Third World population controls won't save climate, study claims - Times Online

The population explosion in poor countries will contribute little to climate change and is a dangerous distraction from the main problem of over-consumption in rich nations, a study has found.

It challenges claims by leading environmentalists, including Sir David Attenborough and Jonathon Porritt, that strict birth control is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

FT.com / China - China seeks big stake in Nigerian oil

A Chinese state-owned oil company is in talks with Nigeria to buy large stakes in some of the world’s richest oil blocs in a deal that would eclipse Beijing’s previous efforts to secure crude overseas.

Oil market "teetering on the edge," warns Verleger - The Barrel

Are oil prices about to take a dive? Analyst Philip Verleger thinks so. "The oil market is teetering on the edge," Verleger said in a report. "Prices will fall sharply absent immediate and dramatic action."

National Journal Online -- Energy/Enviro Experts -- Copenhagen Or Bust?

Yet, almost anything resembling the Kyoto targets and timetables will suffer the same fate as Kyoto. It will be DOA because President Obama, like President Clinton, will not want to submit a treaty to the Senate that will be rejected.

India’s Nuclear Power Generation May Increase 100-fold by 2050 - Bloomberg.com

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- India’s nuclear power generation capacity may increase more than 100-fold over the next 40 years as the South Asian nation reduces dependence on fossil fuels blamed for global warming.