Conflict diamonds and how the industry is dealing with it throughout the world.

Its time for a revolution

Europe's second smallest country and best known tax haven, Monaco, has just opened her first embassy outside of Europe. Already dubbed 'The Greenhouse' by a Monaco travel guide, they say it's further evidence of Prince Albert's intent on furthering his pursuit to make the environment the number one issue.

Prolonged lobbying by Prince Albert of Monaco to make fellow world leaders aware of environmental issues is being matched at home with a radical drive to make Monaco one of the leading environmentally friendly countries in the world. The plan initiated by Prince Albert is already being implemented with resulting reduced carbon emissions...

The melting Arctic and the environment have been top of Prince Albert of Monaco's agenda for the last year, but as he continues his campaign to highlight the environment as a top political issue, press reports suggest that two of his staff have left. Will climate change be too hot an issue for some of his subjects too?

President Bush doesn't learn from history

In Canada, most are unaware that the National Energy Policy, or NEP, has been gutted in the advance of free trade. No longer can the Canadian government try to establish Canadian pricing for oil and gas that is manufactured, refined and sold in Canada. We completely ceded that ability when we signed onto NAFTA.

History will show George Bush to be a "Failed President".

The momentary gasoline prices are a constant focus not only in the energy policy, but also in other political discussions. Nevertheless the prices are at present on an enormous height, so that they will be also for the next elections to the Bundestag again a relevant topic – despite their height to become the prices in the future most likely further to rise. This high price is because of the fact that about 70 per cent of taxes is determined at gasoline. The so much-lamented eco-tax is actually only a small part away and in any case useful, since it decreases the motor traffic. Which is not to be understood so easily, it is for which the money from the eco-tax is used. It would be meaningful for example to invest this money for subsidies in the wind and solar strength for using or it for the research for new means of transport. The research is however something, for which mainly the automobile companies should not care – voluntarily will this however certainly happened. In some states of the USA it gives meanwhile the 0-Emissionsgesetz, in order to force the residents car manufacturers to manufacture a certain prozentzahl at cars without CO²-Ausstoss – thus with solar energy, biomass or which always occurs to them otherwise – in this way the research under the pressure of the law propelled and even if these cars are sold still relatively little, then the Vorraussetzung exists for one nevertheless already transferred.