Argentina: Quejas por la escasez de gasoil
Fuel dispensers took aim against the national government's "watch and do nothing" attitude to avoid a shortage of diesel at service stations, estimated at 30 percent.
So there was the president of the Federation of vending fuels in the province of Buenos Aires, Luis Malchiodi.
"The diesel is still missing by 30 percent, and we have witnessed how oil companies are uninterested in the problem, since they are the real culprits for this. But in addition, the Government looks and does nothing,"
Bangladesh: The food, climate and energy crisis
Rising food prices and shortages have joined the energy and climate crisis, economic recession, and the war in Iraq, as headline news. While consumers struggle to pay their bills and put food on the table, Monsanto, Cargill, and Archer Daniels Midland rake in billions from taxpayer-subsidized biofuels. Monopolizing markets, polluting the environment with genetically modified organisms, and hoarding future reserves of crop seeds, wheat, rice, soy, corn, and other grains, the food and gene giants profit from global crisis and misery. Adding fuel to the fire, Wall Street speculators have shifted their greed from sub-prime mortgages to food and non-renewable resources.
Bolivia: Sube consumo de GLP por Urkupiña y se genera escasez en la ciudad
The demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has increased in recent days in Cochabamba, causing some supply problems and unrest in neighborhood groups that have blocked city streets, demanding that they ensure the provision of domestic fuel.
China: China July power output growth at 6-year low
China's power generation growth eased in July to 8.1 percent, it slowest in over six years, underlining the deepening supply woes that have forced nearly half the nation to ration power.
Power firms are cutting output in the face of costly and scarce coal and fixed electricity prices, threatening the worst summer power crisis in China since 2004 that is already being felt in a number of sectors, particularly energy-intensive metals.
Jiangxi Copper Co <0358.HK>, the country's top integrated producer of the metal, became the latest victim when it said on Thursday it would cut output of semi-finished products by up to 30 percent in August, after the local government asked it to reduce power use.
Mexico: Reportan escasez de gasolina en Chiapas
The restriction implemented by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to dealers not to sell fuel in jerry cans and drums, has caused havoc to thousands of Indians and peasants, who remain "idle", particularly since their tractors, irrigation pumps, extraction water and spraying are crippled by lack of fuel.
Nepal: Essentials shortage in east
As the eastern region of the country continues to reel under the transportation strike called by various transport organizations for the past four days, shortage of foodstuff and daily commodities, including fuel has surfaced in various districts.
Northern Marianas: NMI under state of disaster
Gov. Benigno R. Fitial has declared a state of disaster emergency for the CNMI, citing that one of the power engines at the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.'s Power Plant 1 in Lower Base could explode at any time, maiming or killing power plant workers.
“This declaration is necessary to protect the health and safety of our children, or senior citizens, businesses and all other CNMI residents and visitors,” Fitial said.