War is always hell, but even more so if you are ‘in charge’ of moving a multitude of chess pieces, all designed to work in your favour. by James Porteous Photo: FILE – Ukrainian...
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Venezuela and Iran Cooperate to Overcome US Sanctions
Caracas and Tehran have agreed to build more âroutes and mechanismsâ to counter US sanctions and strengthen their oil industries. Photo: Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said Iran is ready to employ all its...
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Germany: US fracked ‘freedom oil’ to replace Russian oil
Hydraulic fracturing is banned across most of Europe, but Russian Nord Stream 2 oil will be replaced with fracked LNG ‘freedom oil’ from the US. Photo: Unconventional drilling technology like hydrauklic fracturing, or fracking,...
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The Wars for Oil: When you Live by the Sword…
Putin, Biden and Zelenskyy are all actors in the latest installment of the massive, inhumane pissing match universally known as The War for Oil 28 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News...
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How Much World-Oil does the US ‘Control?’
In this discussion, ‘control’ is a loose term, meaning its own oil, and the oil of its sanctioned countries. It controls a lot of oil… But for the sake of argument, let’s say that...
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Russian oil company says it sent the U.S. its largest ever oil shipment (2017)
Gazprom Neft said nearly 2 million barrels from the Badra oil field in Iraq is on its way to the United States. 20 SEPTEMBER 2017 HAWKINS BAY James Porteous Photo: The Iraqi subsidiary of...
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Morgan Stanley says EV batteries are the ânew oilâ
The firm estimates that the total addressable market for EV batteries will hit $525 billion by 2040 18 November 2021 | Pippa Stevens | CNBC The global battery economy is the ânew oilâ and...
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In 2017, the US military purchased 269,230 barrels of oil a dayÂ
None of these totals, in the US or most other countries, are included in COP, past or future. But maybe they will all go solar real soon. 12 November 2021 | JANGIRA LEWIS |...
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Suzuki: Itâs time for governments to end support for coal, oil and gas
Oil and gas jobs have steadily declined in Canada, amounting to one per cent of the workforce Photo: Cheng Feng Chiang / iStock / Getty Images Plus 10 November 2021 | DAVID SUZUKI |...
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Exxon might contribute to its $100 billion Houston carbon capture plan
Welcome to The Green Economy. Exxon is pushing for a carbon capture scheme without even a rough estimate as to how much they might be ‘willing’ to contribute. Photo: An oil refinery outside of...
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Suzuki: Controlling Big Oil from Within
Photo: ginosphotos / iStock / Getty Images Plus An âactivist investment firmâ got three people elected to ExxonMobilâs board, but it’s not the only company getting a wake-up call 09 June 2021 | DAVID...
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Report: Half of clothes sold by online fashion brands âmade from virgin plasticâ
Approximately half of the clothes sold by large online fashion brands such as Boohoo and Asos use ‘virgin plastic,’ or plastic that contains no recycled material. 11 June 2021 | Zoe Wood | The...
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