Category Archives: Fossil Fuels

Lawrence Solomon: A world awash in oil

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 30, 2012) The Middle East will go back to being an obscure backwater. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Oil, Shale Oil | Tagged energy, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, middle east, natural gas, Oil, saudi arabia | Leave a comment

Canadian energy interests in the new Middle East

Posted on March 27, 2012 by energyprbe

(March 27, 2012) Emerging energy technologies and new energy discoveries in Israel and the Middle East will transform that region, possibly more so than the Arab Spring uprisings, said Energy Probe’s Lawrence Solomon, at a conference on Canada and the new Middle East. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Free global gas prices

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 23, 2012) There is a silver bullet for lowering gas prices: a return to a free market in gasoline. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Pipelines | Tagged energy, energy independence, fracking, gas, gas prices, gas tax, gasoline, gasoline prices, Lawrence Solomon, Obama, road tolls, U.S. Politics | Leave a comment

Old King Coal

Posted on March 19, 2012 by energyprbe

(March 19, 2012) Listen to Energy Probe’s Parker Gallant on “Demon Coal” – in an in-depth look at the fossil fuel that made the industrial revolution happen, it’s demonization in the 21st century, and why coal is still a fuel of the future. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Vladimir the Great

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 2, 2012) After centuries of serfdom, Putin has delivered prosperity. But it is also easy to foresee a Russian economic collapse, if Putin follows in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessors: Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Gas, Oil, Uncategorized | Tagged energy, fracking, Lawrence Solomon, Mediterranean gas, natural gas, Offshore Oil, Oil, Putin, Russia, Russian election, tight oil | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Israel’s gas diplomacy

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 24, 2012) Israel: ‘Gas is our strategic interest for new partnerships’. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Harper’s mission

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Other News Sources

(February 3, 2012) He is the only PM in memory who has shown any spine in his dealings with China’s brutal plunderers. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil, Uncategorized | Tagged China, China trade, environmental lobby, foreign investment, Gateway, Hu Jintao, Keystone, Lawrence Solomon, Obama, Stephen Harper, trade | 2 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Democratic jackpot

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

The game-changer is “unconventional fossil fuels,” much of it trapped in shale — rock that often contains oil or gas. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Divide Libya into its tribal parts

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(October 28, 2011) Who should get Libya’s fabulous oil and gas wealth, an amount that could be equivalent to several million dollars per Libyan? Continue reading →