The Great Energy Debate
With oil topping $100 a barrel, ethanol on the front page, and presidential candidates arguing over gasoline prices, this blog might be of interest. Washington Post correspondent Steve Mufson addresses these issues and more in Energy Wire, a new PostGlobal feature that explores the political and environmental ramifications of an evolving energy industry.
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Posted by: Khazar Ibrahim | May 12, 2008 1:49 PM
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Energy debate is needed today to avoid energy wars in future. And energy wars are real if trends continue with booming economies of China and India, Russia's qusi-monopoly on gas supplies to Europe, and grave instability in major oil and gas producing regions.
There is nothing new in the above-mentioned, but my opinion differs in its outcome compared to most other conclusions.
Many think that eventually energy tension will be triggered by China's booming economy, but it is Europe's toothless policy which can be a major factor.
China is proactively seeking new suppliers everywere possible and dramatically increases domestic energy production to meet its growing ends.
Europe does neither relying on existing suppliers. Eventually it will leave Europe overdependent with all alternatives gone eastward. Then, Europe will have no choice but fight back and new powers will have no desire to surrender.