May 19, 2013

Report: Africa’s Oil Consumption is Fastest Growing in the World

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*(Via Christian Science Monitor) – As the sun sets over Africa each day, instead of flicking a light switch or heating up the oven, most people put a match to a kerosene lantern or a burning ember to a charcoal stove. Africa, home to 15 percent of the world’s population, consumes just 3 percent of [...]




As Expected, Obama’s Oil Drilling Announcement Draws Criticism

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*There’s little praise for Obama’s proposed plan to expand offshore drilling and gas development, says The Daily Beast. The plan, which Obama designed to attract bipartisan support, has garnered wide enthusiasm from the oil industry, business groups, and some Republicans, and denunciation from environmental groups and some Democrats, The New York Times reports. While the [...]