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Tar Sands Companies “Selling Crown Jewels” to Survive

Desperate times mean desperate measures. Something has to give. With no end in sight to the low oil price, Canadian tar sands companies are having to sell what are being described as their “jewels in the crown” in order just...

Kick Big Polluters out of the climate talks

- By Greg Muttit and Hannah McKinnon Last week, six European oil companies declared their apparent conversion to the climate cause. To much fanfare, Shell, BP, Total, Eni, Statoil and BG committed to being part of a constructive solution on...

Ghost of Brent Spar Haunts Shell

Twenty years ago the oil giant Shell was embroiled in two separate controversies, which still haunt the company to this day.

Oil Industry “Paying Lip-Service” to Climate Risk

The oil industry and its allies are used to dismissing those who are warning about climate change as a bunch of lentil-eating, sandal-wearing commies. But over the last few months we have seen a growing number of authoritative voices calling...