Could Climate Villain Exxon Walk Free?
Last year Exxon was on the ropes, reeling from public exposure of decades of deceit on climate. Now, things are looking up. But who will have the last say?
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Big Oil’s “Long Twilight”
Big Oil’s twilight could happen faster than many have predicted.
The EIA needs to play its part for the climate
An enduring aspect of the EIA’s lack of attention to the urgency of the climate crisis is the lack of a projection of U.S. and/or global energy supply and demand that reflects the nation’s stated commitments to address climate change.
Outrage Over Peru Oil Spills: “It’s a crime that has no forgiveness”
There is growing outrage over pollution of two important rivers after three oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon.
British Frackers Face Mounting Opposition
It could all be over before it even began. The boom could turn to bust before a well is even drilled. The British fracking industry now faces growing resistance from numerous influential voices.
Not so fast, Shell
Royal Dutch Shell has insisted that it is going to press ahead this year with its plans to continue its high cost, high risk hunt for oil in the U.S. Arctic Ocean this year (aka the world’s most obvious unburnable...
100 Days of Olympic Greenwashing
Organisers of the London Olympics are celebrating 100 days to go until the start of what they have called “the Greenest Games Ever”. As the real countdown to the games begins, the main sponsors of the games will be exploiting...
Tar sands have trouble ‘getting to market’ – new report
Our latest report, Getting to Market: Emerging Investor Risks in the Tar Sands highlights the latest challenge facing the tar sands industry and warns investors to look more critically at industry's ambitious claims. Download the full report Tar sands extraction...
Cairn Suffers Another Greenland Setback
In the rush for the Arctic, Cairn Energy is currently the environmental villain of the moment. Despite the disastrous risks of a spill and a clearly inadequate spill response plan, the company is leading the way in drilling off Greenland....
Preventing Another “National Scandal”
We already know that the official Commission into the Deepwater disaster criticised BP for systematic management failures. But the Commission is set to criticise the Obama administration later today when the full and final report is launched at the National...