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• Peter’s Second Problem: Shell Climate Crimes Exposed

  Andy Rowell

  Jun29

  When Peter Voser (on the right of the photo) takes the helm of the oil giant Shell on Wednesday, he might just start beginning to wonder what a complete mess he has inherited from his predecessor, van der Veer (he’s on the left). This mess is graphically illustrated in a 32 page devastating critique of…
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• Shell Worried Ogoni PR was “Green Imagery”

  Andy Rowell

  Jun16

  It’s not often that a company’s public relations strategy is laid bare for all to see. It’s very rare that these most sensitive of company documents – the ones that talk of using the dark arts of persuasion – ever see the light of day. But occasionally it happens. It did with big tobacco when…
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• Fossil Fuel Lobby’s $45 Million Propaganda Campaign

  Andy Rowell

  May13

  You really did not expect them to lie down and roll over without a fight did you?  Yesterday we highlighted how the sceptics were gearing up for one last push to undermine the science of climate change. Today its the turn of the oil and coal companies who are pouring millions into scuppering the Democrat’s…
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• Shell Bottom of Emission Disclosure Ratings

  Andy Rowell

  Mar17

  For a decade now – since Ken Saro-Wiwa’s death and the Brent Spar fiasco – Shell has done its utmost to portray itself as a green oil company. It hasn’t quite gone to the lengths of its rival BP and completely rebranded its logo, but it has spent millions of dollars trying to change perceptions…
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• Nuclear Spin Doctors Win As Greens Go Pro-Nukes

  Andy Rowell

  Feb24

  Earlier this month, the crème of the nuclear industry spin doctors gathered in Edinburgh in Scotland at the posh Sheraton Hotel. The event, known as PIME 2009, is where they outline their public relations techniques as to how to try and sell a dangerous, expensive and dirty fuel as green, clean and climate friendly.

• Obama Bets on Unproven Carbon Capture “Technology”

  Andy Rowell

  Feb18

  Eight months ago, in June 2008 President Obama was trying to improve his green credentials. The press were reporting how Obama may “Say no to Canadian tar sands”. One press report at the time noted that “Barack Obama took aim at the Alberta oilsands, declaring he would break America’s addiction to ‘dirty, dwindling, and dangerously…
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• Oh Oedipus – Its Time to Lift the Curse of Oil

  Andy Rowell

  Jan08

  On the 4th January 1993, some 300,000 Ogoni celebrated the Year of Indigenous Peoples by peacefully protesting against Shell’s activities and  environmental destruction of Ogoniland in the Niger Delta. It remains the largest demonstration against an oil company ever. “We have woken up to find our lands devastated by agents of death called oil companies.

• “I Will Point Out Hypocricy”

  Andy Rowell

  Nov21

  As the price of oil plummets below $50 a barrel, the price of gasoline falls too. The high oil prices and record gas prices of the summer now seem years away. As we fill up our cars, the temptation will be that cheaper motoring will mean more motoring. But not if the friendly folks from…
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• Oxfam Criticises Shell for “burying its head in the (oil) sands”

  Andy Rowell

  Oct06

  The development charity Oxfam has added its influential voice against Shell’s investment in Canadian oil sands. In a report entitled “Forecast for Tomorrow,” the development charity has highlighted both good and bad business practices that are being adopted in the UK or by British businesses abroad.

• The “You’ve Got To Be Kidding” Department

  Andy Rowell

  Aug22

  As news leaks out that the Alberta’s government has launched a C$25 million PR campaign to greenwash oil sands, here is Kenny’s final post from Alberta. Kenny goes behind the spin: “The rest of the world must share that hope. Through no choice of his own, Coutoreille and the First Nations of Fort Chip are…
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