There's another energy skirmish to worry about

The world is shifting to renewable energy, yet fossil fuels remain essential to the global economy — and are still valuable enough to fight over. A new energy dispute is brewing in the northeast corner of South America, where the little-known nation of Guyana, population 800,000, is enjoying an oil boom. Guyana, however, has some dicey neighbors, including thuggish Venezuela, which wants in on the mushrooming mineral wealth. Venezuelan dictator Nicolà¡s Maduro held a referendum on Dec. 3 meant to shore up support for his hated regime, including one question asking if Venezuela should seize a large chunk of Guyana…