US Shale Boom “Goes Bust”
The global oil price rose slightly this morning on the back of the news from the US government that US shale oil output is expected to fall for the first time in four years.
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“Men like Oronto Douglas do not die”
Nigeria lost one of its most iconic, out-spoken and passionate advocates for social and environmental justice last week with the cruelly early death of Oronto Douglas at the age of forty eight.
New Evidence BP’s Spill Dispersant Caused Harm to Humans and Wildlife
In the desperately dark days following BP’s Deepwater Horizon accident in April 2010, one of the issues that I highlighted on this blog was the dangers of BP’s chemical Corexit, which the oil giant was using to disperse the oil.
What About Fracking, Governor Brown?
When Californian Governor Jerry Brown announced wide ranging water restrictions for California last week, the news went global.
Shell’s Arctic Drilling Moves Closer
The Obama administration’s inconsistent approach to climate change was laid bare again last night after the US Interior Department reconfirmed Shell’s controversial lease sale in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska.
Big Oil Lobbying Against Safer Crude-By-Rail Standards
Despite the spate of recent crude by rail accidents, the oil industry is lobbying against new safety measures.