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• How Long until the Arctic Sea Ice Completely Melts?

  Published 18 April 2012 | viewed 8,325 times

  Each year in March we experience the annual maximum in Arctic sea ice extent; within a month we will reach the annual maximum in Arctic…

• Fleeing Babylon

  Published 11 April 2012 | viewed 6,336 times

  FEMA camps, increasing earthquakes, government intrusion, warrantless searches, global economic collapse, mandated healthcare, RFID tagging, climate change, solar kill shots, terrorist threats, violent social unrest,…

• How Urbanisation will Change in the Future

  Published 10 April 2012 | viewed 5,051 times

  In 2009, the percentage of the planet’s population living in urban areas crossed the 50% threshold…this year the population of the world’s cities will grow…

• Why America will become an Export Powerhouse

  Published 04 April 2012 | viewed 5,050 times

  At least three forces are likely to combine to make the United States an [increasing] export powerhouse.First, artificial intelligence and computing power are the future,…

• How Global Warming Causes Extreme Weather Patterns

  Published 26 March 2012 | viewed 10,596 times

  One claim frequently heard regarding extreme heat waves goes something like this: “Since this heat wave broke the previous record by 5°C, global warming can’t…

• Temporary vs. Permanent Increases in Government Spending

  Published 19 March 2012 | viewed 10,463 times

  Not long ago Paul Krugman wrote: To a first approximation, in other words, the effect of current fiscal policy — whether stimulus or austerity —…

• Israel to Destroy "illegal" Solar Panels in Palestinian Villages

  Published 16 March 2012 | viewed 7,594 times

  The Israeli Occupation authorities are planning to demolish renewable energy installations in Palestinian villages in the Occupied West Bank. The projects were installed by an…

• What is up with the gdp-less recovery?

  Published 13 March 2012 | viewed 4,486 times

  That is what people are calling it, although I would not use that term.  Jon Hilsenrath has the best overview I have seen, here is…

• Would an Arctic Methane Release Spell the End of Human Life on Earth?

  Published 09 March 2012 | viewed 8,897 times

  Let’s suppose that the Arctic started to degas methane 100 times faster than it is today. I just made that number up trying to come…

• European Banks Head Down a Dangerous Path as they Turn to the ECB for Funding

  Published 06 March 2012 | viewed 4,953 times

  Everyone is happy that bond yields are falling, but what is the next step in the resolution of the crisis?  Here is one report from…

• Daytime Credit a Thing of the Past as the Fed Rewards High Reserves

  Published 27 February 2012 | viewed 5,313 times

  In my 2008 post, Interpreting the Monetary Base Under the New Monetary Regime, I argued that the massive increase in bank reserves was neither a…

• Why Large Banks Shouldn't be Broken Up

  Published 14 February 2012 | viewed 4,989 times

  The logic of cutting down huge institutions could mean splitting the largest ones into several pieces. Yet banks do not always come in easily divisible…

• What is the Real Unemployment Rate?

  Published 02 February 2012 | viewed 6,214 times

  Similar variations of this adjusted unemployment rate make headlines now and again. Our colleague Ed Luce, for instance, noted in December that “if the same…

• Greek Default: Will it Save or Doom the EU?

  Published 26 January 2012 | viewed 5,072 times

  Greece has long been in economic trouble and threatens the structure of the EU. That something needs to be done to address this situation is…

• Brazil's Desire for Superpower Status

  Published 03 November 2011 | viewed 11,924 times

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• Iran and the Bomb: How Far Away is Iran from Producing a Nuclear Weapon

  Published 18 October 2011 | viewed 8,925 times

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• Premium Energy Domain Names For Sale: Gas-Prices.com, Solar-Energy.com, Solar-Powered.com and More

  Published 08 October 2011 | viewed 11,484 times

  We are selling part of our portfolio of energy related keyword domain names.

• The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power and Renewable Sources

  Published 01 September 2011 | viewed 10,659 times

  There has been a lot of talk about Nuclear energy since the near meltdown after the devastating tsunami in Japan earlier this year. So, we…

• Afghanistan: Mining Boom Nurtures Transparency Concerns

  Published 14 July 2011 | viewed 6,258 times

  Go looking for Wahidullah Shahrani and chances are you’ll find him at an investor conference promoting Afghanistan as an ideal opportunity for global mining companies.…

• From the Battlefield to the Boardroom: Operation Jellyfish

  Published 05 May 2011 | viewed 6,046 times

  We don’t normally publish press releases at OilPrice.com – but felt the below by Jellyfish would be of great interest to visitors. Regular readers are…