Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Are Power Plants Next?

Duke Energy’s Proposed Duke University NatGas Plant Finds Opposition Four former Duke environmental deans say new Duke gas plant sends a ‘dangerous signal’, say they prefer a solar farm; trustees May meeting will consider the issue From the Herald-Sun DURHAM — Nearly two dozen environmental and community groups have voiced their opposition to a proposed Duke Energy natural gas plant at

Fighting Disrupts Production in Libya’s Oil Crescent

From Stratfor For the past 11 days, intense fighting has been raging in Libya’s “Oil Crescent,” home to the country’s most important oil infrastructure. The violence began when the Benghazi Defense Brigades and Petroleum Facilities Guards overran the Libyan National Army (LNA) at the As Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil export terminals on March 2. Since then, the LNA, under

India: A Landslide Victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Demonetization worked for Modi’s election From Stratfor Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been vindicated. In the official vote tallies out March 11 for a set of five critical state elections, his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won key victories. The most important of these was held in India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh, where BJP secured 325 out of 403 seats. This