Posts Tagged ‘United Kingdom’
Britain’s Impending Energy Crisis
In case you missed the story yesterday in the Economist:How long till the lights go out?North Sea gas has served Britain well, but supply peaked in 1999. Since then the flow has fallen by half; by 2015 it will have dropped by two-thirds. By 2015 ...
More Than 100 Green Protesters Pre-emptively Arrested by U.K. Police
Witnesses described a scene where more than 20 police vans quickly descended on the meeting point and carried out mass arrests.
British Spy Plane Snooping on Energy-Hog Citizens
The British are quite used to having their movements tracked by Big Brother. But spying --literally-- on their energy habits is taking things to new heights.
Fertilizer Shortages in the UK
I was pointed to an interesting discussion today about the possible impact the biofuels mandates are having in the UK:Already paying the hidden cost of biofuels?The complaint, originating in Wales, reads:I know we are. This weekend I made inquires about ordering this year's ...
Renewable Energy Tempts Workers
I saw an interesting little story today from The Glasgow Herald. I can't find an online version, so here it is:Renewable Energy Tempts WorkersBy Mark WilliamsonMore than half of the skilled staff working in the oil and gas industry may be interested in ...
U.S. versus U.K. on Gasoline Prices
In the U.S., high gas prices tend to focus anger toward oil companies. In fact, as a reader recently pointed out, Shell's CEO has even gotten death threats over the issue:Oil CEO Receives Death Threats But a letter I just read in a UK ...
Renewable Energy: “Expensive and Impractical”
At least that’s the conclusion of the present government in the UK:Labour's plan to abandon renewable energy targetsMinisters are planning a U-turn on Britain's pledges to combat climate change that "effectively abolishes" its targets to rapidly expand the use of renewable energy sources such as ...
What It Takes to Be Carbon Neutral
A popular newspaper in Scotland, The Scotsman, has detailed what it will take for Britain to be carbon neutral within 20 years. I have said before that despite Al Gore's pleas, despite the awareness and scientific consensus on Global Warming, I do not see the world becoming carbon neutral as ...
Windfall Profits: A Lesson from the U.K.
Regardless of your position on windfall profits taxes on oil companies, one thing has been demonstrated again and again. Governments consistently fail to accurately anticipate the consequences. As oil prices have increased, governments have seen tax revenues from oil and gas grow significantly. But they apparently believe they know how ...
