War in Syria is about gas pipelines

Syria’s Pipeline War: “Operation Gas Pains”: "Qatar wants a gas pipeline to Europe – through Syria. The Turks want the Qatar pipeline to Europe – through Turkey and Syria. Assad has blocked this pipeline. So now the Turks and Qatar both support the imported al Qaeda fighters who are trying to overthrow Assad.

Iran does not want the Quatar pipeline to Europe. They want their own pipeline to Europe – via Syria. So the Iranians are supporting Assad. But this proposed line goes through Lebanon (and then under sea to Europe) bypassing Turkey - who now want to get rid of Assad.

Russia does not want the proposed Qatar gas pipeline to Europe, where they export most of their gas. So they have supported the Assad military dictatorship, their client and puppet, who has blocked it on their behalf – until Assad agreed to the Iranian pipeline to Europe."

#Publictransit could save USD 100 Trillion

zmescience : "It may seem clear, but you need a study to have certainty: public transportation is cheap and “green”. A recent research concluded that effective public transit systems can provide a cost-effective solution to fighting global change at a global level.

If public transits are improved throughout the entire world, the report shows that urban transportation could be cut by more than half by 2050 and economies save in excess of US alone $100 trillion, also sparing 1.4 million lives every year!"

Israel Steals Gaza’s Offshore Natural Gas

Peak Oil News: "While Gazans suffer from daily power shutdowns, Israel is signing an important deal to sell gas to Jordan, gas which, researchers say, was stolen from Palestinians. In addition to confiscating Palestine’s energy resources, Israel has destroyed Gaza’s only power station in its latest military offensive."

#KSA oil king panicking over success of #IslamicState

Mirror Online: "But King Abdullah warned unless the West puts aside party politics and confronted the threat there would be a terror attack within a month.

He said: “Terrorism is an evil force that must be fought with ­wisdom and speed. If ­neglected, after a month it will arrive in Europe and a month later in America.”"

The Islamic Caliphate is not a problem. The problem is US dependency on the private auto. The US has put all its eggs in one basket. Now there is no more cheap oil and its economy is collapsing. The solution is to make buses fare-free and end the waste of energy by ending autosprawl.

Egypt, Israel near major gas deal

Middle East Eye: "Egypt and Israel are reportedly finalising a deal that could mean the sale of $60 billion in Israeli natural gas to liquefication plants in Egypt."

Iraq will be lucrative gas market for Iran

PressTV: "Last month, Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs and Trading Ali Majedi said Iran is expected to start pumping gas to Iraq early next Persian calendar year, which starts on March 21, 2015.

Iran has agreed to export 25 million cubic meters (mcm) a day of gas to Iraq, but the gas delivery will start at seven mcm per day."

Painful, but necessary end to fuel subsidy

Trend.Az: "The plan is aimed at easing pressure on state finances by cutting tens of billions of dollars from government subsidies on food and fuel. The government pays cash to citizens as compensation for increased prices by cutting subsides.
In the first stage the government paid 45,500 rials to citizens to compensate for a partial cut of subsidies."