Archive for the 'Politics' Category
Flawed Talks Must Fail, Says Hansen
2 Comments Published by Andy Rowell December 3rd, 2009 in Climate Change, Copenhagen Conference, Politics, carbon tradingThe pseudo garbage that constitutes the British Daily Express newspaper yesterday ran a headline saying climate change was a con to put up taxes
Quoting yet another climate sceptic the Express served up a disservice to journalism, by completely manipulating the climate debate.
Suddenly sceptics are appearing out of the wood-work left, right and centre, spurred on [...]
More Oil Links and Lobbying Behind Lockerbie Deal
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell September 8th, 2009 in African Oil, American foreign policy, PoliticsWell who would have guessed it? Just weeks ago I watched the Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill bristle with honesty and defiance when he said he had released the Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi purely and solely on compassionate grounds.
Nothing more, nothing less. Simple as that.
Ever since that statement, the plot has unravelled quicker than [...]
Lockerbie: Freedom for Oil?
9 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 20th, 2009 in African Oil, American foreign policy, PoliticsIs the special relationship between the US and UK going to be stretched to the limit over Lockerbie?
It is expected that this afternoon the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi will be freed from prison on compassionate grounds as he has terminal prostate cancer. Colonel Gaddafi’s private jet is waiting to take him home.
Kenny Macaskill, the Justice [...]
UK Refuses to Intervene to Save Turbine Factory
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 5th, 2009 in Politics, Wind, renewable energyWhen the financial crisis hit and the global economy plunged into recession, many people argued that it would be a perfect opportunity for a “Green New Deal”, were the recovery would be built by green sustainable jobs.
You could solve the financial and climate crisis in one. But governments around the world have poured trillions into [...]
How Corporate Money Corrupted the Climate Bill
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell July 15th, 2009 in Cap and Trade, Corruption, Politics, US politics, lobbyingOne of the issues that Oil Change has tried to highlight is how oil money corrupts and corrodes politics. Big Oil has always had hordes of cash to spend to influence legislation on energy and climate. Big Oil always expects to get its way as its pockets are deeper than its opponents. For years it [...]
