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What’s wrong with our energy policy in one short video

We all know a picture speaks a thousand words, but sometimes a video says even more. If you're looking for one clip that shows a bit of the craziness of an energy policy pushing bomb trains, arctic drilling, and unchecked oil...

BP’s “Final Reckoning” Over Spill

It is hard to believe but it is nearly five years since BP’s reckless behaviour caused arguably America’s worst environmental disaster.

NGOs Urge G20 to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Last Friday, 39 organizations from across Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the United States sent a letter to the Turkish G20 President and all G20 finance ministers, calling for the ministers to set out a strict timeline for the...

Oil Giant Shell Shelves Dirty Tar Sands Mine

In a sign that the oil price plunge is really beginning to bite, yesterday oil giant Royal Dutch Shell announced that the company is indefinitely postponing plans to develop a new tar sands mine in northern Alberta.

Europe Still Subsidising Dirty Coal

Despite an EU commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, countries across Europe are still subsidising dirty coal boy over €10 billion a year, according to new figures released by the European Commission today.

Falling Oil Price “Changing Whole Dynamic” for Tar Sands

When legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix wrote the song “Castles Made of Sand,” the critics argued that the sand metaphor symbolised “the temporary nature of existence” ” and “how nothing can be taken for granted”.

Big Oil’s Front Groups Exposed

It has often been called the heart of public relations: but the third party technique is simple – it is putting your words in someone else’s mouth.