Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Will Iran Sell Oil in Currencies Other Than the Dollar Starting March 20?
February 15th, 2012Via: Telegraph: Last week, the Tehran Times noted that the Iranian oil bourse will start trading oil in currencies other than the dollar from March 20. This long-planned move is part of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s vision of economic war with the west. “The dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme is nothing more than a convenient excuse […]
Hungary’s Needy Given Money to Burn (in Their Furnaces)
February 14th, 2012Must see. Via: AFP / YouTube: Hungary’s central bank, currently at the centre of a dispute between the country’s government and the EU, has launched an unusual social programme to counter the effects of the current cold snap. It’s handing out blocks of disused bank notes to the country’s poorest citizens, so that they can […]
U.S. Licenses First Nuclear Reactors Since 1978
February 10th, 2012Via: MSNBC: It’s been 34 years — and several nuclear accidents later — but a divided federal panel on Thursday licensed a utility to build nuclear reactors in the U.S. for the first time since 1978. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s chairman, Gregory Jaczko, opposed licensing the two reactors at this time even though he had […]
More Concerns Over San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Safety
February 8th, 2012Via: San Diego Reader: Concerns about safety and the durability of components at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are continuing to surface as the plant approaches a full week of complete shutdown. The plant’s Unit 3 reactor was taken out of commission after a radioactive water leak was discovered on January 31, while Unit 2 […]
John Key at Waitangi: Making Friends and Influencing People
February 5th, 2012Via: New Zealand Herald: Prime Minister John Key and fellow politicians were verbally abused by protesters during ugly scenes at Waitangi this morning. Protester Wi Popata heckled prominent Maori MPs at Te Tii Marae, calling Dr Pita Sharples, Te Ururoa Flavell and Hekia Parata “John Key’s niggers.” “The Treaty’s not for sale,” chanted others. “You […]
Italy: ‘Pitchfork Movement’
February 2nd, 2012Video from Iranian State Television, PressTV: Via: Bloomberg: The fourth day of strikes by truckers continue to disrupt transport across Italy, forcing Fiat SpA to stop production and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA. to halt two plants, as protests mount against the government’s austerity measures. Truck drivers demonstrating against high fuel prices, with the backing […]
‘Gasland’ Director Arrested for Attempting to Film Congressional Hearing on Fracking
February 2nd, 2012Via: Politico: Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Josh Fox was arrested Wednesday morning after attempting to film a House Science Committee hearing on hydraulic fracturing. Fox was led out in handcuffs by the Capitol police shortly after 10 a.m., before the hearing could be gaveled into order. The “Gasland” director was attempting to film the hearing looking […]
Iran Hits Back at EU with Own Oil Embargo Threat
January 29th, 2012Via: Reuters: Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies. … “They are the masters of bluffing,” one Mediterranean crude oil trader said of remarks […]
Britain: Wave Powered Pistons Will Pump Sea Water Into Reservoirs for On-Demand Electricity Generation
January 27th, 2012My guess is that pigs will fly before this is built out on any meaningful scale, but it looks like an interesting idea. Via: BBC: A Devon inventor’s electricity from seawater generator could be sited at 200 points around the UK coastline. Energy firm Ecotricity wants to develop a commercial Searaser for testing off Falmouth […]
Cryptogon Is Now an Affiliate for Portable Solar Power
January 25th, 2012If you’re looking for very high quality, portable PV equipment, check out portablesolarpower.biz. In addition to generating and storing electricity, they also have some very impressive lighting options. I know that several Cryptogon readers are now living on yachts full time. There’s a desalination system that fits in a large Pelican case available for sale […]
