Russian Pipeline of Gas

The article I read was on newyorktimes.com and it’s titled, “Russia Gas Pipeline heightens East Europe’s Fears” published on October 12, 2009. The article is all about the Russian company Gazprom who is planning to institute a new gas pipeline along the Baltic sea and how Eastern Europe is worried that it is going to cause political dilemmas. Instead of going through Eastern Europe like it does now, the gas will be jet streamed straight to the richer nations of Western Europe. The European Union plans to act together to prevent any Russian “domination”.

EU & Poland: Cutting greenhouse gases

The issue at hand is cutting greenhouse gases and which countries will pay the most money to fix this worldwide problem. The European Commission wants members to contribute $22 billion of their public funds each year to developing nations to help control the global climate. Poland was opposed to this proposal. Minister Jan Rostowski made a statement about how poor European countries, such as Poland, shouldn’t be included in the same category as the rich countries of Europe when helping to give money to the poor countries of the rest of the world.

Energy Company looks for biomass location in Idaho

Areva Incorporated is a French owned nuclear service company looking for new locations in American to expand their business. They are investigating many different cities in the USA for a plant that can turn some kind of waste into electricity for households.

How Investing in Green Technology Can Improve Economies, Even While in Recessions

With the global economy currently in recession, a debate is going on in the United States: can we invest in green technology, or do we need to focus solely on rebuilding our economy without added expenses? Newsweek journalist Stefan Theil explains in this article how California’s green industry should be a model for this debate.

Drought hits Thailand’s economy

In March of 2005, Thailand was hit with a serious drought that affected most of the country. It not only affected the people’s drinking water, but had adverse affects on farming, fishing and hydro-electric power. The decline in reservoir water causes many more problems dealing with lack of electricity.

The stoppage of Natural gas at the Ukraine border

The article that I read was about the stoppage of Natural gas at the Ukraine border because of I disagreement with which pipes are being chosen by Russia to send they gas. However the pipes that in question have been export pipes since their commission.