrate a global power struggle…

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Romania secretly expands fracking after Pungesti protest against Chevron

January 26, 2014 January 3, 2017

Since October 2013 a remote village in Romania has been the site of increasingly difficult protests against a Chevron hydraulic fracturing operation, originally believed to be the only so-called fracking site in all of Romania. According to a report posted Sunday on the Frack Off Romania blog, activists have located…

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Dept. of Energy looking to facilitate tar sands development in Alaska

April 17, 2013 January 2, 2017

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DoE) and Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have signed an agreement, announced on Tuesday, to begin the process of expanding exploitation of Alaska’s “vast unconventional energy reserves.” This phrase refers to fossil fuels other than the typical fossil crude oil that is the source…

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Floridians asked to urge legislators to maintain biofuels support

April 16, 2013 January 2, 2017

A law currently being considered by the Florida Legislature, HB4001, would repeal Florida’s Renewable Fuels Standard, which had been enacted in 2008. This move would end the state mandate for biofuels adoption, according to a press release sent on Tuesday by the Florida Biofuels Association. Because of the Federal mandate…

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Susan Rice’s holdings of Canadian oil stocks raises conflict of interest

November 29, 2012 January 2, 2017

Susan Rice, current US Ambassador to the United Nations, and candidate to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, has been found to hold significant investments in more than a dozen Canadian oil companies and banks, according to a report published by OnEarth on Wednesday. These holdings would stand to…

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