Remarks made by Shell CEO, Peter Voser to the Financial Times Energy Editor that his company has “clearly scaled down” its plans for a massive expansion of tar sands production should send waves of anxiety through the Canadian oil industry and a serious rethink among energy security hawks in Washington.
Since the middle of last year [...]

Predicting political speeches is always fraught with difficulty, but there have been enough leaks to suggest that Barack Obama’s State of Union address will  scale back his ambitious plans on both health-care as well as climate change.
Instead the President will focus on the economy and helping recession-hit families.
Although the White House has denied Obama is [...]

A shocking new analysis by the respected Earth Policy Institute has revealed that over a quarter of the total US grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars last year.
The figure has tripled since 2004.
Because the US is by far the largest grain exporter, the fact that it is feeding an increasing amount of [...]

For a company that prides itself on long-term planning, Shell sometimes seems to be a company that could not plan its way out of a paper bag.
Just over a decade ago it made a big song and dance about moving into renewables, only to beat a humiliating retreat a decade later.
For the last five years, [...]

There is something about Alaska that attracts a special kind of person. Many people move or live there for its rugged landscape and spectacular wildlife. They have America’s last true wilderness on their doorstep.
But this land of natural beauty has become tarnished, intoxicated and corrupted by oil.
It takes an extraordinary person to stand up to [...]