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NYT: Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S., Study Suggests

Great article from the New York Times last week, fyi. Original here. Or read on for pasted text. New York Times December 22, 2006 Incentives on Oil Barely Help U.S., Study Suggests By EDMUND L. ANDREWS WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 —...

What we’ve done…

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...

Piste Off

It's not just Britain that is feeling the heat. Climate change could devastate European ski resorts within decades, forcing lower-altitude resorts to close according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD report,...

Make Cars in Cities Oil-Free by 2025

In January Germany takes over the Presidency of the G8 and EU. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made addressing climate change a high priority on Germany's agenda for its EU and G8 presidencies that begin in January. Now two German...

UK Firms Face Compulsory Carbon Quotas

Something of British feel about the blog today. Struggling to suddenly promote his green credentials in the wake of the Stern report, UK Chancellor, Gordon Brown will outline plans for a carbon trading scheme, more expensive petrol and doubling of...

China’s Booming Carbon Market

The Chinese economy is booming in more ways than one. Not only is it buying up huge reserves of oil and gas, but it is also benefiting from the booming global greenhouse gas market. Rather than spending more money to...

Questioning the Judges’ Judgement

OK – I’m not a lawyer and who am I to question the judgement of the top judges in the US, especially not the Supreme Court. Having said that I certainly feel that they must be living in a bubble....

Blair Rejects Yearly Carbon Targets

The Blair government is heading for political trouble after refusing to accept annual carbon dioxide reduction targets. Instead the government is set to introduce five-yearly targets in the Climate Change Bill to be announced in the Queen's Speech today. Ministers...

“Living Memorial” Unveiled for Saro-Wiwa

Last Friday was the 11th Anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s execution. To mark the occasion, a “living memorial” to Ken was unveiled in London. Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists were murdered by the Nigerian junta in November 1995. Their only...

Investment by Oil Industry “Inadequate” Says IEA

Further analysis of the IEA’s World Economic Outlook reveals that oil industry has barely increased its investment in oil and natural-gas production during the past five years after accounting for inflation.Data compiled by the IEA and reported in the Wall...