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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Beyond the Palin Most revealing Palin energy whopper: Iran could cut off a fifth of the world's energy supplies	Joseph Romm	04 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Palin's full speech contained yet another energy lie, one that is very revealing: To confront the threat that Iran might seek to cut off nearly a fifth of the world's energy supplies ... Not even close. Yes, if you live in a world where the only energy source is oil, then the Persian Gulf countries do produce 20 percent of the total world supply -- although it would be next to impossible for Iran to cut it all off. And kind of stupid, since they'd lose tens of ...
Topics: energy, Iran, oil, politics, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin (all these topics)

Somebody has to be Hitler Time to choose between a new cold war with Russia and a new cold war with Iran	Gar Lipow	19 Aug 2008	Gristmill
It seems that centrist Mark Kleiman thinks continued Iran bashing is a bad idea because it is time 'to give a hard time to' Russia. This belated opponent of the Iraq war seems to think that the point of ending that bloodbath is to turn our firepower against the appropriate new enemy -- to be named later. Apparently, it is not just Republican hawks for whom the 21st century will never arrive, because the year is eternally 1938, and the place eternally Munich. Peace is fo ...
Topics: international politics, Iran, oil, politics, Russia (all these topics)

The 'psychological effects' of threatening war with Iran	David Roberts	06 Aug 2008	Gristmill
Steve Clemons makes a point worth repeating -- if you're worried about "psychological effects" on oil speculators, perhaps a better strategy than hyping offshore drilling is dialing back the warmongering rhetoric toward Iran.
Topics: economy, international politics, Iran, oil, politics (all these topics)

Grain drain With global wheat stocks at all-time lows, a killer fungus looms	Tom Philpott	19 Mar 2008	Gristmill
Remember awhile back, when a fertilizer magnate raised the specter of global famine? He said: If you had any major upset where you didn't have a crop in a major growing agricultural region this year, I believe you'd see famine ... We need to have a record crop in 2008 just to stay even with this very low inventory situation. In that context, you hate to read stuff like the following, from the U.N.: A dangerous new fungus with the ability to destroy entire wheat ...
Topics: Iran, food, agriculture (all these topics)

The 'crime' of dialogue: Iran's disgraceful detention of Haleh Esfandiari Environmental peacekeeping runs into authoritarianism	Geoff Dabelko	19 Jul 2007	Gristmill
My friend and colleague is in jail. Unjustly. Her name is Haleh Esfandiari, and she is a grandmother. In early May, she was thrust into solitary confinement in Iran's Evin Prison with a single blanket. She hasn't been allowed to meet with her friends, family, or lawyers since then. This picture shows Evin Prison nestled within the leafy northern suburbs of Tehran at the foot of snowcapped mountains, but the prison has none of the bucolic qualities that the image s ...
Topics: international politics, Iran, politics (all these topics)

Solution Finds New Problem Republicans in Congress reanimate efforts to drill in Arctic Refuge		26 Jan 2006	Daily Grist
Solution Finds New Problem Republicans in Congress reanimate efforts to drill in Arctic Refuge Iran -- the world's fourth-largest oil producer -- has threatened to cut oil exports if other nations impose economic sanctions to punish it for restarting its nuclear-power program. Some analysts say oil prices could spike to $100 a barrel if Iran stopped exports entirely. In response to this geopolitical ...
Topics: Arctic, energy, Iran, mining and drilling, news, oil (all these topics)

Iran and oil	David Roberts	17 Jan 2006	Gristmill
So, let's return to a familiar subject: The use of oil as a political tool in international relations. Iran's heading toward nukes. The U.S. wants to prevent it. So the U.S. is threatening economic sanctions -- specifically, threatening to restrict Iran's major export, oil. But, ahem, don't we need that oil? Points out Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "You need us more than we need you. All of you today need the Iranian nation." Kev ...
Topics: energy, Iran, oil (all these topics)

How to Win Friends and Influence People Iran using oil, natural gas resources to find fast friends		20 Apr 2005	Daily Grist
How to Win Friends and Influence People Iran using oil, natural gas resources to find fast friends Much in the way the kid with the backyard swimming pool and the trampoline always manages to rustle up friends, Iran is turning to its oil and gas reserves to leverage alliances with influential Eastern nations -- and rather urgently, as it faces the threat of sanctions from the U.S. and Europe over its nuclear program. ...
Topics: energy, Iran, natural gas, news, oil (all these topics)

Af-gone		07 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
Af-gone Afghanistan's most significant wetland area is now almost as dry as a bone, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Satellite imagery shows that 99 percent of the Sistan wetlands, which stretch into Iran, have dried out since 1998. The main source of water to the wetlands, the Helmand River, has been flowing at far below normal levels. Ahmad Yusuf ...
Topics: Afghanistan, Iran, rivers and watersheds, United Nations, water pollution, wetlands (all these topics)

A Blow to the Solar Plexus		09 Dec 2002	Daily Grist
A Blow to the Solar Plexus Renewable energy use in the U.S. dropped sharply in 2001, according to a new report by the Department of Energy. Much of that decline stems from a drought that cut hydroelectric power generation by 23 percent, but the DOE's Energy Information Administration also found that in 2001, solar equipment was retired faster than it was replaced. The bulk of ...
Topics: Department of Energy, energy, hydropower, Iran, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics)

Victor: Victoria		04 Jan 2002	Daily Grist
Victor: Victoria These days, press coverage of the Middle East is all bombs and burkhas, but Victoria Jamali is fighting a very different battle. The Iranian woman cofounded one of her country's most active nonprofits, the Women's Society Against Environmental Pollution. Now, along with colleagues at the Univers ...
Topics: air pollution, environmental justice, environmental non-government organizations, Iran, Middle East, politics, pollution and waste, wildlife (all these topics)

Ayatollah You So		18 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
Ayatollah You So Iran is in the midst of its worst drought in 30 years, heightening problems caused by poor water management, climate change, and rapid population growth. The country's largest body of freshwater, Lake Hamoun, is now desert and 100 nearby villages are disappearing beneath sand. Drinking water is being rationed in more than 30 cities, including Tehran. Last year, with its crops failing, Iran became the world' ...
Topics: climate, Iran, renewable energy (all these topics)

Ass Getting Whipped		20 Jul 2001	Daily Grist
Ass Getting Whipped The wild Persian ass is struggling to avoid extinction in Iran. The animals were once common across central Asia and the Middle East, but no more than 400 of them remain today. Since the Iranian revolution in 1978, uncontrolled hunting and habitat destruction have wiped out 90 percent of the population. Ass fans are pinning their hopes on a project begun four years ago to breed the wild animals in captivity; six of the ca ...
Topics: Iran, wildlife (all these topics)

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