Scientists Find Toxic Chemicals Near Frack Sites
Last week, a new peer-reviewed study was published by the University of Texas at Arlington which found toxic chemicals in over two-thirds of drinking wells near fracking sites.
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Forecasts of convenience: why is the fossil fuel industry mapping our energy future?
Would you take it seriously if tobacco companies announced that smoking trends weren’t expected to change much over the next 30 years? And imagine then, that this is what governments used to make tobacco policy: “Forecasts show that people aren’t...
Shell Suffers Mishap in “Doomed” Arctic Drilling Campaign
Shell’s comedy of errors that is its Arctic drilling campaign never ceases to amaze. You would have thought the oil giant would have learned from its disastrous attempt three years ago when one of its drilling rigs, the Kulluk, ran...
What about Norway’s Oil Deals With Russia?
As Europe gives Russia a week’s grace to reverse its military actions in Ukraine or face a new round of sanctions, the oil industry just carries on investing with Russia regardless.
Global Commission on Climate: “End fossil fuels subsidies”
Next week, on the 23 September, the United Nations will hold its most important climate summit for years in New York, which will attended by some 125 heads of state.
“To put pressure on Putin, you put pressure on Exxon”
Sanctions that would make it impossible for Exxon to do business with Russian oil companies such as Rosneft would leave Putin's Arctic dream in tatters. But they would also undermine Exxon's dreams too.
Major Victory As Oil Company Pulls Out of Africa’s Oldest Park
It has all the ingredients for an international blockbuster novel: The stunning setting of Africa’s oldest National park, home to half of all the species on the African continent, including one if its most endangered and iconic animals, the Mountain...
Shell Suspends Arctic Drilling
After spending $ 5 billion on a fruitless and damaging Arctic drilling campaign, Shell has admitted defeat by suspending its plans to drill in the Arctic this summer.
The Oil Spill They Can’t Stop
The oil industry in Canada is struggling to contain an oil spill from underground tar sands mining.
Rigging the Gas Game
The big energy companies are rigging the market to make excessive profits, if the claims of a key whistleblower are to be believed