An earthquake under shale gas prospects?

kristyResource Efficiency, Trendspotting, Earth Systems Science

10 November 2011 | posted by Karel An earthquake under shale gas prospects? British gas company Cuadrilla Resources admitted last week that its “fracking” activities caused two (small) earthquakes in Blackpool earlier this year. They were 2.3 and 1.5 on the Richter scale and were described by Cuadrilla as “minor …

Gordon Brown Vs. Larry Summers: Battle of Global Economic Titans

kristyReforming Global Finance

A newsletter from The Globalist Gordon Brown Vs. Larry Summers: Battle of Global Economic Titans To what degree have these economic heavyweights changed their ways since leaving office — and which one would make a credible candidate to lead the IMF? The Richter Scale explores. Tim Geithner: Eternal Optimist, or …