Oil industry bears brunt of blame for global warming

Keith Bryer|Published

The energy industry is under relentless siege as the global warming blame game heats up, writes Keith Bryer.

Foreign aid to developing nations fails to uplift the poor

Keith Bryer|Published

If money alone were the answer to poverty, it would not exist, writes Keith Bryer.

Holding strategic crude oil stocks makes sense

Keith Bryer|Published

There is nothing like the oil business to flush out conspiracy theorists, writes Keith Bryer.

Solar power isn’t the answer, yet

Keith Bryer|Published

Keith Bryer asks if wind and PV power represent an advance for the billions of people living on less than $1 (about R14) a day?

Second thoughts on PV panels and wind generators

Keith Bryer|Published

The dream of powering a household entirely through solar energy can be expensive and even impractical, writes Keith Bryer.

Free speech at risk as debate on climate change grows

Keith Bryer|Published

The intellectual war is heating up between climate alarmists, writes Keith Bryer.

Research finds bacon is more ‘green’ than a head of lettuce

Keith Bryer|Published

Gentle souls who want to save the planet by eating vegetables have been dealt a blow, writes Keith Bryer.

US-Cuba detente shows trade is blind

Keith Bryer|Published

A free market economic system does not care about politics. It cares less about skin colour.

‘Apprenticeships vital for economic growth’

Keith Bryer|Published

Much rests on the revival of apprenticeships, and not only in terms of youth employment writes Keith Bryer.

The end is not nigh for oil

Keith Bryer|Published

The prophets of doom tend to forget that humans are infinitely adaptable, writes Keith Bryer.

Cutting bureaucrats is easier for bosses than for politicians

Keith Bryer|Published

Reducing the number of civil servants anywhere is no easy thing, writes Keith Bryer.

The muddy waters of Chevron refuse to clear

Keith Bryer|Published

If disgruntled dealers do mount a class action against Caltex, it will probably centre on the minutiae of the contracts they signed over the years, writes Keith ...

Improve the balance sheet or hurt small firms?

Keith Bryer|Published

You can do business the brutal way or the decent way. Keith Bryer reflects on the dilemma of morals versus profit.

Why Florida flourished after dumping income tax

Keith Bryer|Published

Florida’s successful method of creating jobs for its citizens cannot be ignored, writes Keith Bryer.

Others could follow after Chevron’s exit

Keith Bryer|Published

Speculation is blossoming after Chevron’s decision to bow out of South Africa, writes Keith Bryer.

Economics will trump CO2 reduction in China

Keith Bryer|Published

The Paris climate treaty is just hot air as China eats up more fossil fuels, writes Keith Bryer.

National treasure saved by judiciary

Keith Bryer|Published

When the minister of environmental affairs says we should understand the importance of the ocean and how we can use its resources to drive economic growth, it is ...

St Denis saw attack, it will also see COP21

Keith Bryer|Published

Climate activists who were looking forward to a Paris holiday may no longer be as keen as they were, writes Keith Bryer.

Paris attacks will spoil COP21 - environmentalists

Keith Bryer|Published

Keith Bryer is stunned by an environmental magazine’s comments on the Paris carnage.

East Germany provides bleak ideological lesson

Keith Bryer|Published

It’s a pity that so many extreme environmentalists were in their cribs when the Berlin Wall came down, writes Keith Bryer.

Commission ignores liquid gas market reality

Keith Bryer|Published

The heavy-handed raid by the Competition Commission on five LPG companies has not caused alarm.

CO2 necessary for life, says Greenpeace co-founder

Keith Bryer|Published

Greenpeace has moved far from its small Canadian origins, writes Keith Bryer.

A different boom for nuclear power stations

Keith Bryer|Published

Propaganda against carbon dioxide has strengthened the case for nuclear power, writes Keith Bryer.

VW is not the emissions monster of press design

Keith Bryer|Published

Speculation on Volkswagen’s motive is rife as it faces the media, politicians and Californians, writes Keith Bryer.

Saving the world?

Keith Bryer|Published

Agreeing on climate change will only be achieved at a massive cost to all of us, writes Keith Bryer.