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• Carbon Offsetting is “Fundamentally Flawed”

  Andy Rowell

  Jun02

  As the pressure for an international deal grows in Copenhagen, one of the corner-stones of any solution will be carbon offsetting, where rich, polluting countries supposedly offset their rising emissions by investing in  “clean” projects in developing countries. Off-setting will be high on the agenda at the next round of climate talks in Bonn this…
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• Shell: World’s Most Carbon Intensive Oil Company

  Andy Rowell

  May19

  Of all the oil majors, Shell prides itself on undertaking cutting edge energy forecasting, that not only inform the group’s thinking but also dove-tail into policy making by decision makers across the energy spectrum. It is one of the few companies to get out its crystal-ball and try and predict what the energy future will…
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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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• British End Combat in Iraq but Stay to Defend the Oil

  Andy Rowell

  May01

  So the war is over – for the British at least. The Iraq war formally ended for British forces yesterday as British forces handed control of the oil-rich Basra area to U.S. commanders and prepared to ship out most of its remaining 4,000 troops. The end came early, but of course the end of combat…
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• “No longer will petroleum be the only game in town”

  Andy Rowell

  Apr24

  California has long liked to set the trend that others follow: whether it be movies, fashion, celebrities or even clean air. And yesterday was another first. It adopted the world’s first regulation to limit greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels. The State’s Air Resources Board adopted a regulation expected to slash gasoline consumption by 25%…
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• Iraq: Politicians Pledge to “Push Shell Out”

  Andy Rowell

  Apr20

  Only last Thursday, the boss of oil company Shell Jeroen van der Veer suggested that the oil giant was interested in joining forces with China on a number of oil projects in Iraq. “We are in the process of forming partnerships for certain bids, and Chinese companies are a part of that,” he said. But…
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• “If we don’t spend this money wisely, we will have failed”

  Andy Rowell

  Mar23

  The US Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, has likened his new job as being “dumped in the deep end of the pool.” In an illuminating interview with the New York Times over the week-end Chu talked about the pressures and strains of his new job.  “I didn’t appreciate how much of a public figure you become,”…
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• Iraq Offers Concessions to Foreign Oil Companies

  Andy Rowell

  Mar20

  Finally, slowly but surely the oil majors are getting what they want in Iraq. Forced into action over the low oil price, Iraq’s government is proposing to give foreign oil companies a majority stake in projects developing oil and gas fields. The Iraqis are also offering further new fields for development to foreign firms, which…
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• Scientists Warn of Catastrophic Cost of Political Failure

  Andy Rowell

  Mar13

  When the world’s leaders finally meet in Copenhagen in December and try and come up with an historic agreement on climate change, they will not be able to use lack of knowledge as an excuse for inaction. In what can only be described as a watershed moment, the 2,500 leading scientists meeting in Copenhagen this…
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• Another Day, Another Climate Protest

  Andy Rowell

  Mar04

  Nine protesters from the anti-aviation group Plane Stupid will appear in court this morning after causing chaos at one of Europe’s busiest commercial airports, Aberdeen in Scotland yesterday. Due to the protest, the airport was closed between 6.30am and 9am and ten flights were cancelled, much to the annoyance of the authorities and its operator,…
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