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- Climate activists block Federal Reserve bank, calling for end to fossil fuel funding Tue, 19 Sep 23, 8:54amAction came as world leaders begin arriving in New York for the UN general assembly and after Sunday’s march to end fossil fuels
- The Guardian view on Biden’s green revolution: it needs revolutionaries | Editorial Mon, 26 Apr 21, 3:04amThe climate emergency should not be used to make poorer countries dependent on private finance
- BP's dividend cut puts firm on road to deliver green energy pledge Wed, 5 Aug 20, 4:09amLockdown has hammered oil prices but it also offers a chance to refocus on clean energy
- US fossil fuel giants set for a coronavirus bailout bonanza Tue, 12 May 20, 8:09pmExclusive: oil, coal and fracking companies in line to benefit from $750bn bond scheme
- How safe are savings as Fed rushes in where ECB fears to tread? Sun, 17 Jun 18, 4:00pmWith the base rate in the eurozone still at 0%, funds are flowing back to the US using a myriad of financial instrumentsWhile governments around the world contemplate the fallout from Donald Trump’s trade war with China,...
- Opec bid to kill off US shale sends oil price down to 2009 low Tue, 8 Dec 15, 5:51amOil falls by $2 a barrel with energy shares as Opec refusal to stop flooding the market with cheap oil and likely US rate hike sends Brent crude tumbling
- The Germans don't trust Obama with their gold – and can you blame them? Fri, 18 Jan 13, 6:11amBack in the mid-1920s, the head of the German Central Bank, Herr Hjalmar Schacht, went to New York to see Germany’s gold. However the NY Fed officials were unable to find the palette of Germany’s gold bullion. The Chairman...
- Red Pill, Blue Pill Wed, 18 Jul 12, 7:26pmThe other day m'learned colleague Ambrose Evans Pritchard wrote a piece in praise of money-printing. What the world needs is more Quantitative Easing, he argued, though this time deployed in "nuclear force." I have no doubt...
- IOU: Artist Erects Red, White and Blue Shipping Container Installation to Protest US Debt Fri, 7 Oct 11, 2:23amWe’ve seen shipping containers transformed into a source of disaster relief for stranded Haitians, an awesome studio in San Antonio, and even a temporary classroom – but this is the first time we’ve seen them used...
- An Alien Translation of the FOMC Policy Statement Thu, 13 Aug 09, 5:21amThis was in the inbox from a reader. I'm reluctant to post it, as I'm leaving on family fishing trip, but let the chips fall. Dear Human friends and readers of one of your best blogs, theoildrum.com. Our ship continues...
- An Alien Translation of the FOMC Minutes Thu, 13 Aug 09, 5:21amThis was in the inbox from a reader. I'm reluctant to post it, as I'm leaving on family fishing trip, but let the chips fall. [Nate exits stage left--the curtain rises to a desolate scene on a ship from far away...] Dear...
- Have We Reached an Inflection Point in Economics History?: “Indeflation” and Energy Sat, 27 Jun 09, 12:15am[Ed's note by PG: This is a guest post by Chris Nelder, an energy analyst and journalist; his work can be found at GetRealList and Energy & Capital. Chris is the principal author of Profit from the Peak – The End of Oil...