by Danielle Parillo | Feb 14, 2013 | Monitor
Source: Fuels America On this Valentine’s Day, it seems we must pay tribute to our one and only true love: oil. The United States is heavily dependent on oil, consuming roughly 18-19 million barrels a day, 45% of which comes from foreign countries. Being dependent on...
by Danielle Parillo | Feb 12, 2013 | Monitor
North Korea Nuclear Tests: Pyongyang defies UN resolutions, conducts explosive tests David Chance and Jack Kim/ Reuters North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions, angering the United States and Japan and prompting...
by Danielle Parillo | Feb 8, 2013 | Monitor
If water scarcity is thought to be a problem now, just wait until 2035. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has reported that water consumption due to the production of energy sources such as coal-fired power plants, biofuels, and natural gas will rise from the 66...
by Danielle Parillo | Feb 5, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 5 February 2013 A New Climate Change Narrative: Climate Resilience Sarah Ladislaw / CSIS The country needs a new climate narrative. In short, climate resiliency is about how to improve our ability to withstand and bounce back from...
by Danielle Parillo | Jan 31, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 31 January 2013 Iran ‘plans to upgrade enrichment equipment’ BBC Iran has told the UN nuclear agency it plans to upgrade uranium enrichment centrifuges at its Natanz plant, reports citing diplomats say. Egypt...
