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Klare: The Twilight Era of Petroleum
Znet Article, August, 05 2005
Michael t. Klare
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Several recent developments -- persistently high gasoline prices, unprecedented warnings from the Secretary of Energy and the major oil companies, China's brief pursuit of the American Unocal Corporation -- suggest that we are just about to enter ...
Klare: Matt Simmons' Bombshell
Znet Article, June, 26 2005
Michael t. Klare
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For those oil enthusiasts who believe that petroleum will remain abundant for decades to come -- among them, the President, the Vice President, and their many friends in the oil industry -- any talk of an imminent "peak" in global oil production a...
Klare: The Intensifying Global Struggle for Energy
Znet Article, May, 09 2005
Michael t. Klare
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From Washington to New Delhi, Caracas to Moscow and Beijing, national leaders and corporate executives are stepping up their efforts to gain control over major sources of oil and natural gas as the global struggle for energy intensifies. Never has...
Klare: Oil, Geopolitics, and the Coming War with Iran
Znet Article, April, 11 2005
Michael t. Klare
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As the United States gears up for an attack on Iran, one thing is certain: the Bush administration will never mention oil as a reason for going to war. As in the case of Iraq, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) will be cited as the principal justif...
Klare: The Energy Crunch to Come
Znet Article, March, 23 2005
Michael t. Klare
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Data released annually at this time by the major oil companies on their prior-year performances rarely generates much interest outside the business world. With oil prices at an all-time high and Big Oil reporting record profits, however, this year...
Klare: Mapping The Oil Motive
Znet Article, March, 19 2005
Michael t. Klare
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What role did oil play in the U.S. decision to invade Iraq? If oil did play a significant role, what, exactly, did President Bush and his associates hope to accomplish in this regard? To what degree did they succeed? These are questions that will...
Klare: Looming Energy Crisis Overshadows Bush's Second Term
Znet Article, December, 08 2004
Michael t. Klare
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When George W. Bush entered the White House in early 2001, the nation was suffering from a severe "energy crisis" brought on by high gasoline prices, regional shortages of natural gas, and rolling blackouts in California. Most notable was the arti...
Klare: Scheduling War
Znet Article, February, 19 2003
Michael t. Klare
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For months, the attention of much the world has been focused on the diplomatic contest at the United Nations over the wording of Securit...
