US Senate approves ANWR drilling

Last week the US Senate gave approval for drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. The EIA predicts: "The mean (expected value) estimate is 10.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil." from the Coastal Plains of ANWR. The EIA also says: "The United States consumed an average of about 20.4 million bbl/d of oil during the …

Guest speaker: Thoughts on the Riots in Paris

If you've been following the news lately you would have seen reports of rioting outside Paris. Unfortunately due to the language barrier it's harder to get a feel for what the *French* actually think about these events. So I wanted to find someone who could give a better perspective on how the events are being …