Sunday, 16 August 2009

Sunday, August 16, 2009

CHINA CONFIDENTIAL

 

Chavez Vows to Strengthen Ties with China, Russia

Venezuela's anti-American dictator vows to strengthen ties with his allies. Click here for the report.

 

Air Pollution and Rainfall: the Chinese Connection

A story about real pollution, in contrast with carbon. Click here.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

 

Ransom Demanded for Missing Cargo Ship

The Russian-crewed cargo ship was supposedly found. But the mystery deepens. 

Click here for the story.

 

North Dakota May Sit Atop Second Huge Oil Basin


Good news for America, bad news for global warm-mongers and other crazies who believe that oil is inherently evil.

The oil boom in North Dakota may be bigger than anyone could have imagined.

Petroleum geologists and state and industry officials believe that the state may be sitting atop another oil formation--every bit as big and resource-rich as the Bakken. The Three Forks/Sanish formation lies beneath the Bakken.

Three Forks could soon be confirmed as a separate oil-producing formation that could double the output of the Bakken.

 

Texas Governor Compares Mexico to Gaza


A great American governor tells it like it is during a visit to Israel. Click here for the report from Tel Aviv.

 

Spectacularly Successful Oil Trader with Fabulous Art Collection Comes Under US Government Scrutiny


Daniel Trotta reports:

An oil trader who has rocked Wall Street and the White House over his nine-figure salary clings to a low profile, quietly making trades from a former dairy farm in Connecticut and emerging occasionally to satisfy his passion for art.

Andrew Hall, 58, a British-born naturalized American, has been phenomenally successful with the Citigroup (C.N) unit Phibro, earning an estimated $100 million this year while the parent company reported a net loss of $18.7 billion in 2008 and took $45 billion in taxpayer bailouts.


Continue reading here.

 

Iran Names Chief Judge Ahead of New Show Trial






Amid attempts to suppress news of the mass rape of political prisoners, and ahead of a new mass show trial of opposition supporters, the mass-murdering, fascist (Islamist) Iranian regime has reportedly appointed a new turban-topped judiciary chief. Click here for the story.

 

Will Electric Cars Crash the Grid?

WIll a shift to electric cars crash an already overburdened grid? The question is far from far-fetched....

The Chevy Volt is said to be able to get 230 miles per gallon. That's if it's continually plugged into a fragile and overburdened power grid. Where will you be when the lights go out?


Continue here.