This is easily one of the greatest acts of creative direct action ever perpetrated on the oil industry. Bravo Yes Men!
Imposters posing as ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council (NPC) representatives delivered an outrageous keynote speech to 300 oilmen at GO-EXPO, Canada’s largest oil conference, held at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, today.
The speech was […]

Suddenly every British political leader wants to be green. David Cameron, yesterday announced a new set of “environmental taxes” intended to curb air travel.
In retaliation, Gordon Brown, the Chancellor will call today for a “new world order” to address climate change and tomorrow he joins Tony Blair in publishing the Government’s strategy for reducing carbon […]

Visitors to the London Natural History Museum were met by a Santa with a difference when Santas Against Excessive Consumption (SAEC) dropped in last Saturday. Visitors were treated to placards saying ‘Lappland is melting’ and ‘Reindeer can’t swim’ placards, explaining what excessive consumption is doing to the planet.

Following on from the last blog – Shell has been an integral part of the conflict in Nigeria for nearly fifty years. It’s record of environmental pollution and complicity in human rights abuses is well documented. However the company continues to try and greenwash it activities.
That is one reason why campaigners are highlighting the hypocrisy […]

Sir Richard Branson, the head of the Virgin group of companies, yesterday committed $3bn to “tackle” climate change.
The billionaire pledged all profits from his Virgin air and rail interests over the next 10 years to combating rising global temperatures. However, the money will not go to charities but be invested in a new branch of […]