Category Archives: Oil

Israeli Oil: Black Gold in the Holy Land

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

(June 18, 2011) On Tuesday, June 14, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. announced it had requested a petroleum exploration permit to develop large shale oil deposits in the Shfela Basin, 30 miles west of Jerusalem. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Israeli oil could bust the OPEC cartel

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

(June 13, 2011) The old energy order in the Middle East is crumbling and a new energy order is emerging to give the West some spine. In this new order, Israel is a major player. Continue reading →

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Oilsands greenhouse gas emissions up in 2009

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

(June 6, 2011) New calculation; Substantial rise in pollution: report… Aldyen Donnelly responds. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Time is on Israel’s side

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

(May 27, 2011) The world’s dependence on Israel’s enemies is dwindling

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Lawrence Solomon: The next oil crisis

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

(February 18, 2011) U.S. has antagonized former allies in the Middle East. The next time oil runs short, they won’t run to help out. Continue reading →

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Avertible catastrophe

Posted on June 26, 2010 by

(Jun. 26, 2010) Some are attuned to the possibility of looming catastrophe and know how to head it off. Others are unprepared for risk and even unable to get their priorities straight when risk turns to reality. Continue reading →

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A US$13-billion business

Posted on May 14, 2010 by

(May 14, 2010) Is it any wonder that the BP calamity occurred? Here’s what has been preoccupying its environmental regulator, the Minerals Management Service, ever since MMS was established in 1982. Continue reading →

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U.S. law disaster

Posted on May 8, 2010 by

(May 8, 2010) Washington laid the groundwork for the Gulf oil spill by letting the offshore oil industry dodge its liabilities. Continue reading →

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Is there an endless supply of oil?

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

(Dec. 2, 2009) In doing some research on my modest energy investments, I came across a link that led me to a website called Energy Probe where I discovered a very interesting article entitled Endless Oil by Canadian environmentalist, Lawrence Solomon, which if true, could cause anti-fossil fuel Greens to turn hotly red. Continue reading →

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Why high oil prices won’t save our planet

Posted on March 28, 2000 by

(March 28, 2000) Oil prices are sky high but the sky is not falling. Improvements in efficiency since the oil price shocks in the 1970s means that high prices won’t cause a repeat of the nasty economic indigestion we suffered then. Continue reading →

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