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Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday it matched a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each way.
Hikers who reach the summit of Pikes Peak but are daunted by the descent have reason to find a second wind — calling rescuers will cost a hefty fee.
Hikers who climb to Pikes Peak's summit but don't feel up to walking the 12 miles back down could soon have to pay for their ride.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has named a peak in the Caucasus Mountains in honor of Russian spies.
Why the TwitterPeek will almost certainly never take off | csmonitor.comToday a company called Peek officially unveiled the TwitterPeek, purportedly the world's first Twitter-only device.
Showers ahead: Meteor showers that is... Keep an eye to the skies and you might get a great show this week, courtesy of the Perseid meteor shower.
Oil hits new 2009 peakOil prices on Thursday set a new high for the year, buoyed by a weaker dollar and the first drop in unemployment since January.
Brit girl's mountain terrorA 14-year-old British girl spent a night lost on a Swiss mountain after she became separated from her parents on a walking holiday.
World Oil Production Peaked in 2008 (w/graphics)World oil production peaked in 2008 at 81.73 million barrels/day (mbd) shown in the chart below. This oil definition includes crude oil, lease condensate, oil sands and natural gas plant liquids.
Gulf War Illness is Real, New Federal Report Says - CNN.comAn extensive federal report released Monday concludes that roughly one in four of the 697,000 U.S. veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness. More Articles
BT slams bandwidth brakes on ALL subscribersBT is throttling all of its broadband customers' bandwidth at peak times, not just heavy users, according to independent monitoring data.
World Bank Chum into the Global Food Crisis Fray"Well they had to come back, and honesty be told, we all know they had never really gone away; from the darkened wings today rose again the four-headed monster of the world's miserable, the World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Food Programme (WFE), the Food a …
Peak Everything: Eight Things We Are Running Out Of And WhyWhy is everything running out at the same time? We did a series on Planet Green where we looked at why those basic things that we take for granted, like water, food and fuel are getting expensive and scarce, all at once.
Social Network use shrinking in the U.K.?It seems like Social Networking sites usage has finally peaked in the United Kingdom.
The search for the G spot nears an earth shattering climax.After more than half a century of debate and bedroom exploration, a row about the location of the fabled G spot may be settled at last, the British weekly New Scientist says.
Why Gold?The price of gold hit a new all-time high yesterday of $910 an ounce, and is expected to reach $1,000 an ounce this year. The price is being driven by "growing investment interest, safe-haven demand and strong market fundamentals".
You don't need to login to the Wall Street Journal or buy the New York Times to know when Western Texas Intermediate is reaching new all-time highs in NYC. It is sufficient to visit Newsvine and see the sudden inflation of seeds tagged with the term "Peak Oil".
The Problem's Not Peak Oil, It's PoliticsSome "peak oil" cassandras warn that global energy production will soon fall into permanent decline. But a more immediate danger to world oil supplies may be the tempestuous politics of many producing countries.
Climber Dies After 200 Ft Fall and 2 Days in WildernessA 38-year-old climber who spent two days and a night in the wilderness after plunging some 200 feet from Humboldt Peak has died from his injuries. According to authorities, David Worthington of the Denver area and a female companion were descending the mountain early Sunday morn …
The Oil Drum: Europe | Saudi Arabia and that $1000 bet: rebuttal to Decline in Saudia ArabiaA balanced perspective I am trying to bring some balance to the debate on Saudi oil production.
The Oil Drum | A Nosedive Into the Desert |Oil production decline in Saudia ArabiaIn this post, I extend my analysis of Saudi Arabian production backwards four years earlier than my post of last week.
By Some Measures, Blogging May Be PeakingWhile the number of active blogs continues to grow, other key indicators such as posts per day seem to be peaking. If the blogosphere is reaching a peak, it may be because of a rise in social media sites that present an alternate way for people to express themselves.
The News - InternationalYes, we are all very afraid of this.... US warns of potential threat to Saudi oil facilities WASHINGTON: The US government warned Thursday that it had received information of a potential threat against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
Book Review of Twilight in the Desert--Is Peak Oil Upon Us?In Twilight in the Desert, Matthew Simmons has written a pivotal and accessible work confronting the complacent notion that there is an inexhaustible supply of oil to be readily tapped when needed.
OPEC set to back production cutOpec has agreed informally that it needs to cut production by at least 1m barrels a day – at least 4 per cent – in order to boost the falling price of oil.
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Footprints; the Human Toll upon the BiosphereThis story examines the human footprint upon our planet, using enhanced nighttime satellite images of the planet. The link is to a .pdf file.
The Case for Global Climate Change, Part 3The final installment of this series examines the possibility of runaway global warming, and speculates on how the end of the hydrocarbon era could adversely affect global warming. The link is to a .pdf file.
Peak oild has happened?Has the long predicted peak in oil production already happened on december 16th 2005? This guy says so: "By 2025, we're going to be back in the Stone Age."
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