Gorbachev Oil & Wind

Mikhail Speaks- Interesting Op-Ed piece in today’s NYT by Mikhail Gorbachev defending Russia’s use of force against Georgia. I have to say the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is a piece of work whom seems to have learned how to govern from his patrons Bush-Cheney. The guy initiatives an offensive on South Ossetia and kills Russian “peacekeepers” and then expects zero retaliation. Additionally, he thinks his keepers in the US will come to his rescue. What’s interesting is all of this leads back to the misguided policies of Clinton-Bush over the past 12 years in their efforts to franchise NATO like it was Starbucks. It never ceases to amaze me how our government has somehow meddled and settled on a flawed policy and this in turn makes us implicit in the cause of these “crisis”.

Oil Spoils- Looks like the Western oil companies have finally come to the conclusion that current geopolitical realities will not allow them to expand in finding more of this evaporating resource. Western oil companies used to produce 50% of the worlds oil demand in the 70’s. This figure is now down to half as much. Additionally these companies are investing a much less portion of their profits into exploration/r&d then in the 70’s. Seeing that they can no longer imperialistically find new nations to exploit they are at a loss of where to spend this money. Ever heard of clean technologies? Investing heavily in these new technologies just might give your companies the purpose to survive into the next century.

Bloomberg Wind- NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg again introduces a bold policy of building wind turbines in and near the City to help get NYC OTG. The proposal includes turbines out on the shoreline and these mini turbines that could be placed on bridges and the tops of skyscrapers. Will see who will line up to derail this forward thinking plan. Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan was total genius and defeated by the numbnuts that occupy Albany.

FSOT Failure- I received results that I did not indeed pass the Foreign Service Officers Test last month. In the future, I may have to discontinue rendering my opinions on international affairs. At least I can speak more freely knowing that the State Department will now never check this blog.

Tibet- Students for a Free Tibet have been making their presence known in Beijing during these Olympics. So far, 37 of their protesters have been detained or deported. I appreciate their dedication, but not really sure they have made much of an impact on the world stage. Torch extinguishing seemed like a much better exercise.