BP and Big Oil Drive Society Over the “Climate Cliff”
What is a “world class” reserve of oil to BP, is “world destroying” to everyone else.
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British Prime Minister Facilitates BP’s New Oil Contract with Azerbaijan Dictatorship
Last week, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May hosted the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, for a meeting at Downing Street, which included the signing of a new energy deal between BP and the Azerbaijan State Oil Company
BP: Oil Spill Clean-up Operations a “Welcome Boost to Local Economies”
You would have thought that having been responsible for the largest offshore oil spill in US history, the Deepwater Horizon, which spilled an estimated 4 million barrels of oil into the sea, and cost you $65 billion, that as a company you would see oil spills as something to be avoided.
Coast Guard responders “harmed by chemicals used to clean up BP’s spill”
A new study on Coast Guard workers who responded to the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 finds increased levels of exposure to toxic disperants led to a higher prevalence of coughing, shortness of breath, and more reporting of wheezing, skin rashes, vomiting and diarrhea.
BP Accused of “Side-stepping” Russian Sanctions
A new expose published today reveals how BP, working closely with the British government, has been “side-stepping” sanctions introduced after the Russian annexation of Crimea.
Activists Unveil Giant “Crack” in British Museum in Anti-BP Protest
Oil giant BP’s controversial sponsorship of the British Museum was once again put under the spotlight over the weekend, when some 100 activists from the theatre group, “BP or not BP?” protested against the company’s current exhibition: “Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia”.
Has BP Found A Major New Fracking Field in the US?
Amidst the continued dire warnings about climate change, censored scientists and stranded assets, the oil industry keeps on doing what it does best: keeps on belligerently looking for more oil and gas
Infographic: Who really pays for BP’s arts sponsorship?
Government handouts to boost BP’s private profits massively exceed the firm’s sponsorship of the arts – it’s time to cut these dirty ties once and for all.
BP’s Energy Outlook: Forecast or Spin?
This blog, by Greg Muttitt, Senior Adviser at Oil Change International, was first published on Energy Post BP’s new Energy Outlook predicts ever-growing demand for oil and gas, and rising emissions that would take the world well beyond 2°C of warming. Previous Outlooks do not provide much confidence in BP’s projections. In particular, the … Read More
The Deepwater Horizon disaster killed 11 people. Then BP made you and me pay for it.
BP was responsible for Deepwater Horizon, a disaster that killed 11 people and caused one of worst oil spills ever – and then they made us foot the bill.