Egypt’s inertia on green energy and EV’s is bringing the pain, as the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz provoke an energy price shock
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Scotland: World’s Largest Tidal Power Project Begins Construction
STV | — STV (Scottish TV) reports, “Construction work on the world’s largest tidal energy project is set to begin… The 269-turbine installation, which is […]
Ten Things You Should Know About Selma Before You See Oprah’s Film
By Emilye Crosby | (Zinn Education Project) In this 50th anniversary year of the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act it helped inspire, national […]
Online Freedom of Speech under Siege even in “Democracies”
By Jillian York | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) In the midst of the global surveillance debate, talk of online censorship has often taken a backseat. Yet, […]
Stealing Bethlehem: How the Israelis are economically Strangling the Palestinian Town of Jesus’ Birth
By James Zogby (Ma’an News Agency) For those who do not know the place, Bethlehem possesses a timeless quality, derived from these artistic creations. It […]
Wind supplied 98% of Scotland’s household Power in 2014 and other Amazing Green Energy Stories
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Some 41% of the electricity consumed in Scotland annually is for households, while industrial and other facilities use […]
Can History Resolve the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?
Joel Beinin, Stanford University (History News Network /American Historical Association) — “Joel Beinin is a professor of history at Stanford University. On January 3, 2015 […]
Iraq has Worst Year since Bush Invaded, is a Ghost of Former Self
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) — The past year in Iraq is not easy to review. The assorted crises, both in security and […]
Why the US should welcome Palestine Pres. Abbas joining Int’l Criminal Court
by Aaron Magid | (Ma’an News Agency) Criticism against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority is mounting after his United Nations Security Council […]
Why Egypt’s Threat to Arrest Amal Clooney will hurt its Economy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Patrick Kingsley of The Guardian reported on Friday that Amal Clooney was threatened with jail by Egyptian authorities […]
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