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“I Will Point Out Hypocricy”

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell November 21st, 2008 in Advertising, Oil Price, greenwashing, lobbying

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 Chevron […]

“A Good Day for Democracy”

1 Comment Published by Andy Rowell September 26th, 2008 in Car manufacturers, Climate Change, EU politics, Fuel Efficiency, gas guzzlers, lobbying

Whilst the biggest political fight of the moment in Congress concerning the toxic bank bail-out continues to make headlines, another bitter political fight is coming to a head, but this one is in Brussels.
On the one side are progressive MEPs, and members of the European Commission coupled with environmental groups and scientists who are trying […]

The oil industry wins again…

2 Comments Published by Andy Rowell July 22nd, 2008 in Climate Change, US politics, climate sceptics, lobbying

There has been a growing perception amongst the environmental community that, given the political and economic prominence of climate change over recent years, that the battle over the issue is slowly being won.
Whilst this may be so, the oil industry and its cronies are still out there fighting tooth and nail, continuing the campaign of […]

Shell Lobbyist is Top McCain Donor

4 Comments Published by Andy Rowell July 16th, 2008 in Separate Oil and State, US politics, lobbying

US Presidential candidate Senator John McCain has released an updated list of his top donors. It reveals that nearly a fifth of those who have brought in the largest amounts for him, more than $500,000 each, are lobbyists or work for firms that engage in lobbying.
One of those listed is a top oil lobbyist and […]