Mecca and Medinah, the two holiest places in Islam, may reside within the borders of Saudi Arabia but the Kingdom  lives and dies by oil alone.  Everyone knows that.  Petroleum and petroleum products are 90% of Saudi’s exports.  That desert nation did sign the Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, but never ratified it, and now, the kingdom is in Copenhagen and is not amused:Saudia Arabia told global warming talks on Monday that trust in climate science had been "shaken" by leaked emails among experts and called for an international probe."The level of trust is definitely shaken, especially now that we are about to conclude an agreement that ... is going to mean sacrifices for our economies," said Mohammed al-Sabban, the kingdom's top climate negotiator, told delegates at the opening of December 7-18 UN talks.Al-Sabban called for an "independent" international investigation, but said that the UN climate science body was unqualified...(Read Full Post)