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“While many worry about filling their gas tanks, many others around the world are struggling to fill their stomachs”
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell April 11th, 2008 in OilSorry to bang on about this, but literally every day another voice comes out against biofuels. This time it’s the turn of Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank.
Zoellick said: “In the US and Europe over the last year we have been focusing on the prices of gasoline at the pumps. While many worry […]
Iraq Oil Laws Quietly Move on
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell April 4th, 2008 in Iraq, Iraq Oil Law, OilQuietly working behind the scenes, negotiators are hammering out a new draft Iraq oil law after previous versions of the controversial legislation stalled.
“Shortly, we’ll see a new draft which there is more common ground,” Abdul-Hadi al-Hasani, deputy chair of the Iraqi Parliament’s Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, has told wire reports.
How appropriate that Big Oil is being quizzed on April Fools Day In Washington. As five senior executives get hot under the collar infront of Edward Markey’s committee, international actions are taking place today to mark what has been dubbed “Fossil Fools Day”.
The Day got off to early start today in London, when activists from […]
Watch Live: Congressional Hearing with Top Big Oil Executives
1 Comment Published by Trina Zahller March 31st, 2008 in Big Oil Profits, Oil, Separate Oil and State, US politicsIts April Fool’s Day, and Congress is giving us a chance to have some fun while taking a serious look at the impact of Big Oil. Oil Change International will be watching the hearing closely, and we hope you can watch it with us!
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass), who chairs the Energy Independence and […]
It’s the race for the ultimate ecological accolade. Four countries are competing to be the first of the world’s 195 nations to go entirely carbon neutral.
Iceland, New Zealand, Norway and Costa Rica have formally signed up to go zero carbon, although each faces huge challenges.
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