Category Archives: Fossil Fuels

Lawrence Solomon: Russia’s rise — a threat to the West

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(November 8, 2013) America’s demise in the Middle East has made Russia the region’s preeminent power, and a threat to the West. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Egypt, energy, middle east, Obama, Oil, Putin, Russia, saudi arabia, Vladimir Putin | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Favour free markets, not Keystone XL

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(September 17, 2013) Cutting carbon dioxide emissions to appease Obama would hobble the Canadian economy. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Fossil Fuels | Tagged Keystone Pipeline, Stephen Harper | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: The new cold war

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(June 6, 2013) Russia and Iran are now aligned against the U.S. and Sunni states. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Europe, iran, natural gas, pipelines, Russia, Syria | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: The oil war dividends

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(May 31, 2013) Who stands to gain financially from war and unrest in the Middle East? Arms exporters? Yes, but their take is as nothing compared to the main profiteers from war – oil exporters. The more war looms, the higher the premium they fetch. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Hugo Chavez, Lawrence Solomon, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, oil exports, Syria | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Quarantining Alberta oil

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(April 25, 2013) Environmentalists are successfully ring-fencing the province. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Oil, Pipelines, Tar Sands | Tagged Alberta, Climate Change, energy self-sufficiency, environmentalists, Global Warming, Keystone, Obama, oil sands, pipelines, tar sands, United States | Leave a comment

Obama’s idea of weaning us off oil not in sync with reality

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Other News Sources

(March 23, 2013) For starters, writes Maine columnist M.D. Harmon, quoting Lawrence Solomon in the Financial Post: “North America’s reserves of oil and natural gas are substantial enough to turn it into an oil-exporting region within five years and let it become “oil self-sufficient” by 2035.” Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil, Tar Sands | Tagged green ideology, Keystone, Obama, U.S. oil and natural gas | Leave a comment

Did Obama just block Keystone?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by energyprbe

(March 16, 2013) Deciding whether to approve the Keystone XL pipeline is surely one of the toughest challenges of Barack Obama’s presidency. He hasn’t made up his mind yet, of course. Or has he? … maybe Obama is going to nix the pipeline outright. That’s what Lawrence Solomon predicts. Continue reading →