Apparently there are no lengths to which Bush Administration officials will not go in defense of Big Oil. According to Congressional Quarterly, the Interior Department’s Inspector General will shortly issue a report revealing that Department officials, after learning in 2000 of mistakes in leases that could cost the American people $10 billion, proceeded to cover … Read More
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The Carbon Offset Con
Holidaymakers are being misled by companies who guarantee to repair the damage flights do to the atmosphere, according to a report by Clean Air-Cool Planet. The report claims it is not possible to state categorically that buying any “carbon offset” will neutralise the damage that flying causes to the atmosphere.
Bush Set for Climate Change U-Turn
George Bush is preparing to make a historic shift in his position on climate change when he makes his State of the Union speech later this month. British officials are hoping that Bush’s belated new stance by the United States will lead to a breakthrough in talks to a successor treaty to the Kyoto agreement … Read More
Britain Will be “Tropical” by 2100
Something of a climate change feel to the blog today. Britain’s “green and pleasant land” will be almost unrecognisable by 2100, with extremely hot summers, monsoon-style winter rains and flooding, plus the destruction of much of the nation’s ecosystems and wildlife. These are the results of the largest climate experiment that began a year ago … Read More
Bearing Point is Major Bush Financier
The Independent on Sunday continues its excellent reporting on the origins and scandal behind the soon to be introduced, US approved, Iraqi oil law. Last week the IoS reported that Bearing Point, a Virginia based contractor, heavily advised the Ministry of Oil on the law. This week we discover that Bearing Point contributed more than … Read More
Exxon’s 3D PR Strategy on Climate
There is a classic industry public relations tactic called the 3 technique – Deny, Delay and Dominate. For years Exxon has pursued this strategy over climate change very aggressively. The company has denied for years that climate change is a problem or even man-made, and by so doing it has delayed any action. One of … Read More
Persian Gulf Needs Over $500bn in Oil Investment
The Persian Gulf states need to pump $523 billion over the next 25 years in exploration and production to meet a steady growth in global demand, according to the Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research in a new book.
EU Targets Gas Guzzlers
Gas-guzzling SUVs or sports cars as well as people carriers could be “priced off the road within five years”, according to the Daily Telegraph after a crackdown on carbon emissions to be announced by the European Commission. The average new car in 2012 will have to emit no more than 120 grams of carbon per … Read More
Saudi’s Increase Spare Capacity to Offset Iranian Influence
Saudi Arabia’s growing fear of Iranian influence in the Middle East may driving the world’s largest crude oil exporter to prepare a more aggressive long-term political oil strategy that would counter the Iranian ascendancy. According to Dow Jones, “under a new, accelerated production program, the kingdom could increase its spare oil drilling capacity to at … Read More
UK Tories Push for 80% Carbon Cut
Tony Blair’s Government may be forced by opposition MPs to adopt tougher targets to reduce carbon emissions in order to step up its fight against climate change. A Tory policy review group favours an 80 per cent reduction which is much tougher than Government’s goal of cutting emissions by 60 per cent by 2050. Â