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March 19, 2003
About 'World Power'
Explaining this series and its goals
The aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks rang out with questions: What was happening? Why? Will it happen again? What can we do about it?
As a nonprofit, nonpartisan news resource, Newsdesk.org has a mission to present facts in-depth, in context, so readers can answer these questions, and make informed decisions as voters, consumers and citizens in general.
But what could we contribute to the saturation coverage of the story?
Ultimately, we chose to follow a thread that, while subtle, weaves through every aspect of the story: Underpinning all the power plays and rhetoric of terrorists, politicians, religious leaders, pundits and academics, is the reality of fossil fuels, so crucial for the engine of the global economy.
"WORLD POWER: Global energy politics and issues" is an investigation of the matter. The terrorists of September 11, 2001, were driven by pathological notions of religion and justice. But they all came from nations that are irrevocably marked by the ambition of the great world powers and their thirst for fossil fuels.
Regardless of whether we are reporting on energy business, environmental issues or geopolitics, violence and terrorism are a common theme -- from the Acehnese rebels in Indonesia targeting ExxonMobil, to the violence surrounding fiery oil wells in Alberta, Canada, to our current military engagement in Iraq.
We are grateful for your questions, comments and criticisms.
WORLD POWER: Global Energy Politics and Issues
By Jennifer Huang
PART THREE: Geopolitics
'A Cold War Legacy of Persian Gulf Conflict'
Mar. 19, 2003
1) 'Unimpeded flow of oil'
2) Cold War legacies
3) 'Oil as the future'
PART TWO: Environment
'Natural Gas Burns & Communities Cry Foul'
Nov. 12, 2002
1) A Natural Resource Burns
2) Nigera: Markets Make Policy
3) Alberta: Sour Gas Controversy
4) A Global Problem
PART ONE: Business & Law
'ExxonMobil Sued for Aceh Woes'
May 13, 2002
1) Indonesian Conflict
2) A Life in Aceh
3) Rebellion & Referendum
4) The Problem: Violence
5) The Case against ExxonMobil
6) The Bigger Picture
7) Ecuador
8) Myanmar (Burma)
9) Nigeria I
10) Nigeria II
11) Voluntary Principles
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WORLD POWER Global energy politics and issues. By Jennifer Huang
Part Three: Geopolitics
Part Two: Environment
Part One: Business & Law
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