Twelve Dollars a Year
In the late winter of 2006, the citizens of Burlington, Vermont prepared to elect one of five candidates to a three-year term for an open mayor’s seat. At one forum, a citizen stood up and asked, “Within the next mayoral...
Search results
Select Date Range
2026
2026
Vital Facts ‘Deleted’ From UN Climate Report
A major UN report on climate change has been watered down as a result of influence from government officials from countries opposed to taking radical action, according to WWF. It says "vital facts" have been cut from the report's summary,...
Putin Opposes “Energy Monster”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is against the creation of state energy "monster" that would straddle the entire economy, sucking away banking and other resources, the Kremlin has reported on Thursday. When asked about a possible merger between...
CGI Highlights Yasuni Proposal to Leave Oil Alone
Some good news for a change. Yesterday the Clinton Global Initiative highlighted the Ecuadorian proposal about "Leaving Ecuador's Oil in the Ground" which seeks to avoid carbon emissions and save the Yasuni Rainforest. The “Yasuni Proposal” as it is known...
Hunt Denies Bush Ties Aided Kurdish Oil Deal
The CEO of Hunt Oil, Ray Hunt has defended his ties to the Bush family and the Republican Party saying they didn't help his company get a deal last month to explore for oil in Iraq’s Kurdish region. The agreement,...
Toyota’s Environmental Image Challenged
It may be the automaker that has given us the Prius, but Toyoto is coming under attack from green groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, who are challenging Toyota's opposition to strict fuel economy standards pending in Congress....
Gore and IPCC Win Nobel Peace Prize
They say a week is a long-time in politics, and so it is for ex-politicians. Earlier this week, Al Gore was under fire from a British High Court Judge for making “alarmist” and “exaggerated” claims in his film An Inconvenient...
BBC Messes Up Again On Gore Story
The BBC is making a real hash of the Al Gore story. Today on Radio Four’s flagship lunch-time news programme, it invited Martin Livermore from the Scientific Alliance, to give an interview on Gore winning the Nobel Prize. As we...
Oily influences on US energy legislation
A study done by the Center for American Progress (CAP) shows a strong correlation between Big Oil political contributions and votes on energy legislation which eliminates $16 billion in oil company tax breaks and royalty relief. The 221 House members...
BP “Ready” for Iraq
Another company looking to exploit Iraqi oil is BP, which was also at the Dubai Oil and Gas conference (see previous blog). The oil giant is looking to compete for the opportunities that arise in Iraq's oil and gas sector...