A great article by Noam Chomsky in today’s Guardian arguing that “Washington's escalation of threats against Iran is driven by a determination to secure control of the region's energy resources.” For the US, writes Chomsky, “the primary issue in the Middle...
Since May 2006, a massive mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia has left at least seven people dead, swallowed several villages, displaced 15,000 residents and destroyed 20 factories, all resulting in economic stagnation in the region. On Thursday, Indonesian police...
Every UK citizen could be issued with a carbon "credit card" under a carbon rationing scheme that could come into operation within five years, according to a government feasibility study. Cards would be used every time someone bought petrol, paid...
Russia seems to be toughening its position on energy sales to Europe. An adviser to President Putin said Moscow had no intention of observing guidelines in the EU's energy charter that would allow non-Russian companies access to the country's vast...
ExxonMobil was the clear winner of the Annual Worst EU Lobbby Awards for continuing to fund climate skeptics. Over 9400 people took part in an online poll to decide the winners of the awards. Exxon polled nearly half of all...
Current sea level rise projections could be seriously under-estimating the impact of human-induced climate change on the world's oceans, scientists have suggested. By plotting global mean surface temperatures against sea level rise, the team found that levels could rise by...
Leaders of Iraq’s labour movement have criticised government plans to “hand control” over the country’s oil production to multinational companies. At a meeting in Amman, Jordan, late last week, leaders of Iraq’s five trade union federations called for a fundamental...
BP has had to deny that a series of stinging criticisms of the company's management, culture and cost-cutting by a senior executive were an attack on Lord Browne. Tony Hayward, chief executive for exploration and production worldwide, has whipped up...
In Brussels today the EU's environment commissioner will propose including airlines in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which aims to tackle climate change. However, the aviation industry could make up to £2.7 billion profits through the ETS Scheme, according to...
Do you know what today is? Of course you do. The 9th October is Canadian Thanksgiving and Columbus Day in the US. But it is also the day of the year that humanity begins to rake up an ecological overdraft...
