Saturday, December 02, 2006

OECD Forum 2006

Link to the OECD 2006 Forum that took place in May 2006. The panel discussing Energy and the Economy starts at page 45 of the document.
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/14/37402043.pdf

Oil spill in Mediterranean from Lebanese power plant

An oil spill off the Lebanese coast of the Mediterranean created an environmental disaster in July 2006. The oil spill was a result of bombing of a power plant in Jiyyeh, and due to hostilities, response to the spill was delayed by weeks. The Environment News Service has more on the devastation.