The traditional English cottage garden full of roses, delphiniums and hollyhocks may soon be a thing of the past because of climate change, the government warned yesterday. Ian Pearson, the Environment Minister, said that average temperatures would probably increase by...
A Nasa satellite has documented “startling” changes in Arctic sea ice cover between 2004 and 2005. The extent of “perennial” ice - which remains all year round - declined by 14%, losing an area the size of Pakistan or Turkey....
Nineteen leading scientists are warning today that the Earth is on the brink of a "major biodiversity crisis" fuelled by the destruction of habitats and climate change. The scientists estimate that 12 per cent of all birds, 23 per cent...
Here is Rich Cookson's third blog from Sakhalin. "In early-morning off-the-record briefings, Sakhalin Energy's (SE) employees - many of them from Shell - insist that the company is committed to protecting the island's environment. They say, for instance, that the...
Rich Cookson's final blog from Sakhalin: "The VIP lounge at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport is packed with Russian politicians and foreign oil workers. Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev – the man tipped to be the next Russian President – is...
File under truly absurd: two American symbols of supersize, McDonalds and Hummer, have hooked up to inflate their profits and your kids' waist lines. McD's is giving away toy Hummers with Kids Meals for the rest of the month. Have...
I know I am in danger of becoming a BP-bore, but I am not the only one with an unhealthy obsession with oil companies and the way they operate. There was a fascinating piece earlier this week in the New...
As well as facing a lawsuit from its shareholders, it has emerged that BP now faces three Congressional hearings into its problems at Prudhoe Bay. Republican Don Young, has scheduled a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, for...
George W might have admitted that America is addicted to oil, but there have been two recent indicators showing the USA’s growing desire for alternative technologies. The American Wind Energy Association has announced that wind energy capacity in the US...
The corrosion crisis within the oil industry continues to spread. Now Shell has been criticised by the shareholder action group, the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) over its corroded gas pipes in Ireland. Canon Christopher Hall, a Shell shareholder...
