Iraqi lawmakers across the political spectrum have criticized “overreaching” by Kurds, issuing a declaration yesterday opposing the self-ruled region's foreign oil deals. "There must be a formula for maintaining the unity of Iraq and the distribution of its wealth," said...
A survey in Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper makes interesting reading on Alberta’s growing love affair with oil sands, even though they know it is causing immense damage. “They love all the jobs that the pay dirt has created and...
At last some good news from Baghdad. The Iraqi parliament has gone into summer recess without passing Iraq’s controversial and flawed oil law. Bush must be irritated, since passage of the law was billed as a "benchmark" in its battle...
The Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper has been accused of “giving George Bush cover” in US effort’s to water the G8 climate change agreement. Harper has faced criticism for remaining non-committal on whether Canada would support Angela Merkel’s post-Kyoto agreement....
Anyone in London next Tuesday and want to protest at the Iraqi Oil Law? Well get yourself down to Hammersmith to join the Hands Off Iraqi Oil Protest at Shell's Annual General Meeting. It is being held from 8.30 AM...
Iraq's Vice President has publicly opposed Iraq’s controversial Oil Law, saying it gives too many concessions to foreign oil companies. "We disagree with the production sharing agreement," Tariq al-Hashemi told reporters yesterday. "We want foreign oil companies, and we have...
Germany may have often led the way in Europe on environmental issues, but Germans still love their cars. A sophisticated and intense campaign by the German motor industry recently scuppered new EU rules on tight emissions for motor vehicles. In...
The British government is due to announce its draft climate change bill today, aimed at cutting CO2 emissions by 60% by the year 2050. The law gives the UK the world's first legal framework for transition to a low-carbon economy....
Chad has become the latest country to expel foreign companies operating in its country, after the country’s president kicked energy giants Chevron and Petronas, out of a World Bank-backed project. Ironically, Chad-Cameroon pipeline project was meant to serve as a...
US Representative Jeb Bradley, Republican of New Hampshire, is under fire for owning nearly $1 million in oil, gas and electric company shares, whilst consistently “voting with energy interests since taking office, often stripping key environmental and consumer protections in...
