Category: Resources and Materials

Oct 07

Is China set to join Russia and Iran in support of Syria?

“The pro-Assad Al-Masdar (citing an unnamed SAA “senior officer”), said Chinese “personnel and aerial assets” are set to arrive within weeks”, Tyler Durden reported on ZeroHedge two weeks ago. “Beijing has taken decision to take part in combating IS and sent its vessels to the Syrian coast. (…) It is known, that China has joined …

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Sep 26

More links for newbies

You know nothing about Geo-Engineering and Weather Warfare? Well, you can start search from our database and the Centre for Research on Globalization. Try: Weather and Warfare, Geo-Engineering, and HAARP. Another useful source of leaks and deep analysis is the Gianni Lannes blog.

Jan 12

Finite resources in a finite World

Gail Tverberg tries to answer why a finite World may be a problem… read more about the economic implications of finite resources.

Mar 13

Deficit cuts and the obious link with recession

It is a debated issue in these times, that of deficit cuts, along with the less famous theme of the “end of growth” and that of the finite nature of resources on hearth. In his Museletter 249, Richard Heinberg connects them in a summary of thoughts which may turn useful to those aiming to understand why …

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Mar 12

First gas extraction from methane hydrate

A Japanese energy explorer said on Tuesday it extracted gas from offshore methane hydrate deposits for the first time in the world, as part of an attempt to achieve commercial production within six years. (Reuters) Methan hydrate is an interesting source of energy, due to its high energy density: one cubic meter of combustible ice …

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Mar 11

Horizon 2020 for EU reseach and innovation

295 days left before Horizon 2020 launch. Read the official documents of the European Commission here and download the Programme proposal for Council decision: Horizon 2020 draft Programme.

Mar 03

Lower estimates of 2013 global oil demand

The estimate of global oil demand has been slithly lowered to 90.7 (mb/d) in 2013, following downward revisions to the International Monetary Fund’s forecast of economic activity, the IEA said in its February Oil Market Report. Crude oil futures breached nine-month highs in early February, propelled by stronger economic signals from China and the United …

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