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...says, is already adding extra heat at an annual rate of 3 billion tons of CO2 - the equivalent of 500 coal-powered plants, or more than 40% of all U.S. fossil fuel emissions - and this is expected to more than double by the end of the century. (See the top 10 green ideas...
...smuggle U.S. attack helicopters to Iran's military via export companies in Dubai. U.S. officials believe that any sanctions that effectively target Iran's nuclear energy and prevent Iran from importing the equipment needed to overhaul its aging oil infrastructure would have to plug the Dubai loophole. (See the top 10 players in Iran's power struggle...
...Whirlpool refrigerators - possibly in violation of U.S. sanctions if American companies are exporting to Iran without U.S. government licenses - but with no customs agent in sight. Only a small portion of shipments are checked, and officials rely on the honesty of shipping brokers in filling out manifests. (See the top 10 scandals...
...stop military smuggling to Iran; as a Washington attorney, she now represents companies that have been charged with transshipping illicit goods to the Islamic Republic. Part of the problem, she says, is that U.S. officials have no authority to crack down themselves on sanctions-busters in Dubai. (See the top 10 Ahmadinejad-isms...
...Washington, Obama will also be looking for China's help to curtail Iran's nuclear program. So far, Beijing has been reluctant to support tough sanctions and has repeatedly urged more patience to allow for diplomatic overtures. Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, spent Thursday in Beijing meeting with Chinese officials including Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and State Councillor Dai Bingguo. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday that China "is striving for a proper settlement of the issue through diplomatic means," Xinhua reported. The message is that Hu Jintao may be willing to go to Washington, but China...