$1.5 Trillion of Investment “At Risk”
There is a temporary reprieve this morning for the oil industry as the oil price has climbed one percent on the news that US drilling has slowed yet again.
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OPEC: “All eyes are on how quickly US production falls”
The oil cartel, OPEC, has confirmed what has been obvious to many for months: US shale production is in deep, deep trouble as the fracking boom bursts in the face of low oil prices.
US Shale Capital “Starting to Dry Up”
The US shale revolution is slowly grinding to a halt as the continuing low oil price takes its toll on the viability of fracking in the country.
Outrage as UK Plans to Fast-Track Fracking
The Conservative Government’s full-frontal assault on Britain’s internationally-respected planning process has become apparent this morning, after it was announced that Ministers will fast-track fracking applications overriding local councils.
Ten Years of Data Driven and People Powered Change
This week is the anniversary of Oil Change International’s founding. Ten years ago, when the organization started, I was thinking about what had happened ten years before that, when Shell killed a friend of mine in Nigeria. That friend, an...
Who’s Blowing the Carbon Budget?
When in a hole, stop digging – so the saying goes. When it comes to climate, we’re all in a deep hole, but who’s doing the digging? New analysis by Oil Change International shows that when it comes to increasing...
Shale May be the “Unexpected Loser” in Clean Power Plan
President Obama yesterday unveiled what is the centre piece of his climate legacy, as his long awaited Clean Power Plan was outlined in a ceremony at the White House.
UK Told to Frack or “End Up a Living Museum”
The fracking debate in the UK is set to intensify this week, with press reports that the British government is set to announce the winners of a whole raft of new licenses that could see up to half the country...
Fracking “Goes on Trial”
Just as the British Government slashes subsidies for solar power and gears up to open up large swathes of the countryside to fracking, a coalition of human rights lawyers and academics have announced an international tribunal to put fracking “on...
UK to Issue Fracking Licenses “Within Weeks”, Ignoring New Health Concerns
Over the last few months on this blog, I have pointed out that barely a week goes by without new research raising serious health issues about fracking.