U.S. Household Gas Heating Costs Lowest in Nine Years

Propane prices have dropped nine percent . © 2012 Kanhema Photography. All rights reserved.

Winter household natural gas heating in the U.S. are expected to hit a nine-year low this winter, thanks to higher than normal average temperatures that have significantly reduced household energy consumption, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). “Residential … Continue reading

Wall Street and the Heartland: Silent Protest

A disused fridge lay in an abandoned farmhouse in Williamathville, Missouri. Photo - Tawanda Kanhema © 2012 Kanhema Photography. All rights reserved.

Far from the mobilized masses championing resistance against Wall Street’s increasing control of America’s political system and the role of banks in the economic crisis, a silent protest against the establishment is underway.

Warm Winter Holds Down Energy Prices

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AN extraordinarily warm winter in much of America’s north-eastern and mid-western states has helped keep the cost of generating power lower, holding down wholesale power prices, reports the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). View full report here.

Life in Lubumbashi, DR Congo.

A man cycles past a church in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo - Tawanda Kanhema © 2012 Kanhema Photography. All rights reserved.

Lubumbashi, located in the mineral rich Katanga Province, is the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second largest city and home to some of the most powerful political families in the Congo, including President Joseph Kabila. Photos – Tawanda Kanhema/KanhemaPhoto

Jobs, Debt and The War

"We will win this thing," Romney told supporters in Marion, Iowa a day before winning the Iowa Caucuses. Photo © Tawanda Kanhema © 2012 Kanhema Photography. All rights reserved.

The war in Afghanistan, jobs and the state of the economy dominate the discourse, and the candidates’ handling of these issues during the campaign has had a clear impact on voter preferences, writes Tawanda Kanhema for Channel 4 News. Read full … Continue reading