When the history of BP is written, poor Robert White will probably not get a mention.
Tucked away in Canada Tower in London, Robert – shall we call him Bob –is in the Group Trade Mark Department. Although it may not be the most glamorous of jobs, it is vital in defending the BP […]

The world’s first commercial aircraft powered partly by biofuel took off from Heathrow yesterday to a storm of criticism from climate change experts, who insisted it was nothing more than Sir Richard Branson’s latest “nonsensical” publicity stunt.
The Virgin Atlantic 747 flew from London to Amsterdam using a 20 per cent biofuel mix of coconut and […]

Interesting blog from the Canada’s Globe and Mail.
Andrew Willis from the Globe looks at the recent criticism BP has gotten for investing in oil sands. Notice the dichotomy between the city investors that argue BP should invest in oil sands and those worried by the climate that think its a stupid idea.

Shell’s two year tenure as sponsor of the London’s Natural History Museum’s “Wildlife Photographer of the Year” exhibition has come to an end.
A determined, creative two year national campaign, coordinated in part by the direct action group Rising Tide and its Art Not Oil offshoot, helped to force the Museum to ditch Shell.

Now its getting silly. The American motor industry’s rush to greenwash its products has now even affected the Hummer, with GM announcing yesterday an ethanol-powered version of the military-style vehicle.
General Motors kicked off the Detroit motor show by revealing biofuel-propelled prototypes of a Hummer, even though the car does just 16 litres per 100km (15 […]