Oil Spill on Sakhalin Island “Systematic” of Wider Problem
The leading Russian oil company, Rosneft, is currently under investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office on the Russian island of Sakhalin for a large oil spill which occurred last week.
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Lifting the Crude Oil Export Ban: Supply Side and Climate Commonsense
In which we demonstrate that dismissing the climate impact of lifting the crude oil export ban is wrong.
Shell Could Face “Flood of Compensation Claims” After Landmark Victory
Veteran anti-oil campaigners were gifted an early Christmas present at the end of last week when a Dutch appeal court ruled that four farmers could sue Shell in the Netherlands for compensation caused by oil pollution on their land in...
TransCanada Sues U.S. Taxpayers, Scores Oil Industry Own Goal
Keystone XL got rejected, the oil industry is sad, and they want you to make it up to them – to the tune of over $15 billion (yes, that’s billion, with a “b”). Late Wednesday, TransCanada, the company behind the...
Iconic Kenyan Island Threatened By Fossil Fuels: US Accused of Hypocrisy
For decades the tranquil Kenyan island of Lamu has enchanted travellers to the country. The iconic old town, which is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, is a maze of narrow alleyways and streets with stunning traditional...
Activists Blockade US Tar Sands Mine
Yesterday, about 40 protestors disrupted the work on the Utah tar sands strip mine, the first to be built in the US, located in the Book Cliffs wilderness area.
Civil Society Criticises EITI for Failing to Address Climate Change Risks
In an unprecedented move, some 1,000 organisations working on climate change, indigenous rights and transparency, have written to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) criticising it for failing to address the risks posed by climate change.
Chevron Faces “Rock the Boat” Resolution on Climate Change
Later today, senior executives at Chevron will face a barrage of questions concerning climate change, including one whose intention is to "rock the boat."
Not So Fast: new analysis finds 1.6 million bpd of tar sands expansion on life support
Our latest briefing shows just how bad things are looking for tar sands expansion.
New Report Argues Fracking Poses “Significant” Threat to Health and Wildlife
When the US Environmental Protection Agency issued its long awaited landmark report into the impacts of fracking earlier this month, the headlines were largely positive towards the technology.