Thousands of blackened and oiled sea-birds have been recovered from the sea and coasts surrounding the stricken container ship, MSC Napoli, which is beached off the Devon coast in South West England. Some 200 tonnes of oil has formed a...
If you listened to, or read, President Bush's speech last night, you might be thinking that a 20% reduction in gasoline use over the next decade sounds pretty good. That is, until you go to the White House website to...
When British Environment Minister Ian Pearson accused U.S. airlines of being "completely irresponsible" about climate change late last year, they are said to have responded with a shrug. So far climate change has been way down their list of worries....
Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian President, has criticized Russia over it recent gas price increases, calling them βshameless.β In retaliation, he is threatening to charge Moscow for transiting oil across his country. "If those in Russia, choking on this influx of...
Thank you. With your support, we are just more than a year into building an organization that is conducting strategic corporate and educational campaigns to diminish the power of the oil industry. But we need your help to keep challenging...
Egypt has said it is putting all its effort and expertise in the oil and natural gas sectors to serve African countries. Egyptian Minister Sameh Fahmi made the promise whilst addressing the first conference of oil and energy ministers of...
Environmental groups and indigenous leaders have claimed a dramatic victory after Occidental Petroleum Corp confirmed plans to withdraw from a controversial oil and gas venture in Peru. Occidental's departure, which the company said is contingent on approval by the Peruvian...
Laurie David, a producer of Al Goreβs film An Inconvenient Truth, has written a great article buried deep on the Washington Post website about the influence of Big Oil in American schools. Writes David: βAt hundreds of screenings this year...
Emissions of carbon dioxide have accelerated sharply, according to a new analysis by the Global Carbon Project. It has Β calculated that, whereas emissions were rising by less than 1% annually up to the year 2000, they are now rising at...
This week the EU will reveal new allocations for the next phase of the Europe-wide greenhouse gas emissions trading, a market worth 12 billion Euros and covering 11,000 installations throughout Europe. Since it was introduced many people have argued that...
