Category Archives: Oil and Gas

Tom Burke’s political commentary: Don’t just kick BP but learn all the lessons from the Gulf oil-spill disaster

Posted on June 28, 2010 by tomburke

TweetShareENDS Report 425, June 2010, p. 56 28 June 2010 The spill in the Gulf of Mexico is just an appetiser. The long-term effects of our addiction to oil will be far worse for the environment, politicians and the economy … Continue reading →

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Tom Burke’s political commentary: The many lessons from BP’s agony

Posted on June 14, 2010 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in the ENDS Report on 14 June, 2010. The spill in the Gulf of Mexico is just an appetiser. The long-term effects of our addiction to oil will be far worse for the environment, politicians and the economy. Many years … Continue reading →

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Tom Burke’s Political Commentary: Wake up – high food and oil prices are here to stay

Posted on May 1, 2008 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in ENDS Report (issue 400, p53), in May 2008. Ten years ago the price of oil was $10 a barrel. The Economist, never one to worry about a resource shortage, thought it might drop in the near future to … Continue reading →

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Can the oil crisis pave the way for low-carbon alternatives?

Posted on September 3, 2000 by tomburke

TweetSharePublished in The Independent, in September 2000. The current oil crisis has caught Mr. Blair and his government embarrassingly by surprise and has already done permanent damage to his reputation as a control freak. It may also have been equally … Continue reading →

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