Energy Efficiency

Although most countries supplying oil and gas imply they have great reserves, there are several signs that Peak Oil and for that matter Peak Gas is of concern; add to that the fact that revenue is down from the sale of oil and all countries exporting these resources are finding it hard to make ends [...]

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Some time ago, I made an observation that America could try to avoid paying its real debt to all the countries around the world who invested there, by printing more and more money (which would devalue its currency); to hedge their bets, they could also manipulate exchange rates and sell US$ high and buy other [...]

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Over the last few years, I have talked about the need for energy efficiency; this need was driven from 2 perspectives, reducing demand on energy consumption and the benefit of reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The other side of energy is the cost and how financial institutions have focused their attentions on manipulation of the many [...]

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by J. R. Nyquist In an October 6 article titled The German Question, STRATFOR’s George Friedman poured a pitcher of cold logic on America’s plan for NATO’s future. It appears that Germany is determined to block NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia. The long-term implications of this decision are stunning.  ‘Since NATO operates on the [...]

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Mr Gorbachev recently told The Daily Telegraph that a US military build-up was under way to contain a resurgent Russia. From NATO’s expansion plans in the former Soviet Union to Washington’s proposals for a bigger defence budget and a missile shield in central Europe, the US was deliberately quashing hopes for permanent peace with Russia, [...]

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