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Chavez Goes on Energy Safari - 2006-11-30
Countries like comparison. In resource development, history, geology and modern economics, all indicators point towards a potential common path for South America and Africa.

The Aussie Uranium Onslaught - 2006-11-29
The old saying that everything is bigger in the land down under may be more than just marketing hype by beer companies and steakhouses. That’s because when it comes to Australia’s uranium resources, it’s 100% true.

Australia is going Nuclear - 2006-11-27
Australia is going nuclear, or at least they are seriously talking about it. And no, not in the way that Iran truly wants to, but the way to which Iran only gives lip service. It is not weapons that have taken the fancy of politicians and scientists down under, but nuclear power.

Murky and Bright in China - 2006-11-22
The Yellow River is running red. It's not bloody, but the new hue spells danger. I've been in Lanzhou, the polluting western Chinese city that caused this toxic flow, and I'm glad to know that nearby something is being done to clean up China's act.

Commonwealth of Common Sense - 2006-11-17
One of the world's most expansive ethnic groups sits on vast quantities of fossil fuel reserves, spread out across national and even continental boundaries. Turkey, the nominal head and economically most mature of these, should turn its far-flung cousins to a renewable energy horizon.

Profit from EU Power Surge - 2006-11-08
Though the European Union has attempted to address topics of trade and economic sustainability as a solid front, a half-hour blackout this weekend laid bare the day-to-day frailties of the continental body and its components.

Elephants, Donkeys, and Our Energy Future - 2006-11-06
While I am usually more interested in the doings of the bulls and bears, it is impossible not to notice the workings of the donkeys and elephants. This is especially true now that the final word of the election season is going to be delivered by voters all across the nation tomorrow.

Brazil's Super Sweet Side - 2006-11-02
I was supposed to be talking about coffee, but the radio host kept badgering me to correlate the commodity price of a bushel of beans with the cost of a barrel of oil. I found no meaningful connection between the two. Sugar and gasoline, though - that's a sweet story.

Green Energy from the Emerald Isle - 2006-10-19
Recently, Irish textbook publisher Folens decided that the term "British Isles" should no longer be used in reference to Great Britain and Ireland. But Irish firm Airtricity is ready to play proximity for profit, branching out from the Emerald Isle and doing steady business next door.

Europe's Energy Emergency - 2006-10-18
Europe doesn’t want the lights to go out. But a potpourri of the world’s most persistent procurement problems is threatening darkness and cold for many of the West’s wealthiest countries.

Scotland the Brave - 2006-10-12
It just keeps getting better. This spring, I flew across the pond to Scotland, jolted into action by news of a renewable energy juggernaut gaining steam in the land of clans and kilts. As I found out, Scotland the Brave is now a land of tartans and turbines.

Kim Wants Nuclear Power, Not Energy - 2006-10-11
A single bulb dangles in the living room window of most every North Korean apartment. With buildings stacked in rows next to unlit streets, the obscure nighttime cityscape leaves the gray daytime scenery to the imagination.

Impossible?...Not Outside of the Box - 2006-10-02
Baltimore, Md. - Long before Albert Einstein became- well- Albert Einstein, he spent his days toiling away in obscurity in office somewhere in Bern. That’s because in the days and years before he shook the world of physics with his groundbreaking theories, Einstein was like the rest of us- just a guy that went off to work everyday to support his family.

The Other Kind of Cartel - 2006-09-27
While the heads of Colombia’s infamous Cali cartel were brought to justice Tuesday in Miami, another cartel remains a rigid pusher to a different world of addiction.

On the Road to Independence - 2006-09-25
When Malcolm Gladwell penned his famous book “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” it became an instant and enduring best seller. In it he describes tipping points as the moment when the unique suddenly becomes commonplace. A simple idea to be sure, but one that has greatly resonated in conference rooms across the country and around the world.

Come On, Chad! - 2006-09-13
Bearing one of the few country names confusable with a fraternity boy, Chad has had a relatively smooth initiation to the club of oil producers. But now the nation and its prospects for prominence are stumbling.

China Makes Strange Coal-Bedfellows - 2006-09-06
The news from China's Shaanxi Province is seldom bright. Every few weeks, and sometimes more frequently, I read about coal mine blasts that kill dozens there. But that may change soon with new technology in an aging industry.

Bolivian Oblivion - 2006-08-30
I hate to say I told you so, but then again… that means I was right, so it does feel pretty good. Bolivia’s Evo Morales delivered me that gift of reluctant satisfaction as his announcement of “absolute control” on May 1 has turned into the opposite.

Someone's in Atomic Check - 2006-08-23
The pieces have changed, and so have the players. The chessboard of the Persian Gulf and Middle East, whose previous controllers were Westerners, is now at least partially managed by local players – namely Iran.

All's Quiet in the Persian Gulf - 2006-08-22
All is quiet in the Persian Gulf. The "Hidden Imam" is still nowhere to be found and it looks as though August 22nd will be like all the rest-just another day. Evidently, the "War of Gog and Magog" will have to wait.

Oil in the House of Mirrors - 2006-08-07
After a long stretch chasing the real reason for high oil prices in big oil’s media house of mirrors, consumers should realize that this weekend’s shutdown of Alaska’s main pipeline is the most frightening face of supply instability.

The UK Turns Up the Heat - 2006-08-03
As my colleague Luke Burgess puts it, walking out of our air-conditioned office into the Baltimore heat is like jumping into a bowl of soup. The muggy air threatens clear vision with drops of sweat, but I see something plain as a haze-free day - the new energy economy.

Cruisin' on Cuban Carbon - 2006-07-31
American-made cars still cruise along Havana's streets. Sure, they're from the last wave of Yankeemobiles sold to the island country, but like Cuba's leadership, they've kept running through the years. Now, Castro's caravan may keep chugging along on its own power - Cuba has oil.

Shifting the Slide - 2006-07-24
The Middle East is under a microscope. And just as with a microscope, a slight shift of the slide can change one's field of vision entirely. Oil traders either don't know this, or they're too silly to pay attention.

B-More Green - 2006-07-06
Baltimore, Maryland is like many cities around the world. A donut shape would accurately map the income distribution in the city and its periphery, and stripes of blight criss-cross the city proper where upscale streets persist despite burned-out boulevards. But soon, one thing will unite all facets of this "City of Neighborhoods": Green Building.

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