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The Foundation has an interest in the whole range of issues that have an effect on human development. Articles in this section are categorised under headings to make them easily accessible to visitors. The three articles shown under each heading are the most recent.

Energy
Environmentalists may cause power shortages in California A lesson from France A Real Electricity Market will rapidly end Blackouts Alaska ready to drill for oil and gas despite debate American energy regulators set for electricity power grab And you thought the world had a shortage of fuel resources! Britain faces power cuts threat Business sets ambitious goal to cut power consumption California may employ some unique energy-conservation schemes California's energy crisis Canada wants free North American energy markets Canada will be detrimentally affected by subsidised Alaska pipeline Clean coal waste vs. nuclear Dispelling the myths about nuclear power Economic harm from the wrong energy policies Economics of nuclear power Electric power price caps in U.S. have created shortages Europe fails to meet Kyoto targets Europe’s new nuclear standoff Falling oil prices bedevil Chavez Five myths about green energy Fuel for life Government policies disrupted U.S. natural gas markets Government subsidisation of renewable energy unwarranted Hydrogen fuel cells could deplete ozone Is a hydrogen economy wishful thinking? Is alternative energy the next haven for high-tech whiz kids? Japan’s GDP growth is outpacing its oil use Let’s have some love for nuclear power Nuclear energy – power play Nuclear energy is safe and reliable Nuclear power for SA Nuclear power still part of the mix	Nuclear renaissance Oil bashing, round two Oil production has not yet peaked Pains at the pump Plug and drive Power prices not viable, says Eskom Preventing exploitation of oil deposits Promising solutions to nuclear waste management Restrictive energy policies cause U.S. dependence on foreign oil Restructuring South Africa’s Electric Power System Russia becomes focus of oil companies Scientists find more oil in the earth Search for better ways to deal with nuclear waste Seeing the light Shed Eskom's monopoly to solve the electricity crisis Should SA be totally dependent for electricity on a single government utility? Slick oil theory Some light at the end of the tunnel Successful energy deregulation in Pennsylvania The importance of Alaskan oil to the U.S. The price of wind The realities of a hydrogen economy Three mile island cancer rates not higher than normal Turning waste heat into electricity Unnatural gas prices Using foreign oil is not a problem Utilising nuclear waste What the hospital pricing furore and electricity blackouts have in common Wind Power Won't Cool Down The Planet Windfarms only giving half power Windmills, solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells are expensive


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