… is the question people have been putting a lot of thought into since the IPCC AR4 report came out. We analysed what was in the report quite carefully at the time and pointed out that the allowance for dynamic ice sheet processes was very uncertain, and actually precluded setting a upper limit on what might be expected. The numbers that appeared in some headlines (up to 59 cm by 2100) did not take that uncertainty into account.

Unfortunately, patently false claims by the oil and gas industry continue to find traction in news stories across the nation. One of the biggest myths that industry would like the media and the public to believe is that drilling the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will require only 2,000 acres.

Western powers are selective in their censure of African regimes guilty of misrule, while ignoring those countries with oil, or who are allies in the US "war on terror". For example, Robert Mugabe has been rightly pilloried by the west for running Zimbabwe into the ground. Yet Mugabe's great ally, Angola's Eduardo dos Santos, whose ruling MPLA is going into a parliamentary election today, has an equally appalling record of autocratic rule. But Angola's fabulous oil wealth has silenced western criticisms of the regime's terrible human rights abuses.

``Our principles are being tested anew,'' Cheney said in prepared remarks today at a global security conference in Cernobbio, Italy. ``We must meet those tests with candor and resolve and, above all, with unity. Russia has a choice to make, and we in the trans-Atlantic alliance have responsibilities.''

“As a consequence of human-induced rapid climate change there will be extreme weather and ecological conditions,” Professor Jesse Mugambi told Ecumenical News International on Sept.4. “This happened in Nyahururu, and it has also happened elsewhere, in southern Africa, some parts of Asia and also in some parts of the Americas.”

"This area will soon become a beehive of activities. It is envisaged that within four years of oil production, a large city will have developed in this place. Therefore, this calls for planned development," the district LC5 Chairman, George Tinkamanyire, was quoted by The New Vision then.

Namibia has one of the best solar regimes in the world with some 3 300 hours of sunshine per year.

The deal with Russia's state-owned mining companies ARMZ and Uranium Mining Company (UMC) would ensure steady supply of the feedstock, which saw a near seven-fold price surge over the past five years.

The guardian of this wilderness – and Governor of Alaska – has, this week, become one of the most recognisable faces in the world. But behind her beaming smile and wholesome family values is a woman aligned with the big oil and coal firms that are racing to exploit Alaska's vast energy reserves. In the short term, that has bought her popularity at home.

No. It's because we've lived in that tiny slice of human history and phase of economic development where everything has been right. And let's face it, even for the least privileged of us, life has been relatively easy. Most of us have never had to face the hell of a civil war, or depression, and have been blessed by geography - the most powerful influence in anyone's life - by being born and raised in a "lucky country".

Americans used less in their cars over the summer: demand in the US fell by 800,000 barrels a day in the first half of this year, the largest decline for 26 years. In the UK, Ryanair is grounding more planes this winter. The global economy is slowing - even China, the biggest source of new demand, may soon be feeling colder breezes. But what's this? Leading members of Opec, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, want to reduce oil supplies to keep the price high.

Western oil majors like Exxon are finding it harder than ever to identify new prospects and successfully complete new oil projects. This comes despite the fact that the oil industry is flush with profits from upstream operations, and is eager to expand.

Under the secret agreement with Georgia, the airfields had been earmarked for use by Israeli fighter-bombers taking off to strike Iran in return for training and arms supplies.

National Grid was forced to call for more power from electricity generators after a series of unexpected breakdowns left the company with an insufficient safety cushion.