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As Shell spins a commitment to “net zero” by 2050, critics wave red warning flags

Shell, a company often vilified for being complicit in human rights abuses in Nigeria, of rampant pollution and ignoring the risks of climate change for decades, belatedly wants us to believe it is central to the climate fight.

Trump’s loosening of environmental rules amid pandemic are “increasing risk of death in COVID-19 patients”

By all accounts Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic has been a disaster for months.

After 25 years, will the courts finally find #ShellGuilty?

2020 is the year that the chickens finally come home to roost for Shell. It can evade justice no more. It has run out of places to hide.

Scientists Find Exxon’s 2018 Well Blowout is Bigger Than Emissions From Many EU Countries

For years, the fossil fuel industry has argued that gas is clean. But we know the truth: Gas is not a bridge fuel, and is not compatible with a climate-safe future.

In Remembrance of Ogoni 9: will the “Desk Killers” ever be brought to justice?

It is now 24 years since the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, and other Ogoni in Nigeria in 1995. The Ogoni 9, as they are called, were murdered for their campaign against the oil giant Shell, whose rampant double standards and pollution had caused the Ogoni community to mobilise.

Another Year of Fracking Failure in the UK

For years, Cuadrilla has ignored climate science, ignored the geology, and ignored local people and politicians. And despite millions being spent by naïve and belligerent investors, their efforts have resulted in a fracking failure.

Alaska: BP’s Exit Leaves a Melting Arctic and Toxic Legacy

BP is selling what it once called its "Jewel in the Crown", its Alaskan operations. But it leaves a toxic legacy..

After Firing Top Regulator, Will Newsom Seize His Chance to Lead California Off of Oil?

The new Democratic Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is coming under pressure to make good pre-election promises to rapidly move the state away from fossil fuels.

“This victory is for my ancestors. It’s for our forest and future generations.”

The Waorani people of Ecuador have won a historic victory in court protecting half a million acres of their territory in the Amazon from oil drilling.

Of Turmeric and Truth: “Fuel for Thought” and the Struggle in Ogoni

We are struck by some parallels between the Ogoni struggle, the insistent energy of the recent School Strikes and Extinction Rebellion's actions over the past weeks.