Monday, 7 September 2009


German Government Advisor Proposes Personal CO2 Budget For Everyone On Planet
The top climate science advisor to the German government has proposed that everyone on the planet should have a personal CO2 budget and be forced to pay a tax if they exceed it, adding that westerners have already exceeded their allocations and should pay climate reparations to poorer countries.


Jose Manuel Barroso: plan for EU tax to appear on all receipts
All shopping and petrol station receipts in Britain could in future include the amount of VAT or fuel duty that goes directly to Brussels as an “EU tax”, according to Jose Manuel Barroso.

Russia oil production overtakes Saudi Arabia
Russia is extracting more oil than Saudi Arabia, making it the biggest producer of “black gold” in the world, figures show.

Central bankers empower global standards, raise liquidity requirements
Leading central bank governors said on Sunday they had agreed on a package of measures to strengthen on a “global” scale the supervision of the banking industry.

 US Hypocrisy Astonishes the World