Senate Energy Bill Fails the Climate Test
If a climate test were to be applied to this bill, there’s little doubt it would fail.
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We Don’t Need KXL, Say Canadians
On his visit to Washington yesterday, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the dirty tar sands will be continued to be developed regardless of whether the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline is approved or not.
Canada’s “Sewer Salesman” Heads to Europe
One of Canada’s most senior politicians is back in Europe on yet another lobby tour to try and bully politicians there to ditch their landmark climate legislation as it discriminates against the dirty tar sands.
Fires, storms and the energy independence myth
All the talk of Hurricane Isaac and the RNC has so far failed to notice the gaping hole appearing in what is not only the Romney/Ryan energy platform but also the platform of the entire North American oil and gas...
Gas Price Reality Check
Two items out today have reinforced what we have known all along about gas prices and domestic drilling. The first provides strong statistical evidence that there is no correlation between domestic drilling in the United States and gas prices. The second shows...
Iraq Exports Reach Post-War High
Maybe those people who gave the green light to invade Iraq really did have a crystal ball. Maybe five years ago they could have foreseen record energy prices and a frenzy about oil supply and demand. Because amidst all the...
Nigeria No Longer Top Africa Exporter?
Nigeria, which has been forced to shut in more than half of its oil output following rebel attacks and a workers' strike, could lose its position as Africa's top oil exporter to Angola. The cumulative oil production outage for Africa's...
Belarus Criticises Russia Over Gas Price Rise
Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian President, has criticized Russia over it recent gas price increases, calling them “shameless.” In retaliation, he is threatening to charge Moscow for transiting oil across his country. "If those in Russia, choking on this influx of...
122 CSOs warn there is only six months left to meet joint COP26 commitment to end international public finance for fossil fuels
Russia’s war in Ukraine and fuel price spikes mean international public finance institutions must roll out rapid decarbonization and aid packages, not back track by locking in new fossil infrastructure.
Newsletter: Beware cheap oil – campaigning in the oil price cycle
Media reporting on oil price changes tends to focus on the ‘new normal’, and often overlooks that oil prices have always been cyclical. What might we learn from the cycle, in order to think about longer-term campaign strategy? In particular,...