After months of intense pressure, the British government will today agree plans for a Climate Change bill setting new long-term targets to cut carbon emissions in Britain. Although an independent body will be set up to advise the government on...
The scale of BP’s safety problems have been highlighted with the publication of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s (CSB) preliminary findings into the company’s Texas refinery fire that killed fifteen people. The Board found that top officials...
The European Union is urging Russia and its neighbours to commit to long-term energy contracts that will guarantee them affordable oil and natural gas supplies. The appeal came on the first day of a two-day conference of officials from the...
A rare victory for people power. The Guardian has reported how the Achuar Indians from the Amazon have managed to get the Peruvian government to take notice of their plight. For decades they had been saying that their land had...
After a three-way meeting at the weekend with Nigerian government officials and local groups, Shell will start inspecting its facilities in the Western Niger Delta with a view to resuming 500,000 barrels per day of oil output. At the talks...
The British government has launched an outspoken attack on major airlines for refusing to take climate change seriously, targeting Ryanair “the irresponsible face of capitalism” and describing the attitude of major American airlines "a disgrace". In surprisingly tough language, Environment...
Big Oil, it seems, has a recruitment problem. Thousands of engineering vacancies remain unfilled. The shortage of engineers has been caused by a convergence of factors, including an upsurge in offshore exploration by cash-rich Big Oil and the ongoing reconstruction...
So a new era of politics has dawned in Washington as yesterday we witnessed history in the making. Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House and Democrats took control of Congress for the first time in a...
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...
Gas-guzzling “Chelsea Tractors" or SUVs have suffered a sudden decline in sales after a succession of threatened tax rises, The Times reports today. Existing owners of 4x4s are facing substantial losses because the second-hand value of the vehicles has also...
