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Economies of Shale

By Mark Hill The upstream industry loves a good dust-up. From crashing oil prices to Saudi over-production, the past two years have tested that tenacity like never before. The scraps have come thick and fast. But where the boom years saw a frenzied battle to see who could out-drill and out-spend rivals, the days of…

Japan – some interesting facts

Hiroshima returned to what it was economically before the atomic bomb was dropped. Japan prevents the use of mobile phones in trains, restaurants and indoors. For first to sixth primary year Japanese students must learn ethics in dealing with people. Even though one of the richest populations in the world, the Japanese do not have…

Finkel Fails

Dr Finkel, grandly titled as “Australia’s Chief Scientist”, was paid by tax payers to produce: “A Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market”. This report has been studied and is rated “FAIL”. It Fails in Science It Fails Electricity Consumers It Fails Australia But Green Energy Promotors are Delighted. Substantiation of this…

Energy Secretary Right on Climate Change

By Tom Harris Energy Secretary Rick Perry did a remarkable thing last week: he expressed skepticism about the causes of climate change in a TV interview and, even after widespread condemnation from environmentalists and the press, he did it again a few days later before a major Senate committee. After telling a CNBC host on…