Super-power states think differently about the purpose of energy. It is for this reason that the oil producing states of the Middle East remain primary locations of international strategic interest, and why so many of these countries have been reduced to rubble in the past four decades.
Scotland’s Tories Would Frack us to a Crisp
The real problem is that Nicola Sturgeon’s government have blocked the Tories from making more money at the cost of Scotland’s health and environment. Fossil fuels have never really benefited Scotland.
Fracking in Scotland
Banning such practices, legally speaking, sits in the grey area between what has been devolved to the Scottish government and what is under the jurisdiction of Westminster. It is likely that a Scottish ban will be overturned by the Westminster government, effectively also removing the moratorium, and making way for fracking in Scotland.
It’s May Day – Let’s Break Something
We’re going to go down in a hail of rising sea levels and fluctuating temperatures, food and water shortages, and a skinny, starving polar bear drifting to its death on a tiny iceberg off the coast of Portugal.
Capitalism and Neoliberalism: What’s the Difference?
Capitalism and Neoliberalism are in many respects similar economic ideologies, but as socio-political realities they are very different beasts. Even the way in which we speak of them indicates that there is something of a difference between the two.
We’re in a Hole and the Lights are all Out
Follow @UrFhasaidh In case you haven’t noticed yet you should know that we are all in deep shit. Nature itself is turning on us, and the damage caused to the world by people in the past fifty years alone has triggered a series of climatic changes that already look to be moving towards a global … Continue reading We’re in a Hole and the Lights are all Out
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