The difference between the seething realm of Islamic State (IS) and the relatively safe and democratic region of Iraqi Kurdistan is a stark one. Assuming that the combined humanitarian and military reinforcements…
Scotland’s referendum debate has so far centred mainly on practical issues and medium-term choices like currency, new entities’ share of public debt, and membership of the EU. Far less has been said about…
The shipping industry can learn from oil spills – if it wants to.
Britain’s energy-hungry population is highly dependent on oil and gas, which powers around two thirds of the UK’s energy needs. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) projects that by 2030…
New research claims banning trans fats could save thousands of lives. The reality is we’ve already moved on.
The UK has banned tobacco adverts at sports games since 2002. There is no equivalent for climate-wreckers.
New research suggests the Chicxulub asteroid impact threw up billions of tons of oil soot that blocked out the sun for a decade.
Government attempts to manage energy prices could actually create more volatility in oil and gas markets.
Fossil fuels are a dangerous way to secure the economic foundation of an independent Greenland.
Tobacco doesn’t immediately conjure up ideas of fuel for cars and planes. But that’s precisely what a three-year, $4.8m project from the US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E PETRO (Plants Engineered to Replace…
