Endgame
Acknowledging the obvious fact that our future cannot be fossil fueled begins the game that will only be truly won when our public policies, our laws, our governments, and our social norms fully incorporate this truth.
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Hey “Polluting Pruitt” – What Are you Trying to Hide?
Later today, Scott “Polluting Pruitt” could be confirmed as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, after a vote in the Senate. The fact that Pruitt, a man who has sued the EPA fourteen times, could be even considered for...
Shell’s big bets – a sign of desperate times?
The conclusion of an article in the Financial Times the other day was that there was only one way to explain three recent major bets by Royal Dutch Shell, including its 7 billion dollar bet (and counting) on Arctic Oil:...
Shell Stays in Arctic as Other Companies Pull Out
Earlier this week in London, in a novel action which some are calling a “playtest”, over 50 young children gathered outside Shell's London headquarters to protest against the oil giant’s Arctic drilling programme and its controversial collaboration with the iconic...
Colorado Democrats Bury Fracking Fight
Just when fracking was due to take centre stage in Colorado’s November elections, two of the State’s top Democrats have agreed to a compromise deal, which you could argue will leave Colorado’s communities unprotected on the front-line of the fracking...
It’s Time for the Truth, Tony
[caption id="attachment_4922" align="alignleft" width="169" caption="BP"][/caption] Yesterday was yet another gaffe from BP, but thankfully it was not yet another one from the company’s CEO Tony Hayward. This time it was the company’s chairman who was speaking to the media for...
Energy security hearing to be show in industry spin and willful ignorance
Today the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce committee is convening a hearing concerning “achieving North American energy independence within the next decade”. Here’s a little tip – save yourself the time and don’t bother watching the bulk of this...
“The news that Shell accepts liability will be greeted with joy”
The history of Shell in Nigeria is one of contempt for the locals, of systematic and chronic pollution and of a vortex of violence in which thousands have been killed, or tortured. The country remains a grubby stain on Shell's...
Wiwa v Shell Settled
The ShellGuilty Campaign: ROYAL DUTCH SHELL FORCED TO SETTLE HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OUT OF COURT Damning Evidence Reveals Shell’s Complicity with Crimes Against Humanity; Landmark Case Resolved in Favor of Families of Executed Nigerian Environmental Leader Ken Saro-Wiwa and Others...
A Landmark Ruling in South Korea and the Rising Tide of Climate Litigation in Asia
In a groundbreaking decision, South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled that the country’s climate policies fall short of their constitutional responsibility to protect future generations. This decision marks the first climate litigation ruling of its kind in Asia and could inspire...