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Fire Chief: “Its Insane” to Ship Bakken Crude by Rail

The safety of crude by rail trains looks set to rocket up the political agenda again after a Union Pacific train carrying volatile Bakken crude derailed and exploded in Oregon's beautiful Columbia River gorge on Friday.

A Record Year for Renewables

The renewable revolution is gathering apace according to new research. Last year was an “extraordinary” record year for the sector, with “the largest global capacity additions seen to date.”

Big Oil’s “Long Twilight”

Big Oil’s twilight could happen faster than many have predicted.

Hey Rex: “Real Men – They Discover Renewables”

The boss of oil giant Exxon, Rex Tillerson, will be an "oil man" until the day he dies. And on yesterday’s performance at the company’s AGM this old oil dinosaur is not going green anytime soon.

BP’s “Sunken Cities” Exhibition is “Beyond Parody”

Oh dear, BP. Last week was a lesson in how corporate sponsorship of the arts backfires badly.

Scientists Warn of 10C Warming as we “Dial up Earth’s Thermostat”

Nearly every week a new record is being broken on climate. And now scientists are predicting that we could heat up the earth by a totally unsustainable 10C if all fossil fuels are burnt.