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How UK Gov. Is Spinning Pro-Shale Science in the Media

As the UK’s fledgling shale industry lurches from crisis after crisis concerning public acceptability and causing repeated small earthquakes, the UK Government last month appointed what it termed an independent “Shale Gas Commissioner” whose job it is to listen to the concerns of local residents

BP’s Blatant Climate Hypocrisy on Show As it “Buys” Vote to Defeat Carbon Tax

As millions of people digest the saturated press coverage of the mid-terms, and wonder what the next two-years of a chaotic and destructive Trump Presidency will mean with the Republican loss of the House, it is easy to miss other issues that were also voted on this week.

BP and Big Oil Drive Society Over the “Climate Cliff”

What is a "world class" reserve of oil to BP, is "world destroying" to everyone else.

An Early April’s Fool? Statoil Rebrands itself As Equinor

The Norwegian company, Statoil, is proposing to change its name to “Equinor”. The rebranding exercise – or what some may call greenwashing exercise - will cost as much as 250 million kroner or $32 million.

BP Accused of “Side-stepping” Russian Sanctions

A new expose published today reveals how BP, working closely with the British government, has been “side-stepping” sanctions introduced after the Russian annexation of Crimea.

Activists Unveil Giant “Crack” in British Museum in Anti-BP Protest

Oil giant BP’s controversial sponsorship of the British Museum was once again put under the spotlight over the weekend, when some 100 activists from the theatre group, “BP or not BP?” protested against the company’s current exhibition: "Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia".

Welcome to DC’s #DirtyEnergyWeek

The ultimate corporate greenwashing experience starts in DC today when some of America’s dirtiest polluters participate in what is being billed as the “National Clean Energy Week”

A New Shade of Lipstick on Big Oil’s Climate Denial Pig

The history of Big Oil’s climate denial campaign is littered with slightly progressive sounding front groups which have tried to give the impression that the industry cares about climate change.

BP Greenwashes the Olympics … Again

As BP yet again sponsors different Olympic teams as well as the Paralympics, other athletes ask: “Is it right to steal the future of millions of people”

Chemical Giant, Ineos, Plans 30 Frack Wells in UK Within Months

It will become a defining battle of our times. A Brexit-supporting billionaire, who until recently lived as a tax-exile in Switzerland, versus the people of Britain. And the battle will be over fracking.