Climate Activist on Day 29 of Hunger Strike
A young climate activist is on the 29th day of a planned 30 day hunger strike. For nearly the last month, all he has consumed is water, salt and potassium.
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Protesters Block Tar Sands Conference
The fourth annual Canada-EU Energy Summit was held yesterday in London at Canada House in London. The event was disrupted by protestors angered at Canada’s aggressive lobbying to undermine European legislation.
Big Oil v Big Hollywood
The new Hollywood film about fracking, which stars Matt Damon, entitled “Promised Land” could tap into the growing grassroots rebellion against the technique which is slowly sweeping across America.
Kill Bill C-45
Tomorrow there is an international call to action to support First Nations in Canada whose indigenous rights are being trampled by the Harper government’s budget Bill C-45, which was passed by on 14 December.
“Blundering” Shell Has to be Banned from Arctic
The latest disaster is just one more in a long list for Shell in its Arctic debacle. It gives further fuel to the fire for those who argue that oil drilling in the region should be banned.
Arctic Ice Heading for Record Loss
Sometime later this month, the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is likely to shrink to its smallest ever size. "A new daily record ... would be likely by the end of August," Ted Scambos, lead scientist at National Snow...
Oz Gas Industry Failing to Live up to Hype
It is a given in the oil industry that the easy oil and gas is long gone. That is why we have raging debates about exploiting unconventional oil and gas such as the tar sands in Canada and fracking of...
Fracking: EU Warns of “High Risk” to Environment
The European Union is the latest organisation to raise serious concerns about the environmental impact of fracking. The EU has released three detailed reports to assess the risk to the environment and human health from shale gas extraction. In a...
Murder is Bad – Even in Nigeria
On Monday morning, Shell's “Grassroots Employee Empowerment Division” emailed 71,900 employees. But that division doesn't exist.
“A World of Infinite Gas”
So great is the fracking boom in the US that it has created a “world of infinite gas” according to Tony Hayward, the disgraced ex-boss of BP.