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Israel – Turkey Pipeline
WaTimes – Leaders in Israel and Turkey envision a network of four underwater pipelines for transporting Russian oil and natural gas, with feeder lines to Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Lebanon… … Delivery of oil and natural gas by means … Continue reading
Cascading Effects of High Oil Prices
This excellent NYT article offers a glimpse at what is to come – some themes it touches on: Significant loss of mobility. Forced community solidification. Transporation costs for people and products skyrocket. Alternative fuel sources boom. Significant wealth polarization. -Shlok … Continue reading
Economist On Oil
Bubble thinking about oil peaking in the Economist – In fact, oil production capacity might actually grow sharply over the next few years… …Technological breakthroughs such as multi-lateral drilling helped defy predictions of decline in Britain’s North Sea that have … Continue reading
Alternative Energy Sources
Popular Mechanics has a nice little roundup of other-than-oil energy sources. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
CIA Fires Officer
NYT – “A C.I.A. officer has been fired for unauthorized contact with the media and for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information,” said a C.I.A. spokesman, Paul Gimigliano. “This is a violation of the secrecy agreement that is the condition … Continue reading