30 October 2007
Global Energy Redux
Any theories on why the global energy section has entirely to do with alternative fuels?
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FOREIGN NEWS LAB
Some scattered friends explore English-language news
from thirty countries, three weeks per country
En voit de developpement: Algeria
The first thing I would assume is intelligence: They're probably just as aware as we are that civilization could be screwed by climate change.
ReplyDeleteSecond I might suggest guilt.
Third I'd say they probably have a surplus of unemployed, over-educated engineers who would rather write and read about cool geeky things like energy innovation than drive a taxi.
Fourth I'd say it's a relatively safe way for state media to make the government seem progressive.
Five, U.S. biofuels are an easy potshot.
Six, everybody's feeling the energy crunch.