SalonClimate change will cause food shortages. We should use genetic engineering to prevent themSalonGenetic engineering, the process of directly modifying an organism's DNA, strikes many people as an arrogant, unsafe intrusion on the natural world. Th …

Deutsche Welle5 things to understand about oil-rich, cash-poor VenezuelaDeutsche WelleHowever, Chavez' time in office from 1998 to 2013 also launched two developments that lie at the root of Venezuela's current economic crisis: the expropriation of …

Oil Prices Edge Lower As Imports Keep Inventories BuoyedOilPrice.comAfter a lesser draw than expected to crude inventories, oil is selling off on this third Wednesday in April. As strong imports from the Middle East this week should help to buoy inventorie …

Alaska Needs Much Higher Oil Prices To Reverse Its Oil FortunesOilPrice.comThis year marks Alaska's 40th anniversary of the Trans Alaska Pipeline Systems (TAPS)—an 800-mile-long crude oil route that runs from the North Slope to Valdez, the northernmost …

National PostRussian Tanker Owner Holds PDVSA Oil Cargo Hostage Over DebtsOilPrice.comRussia's shipper Sovcomflot has sued PDVSA in the Dutch island St. Maarten in the Caribbean and “imposed garnishment on the aforementioned oil cargo,” Reuters reporte …

The ScotsmanAberdeen entrepreneur swoops on oil consultancyThe ScotsmanAn Aberdeen-based energy industry entrepreneur has snapped up a specialist oil and gas consultancy south of the Border as it targets double-digit growth. Mark Cavanagh, managing directo …

Deutsche WelleFive things to understand about oil-rich, cash-poor VenezuelaDeutsche WelleHowever, Chavez' time in office from 1998 to 2013 also launched two developments that lie at the root of Venezuela's current economic crisis: the expropriation …

FortuneVenezuelan Oil Workers Are Selling Uniforms for FoodFortuneFor decades, jobs at Venezuela's state-run oil giant PDVSA were coveted for above average salaries, generous benefits and cheap credit that brought home ownership and vacationing abroad …

CNNMoneyVenezuela is selling oil for food to JamaicaCNNMoney"You could say that it's goods and services for oil," Dr. Wesley Hughes, CEO of the Jamaican government's PetroCaribe Development Fund, told CNNMoney on Tuesday. "It's g …

CNNMoneyVenezuela is selling oil for food to Jamaica - Aug. 2, 2016CNNMoneyJamaican officials are paying back Venezuela for oil in the form of food, medicine and building supplies.Venezuela lets Jamaica pay off its oil debts in food as shortages worsenThe …