This campanalismo, as the Tuscans call it, ought to be familiar to Mr Blair: it now seems to be experiencing a renaissanceinthe north-east of England, where his parliamentary constituency lies.
Despite the rhetoric however, the U.S. is indeed inthe midst of an energy renaissance, and for the first time in a generation, the country is on the precipice of becoming North American energy independent, if the Obama Administration is onboard.
His decision to commission from North Korea a 50m (164 ft) high bronze monument to the African Renaissance was heavily criticised in a country where poverty is still rife and electricity scarce.