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We brought medical supplies for the Benghazi Medical Center, where injured people from Misurata and elsewhere are being treated.
Threats to cut oil supplies in order to change a country’s foreign policy have a long history, particularly where the Middle East is concerned.
They would probably not be adequate, however, to deal with a prolonged disruption of supplies.
But the lesson of 1973 is that a disruption of Gulf oil supplies would raise prices and damage both rich and poor economies, regardless of how secure their own sources of supply might be.
Measures that some legislators favor, such as transforming coal into liquids, increase secure supplies, but they imply more carbon dioxide emissions than imported oil does.
On the other hand, reducing demand through improved energy efficiency and conservation measures are beneficial for both the security of supplies and the global climate.
Running out of gas may seem like a distant prospect, but the risk of a security breakdown that jeopardizes supplies haunts us always.
Although these reserve estimates are based today's known deposits, we should not pin our hopes on vast undiscovered supplies.
There is a well-established method for estimating reserves yet to be found, and whether one examines currently proven reserves or future projections, one fact stands out: conventional gas supplies are distributed unevenly around the world-and in places far from most consumers.
Many countries subsidize domestic food production to guarantee emergency supplies.
Put differently, the bust that follows years of a debt-fueled boom leaves behind an economy that supplies too much of the wrong kind of good relative to the changed demand.
People who have not been popularly elected control more and more of our daily lives – from entertainment and energy supplies to schools, railways, and postal services.
Perhaps most important, Europe would face less of an imperative to look eastward in search of opportunities for economic growth, and could become less dependent on Russian energy supplies, particularly as the US loosens its ban on exporting its oil and gas resources.
Paths to Sustainable PowerNEW YORK – The surest bet on the future of energy is the need for low-carbon energy supplies.
Third, we face steeply rising prices for fossil fuels, as developing countries’ growth drives up demand and conventional supplies of coal, oil, and gas are depleted.
We might try to tap bio-fuels, but only in forms that do not compete with food supplies or with precious environmental assets.
The most basic reason for the rise in natural resource prices is strong growth, especially in China and India, which is hitting against the physical limits of land, timber, oil and gas reserves, and water supplies.
The squeeze on maize supplies for food will only intensify.
During the past two years, a rash of climate-related disasters have hit global wheat supplies.
At bottom, they are protesting against the mismanagement of their countries’ wealth and resources – with implications that affect the security and affordability of the entire world’s energy supplies.
What she does not seem to recognize is that America’s deteriorating ties with Russia – a key conduit for US military supplies to Afghanistan – could undercut its basing strategy.
The problems typically stemmed from lack of organization and coordination to make certain that staff had the supplies, training, and supervision they needed.
We trained a group of nurses and doctors to coach birth attendants and managers to deliver the vital basics found in the World Health Organization’s Safe Childbirth Checklist: proper supplies and steps to prevent infection, identification and treatment of high blood pressure to prevent eclampsia, and appropriate medication to prevent hemorrhage.
Effective health systems must be able to close nearly all gaps in care, including gaps in supplies and equipment, basic skills and capabilities, and communication and connections to higher-level health facilities for sick mothers and babies.
How will he manage the growing middle class’s expectations of better infrastructure, expanded access to health care and education, uninterrupted electricity and water supplies, and more efficient transport facilities?
Apart from those countries that are threatened – partly or completely –by rising sea levels, global warming will primarily affect the desert belts and their already precarious water supplies.
The US would not be able to avoid being dragged militarily into the region, if only to safeguard the supplies of oil and gas on which the global economy depends.
In the end, Yanukovych accepted Russia’s counter-offer: a 30% reduction in the price of Russian gas supplies and $15 billion to stave off default.
In a new report, my colleagues at The Nature Conservancy, the C40 Climate Leadership Group, and the International Water Association show that investing in forest protection, reforestation, stream bank restoration, improved agricultural practices, and forest-fire management can reduce the amount of pollutants flowing into supplies of drinking water.
The report, “The Urban Water Blueprint,” analyzes the state of water supplies in 534 cities and 2,000 watersheds to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential natural solutions that can be integrated with traditional infrastructure.
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