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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (85227)	10/31/2006 6:08:38 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 361203

From the Oil Drum... Here are three things. Greenhouse gas is getting more attention: esource.com E Source Greenhouse Gas Inventories Regulations to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are in place or are emerging in a number of states as well as in Canada, Europe, Japan, and elsewhere. California has signed into law the first U.S. GHG emissions cap on utilities, refineries, and manufacturing plants. In addition, shareholders, large investor groups, and insurance firms are increasingly pressuring organizations to estimate and manage their financial risks from climate change. The time for GHG emissions reduction planning is now; the first step is to quantify your current emissions. Saber Rattling iht.com Iran calls adventurous a U.S.-led military exercise due in the Persian Gulf The Associated Press Published: October 29, 2006 TEHRAN, Iran Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sunday criticized the United States military presence in the region and slammed a US-led military exercise due to begin in the Persian Gulf, urging nations in the area to set up their own regional security arrangement. Ships from the U.S. and five other countries are due to interdict a British vessel in the Persian Gulf on Monday in a mock interception of dangerous weapons technology. For the first time, an Arab nation, Bahrain, will participate in an exercise under the three-year-old proliferation security initiative. And Israel is worried as well it should, and it won't be a small war if it happens: timesonline.co.uk Israelis put nuclear bunkers in gardens Uzi Mahnaimi, Tel Aviv AMID mounting fears that Iran is planning to obliterate their country, wealthy Israelis are shelling out on underground nuclear shelters in the gardens of their luxury homes. The shelters, which cost at least £60,000 for a bargain-basement version, are built to withstand radioactive fallout, have fortified walls and doors and generate their own electricity and decontaminated air. Defence experts estimate that hundreds of such bunkers, many fitted with all modern conveniences such as bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms, have already been built in private homes across the country and demand is soaring. Jack Greene on Tuesday October 31, 2006 at 5:35 AM EST theoildrum.com