Oh the Canadian hypocrisy..

January 9, 2012By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

For over two years now the Canadian and Albertan governments have engaged in one of the most extensive public relations campaigns ever seen at the EU. They have been trying to undermine European efforts to tackle climate change through the Fuel Quality Directive. They even set up a secret task force to push their pro-tar … Read More

Britain Backs Canadian Bullying Over Tar Sands

October 26, 2011By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

Britain was joined by some Eastern European countries yesterday in backing Canada in its dirty fight to force the EU not to discriminate against the tar sands in the Fuel Quality Directive. A meeting of European environment experts yesterday had been expected to vote on a proposal by the European Commission to give a different … Read More

Britain Backs Canada Over Tar Sands Fight

September 27, 2011By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

On a warm summer evening in July this year, in the prestigious and ornate College Garden of Britain’s historic Westminster Abbey, 250 guests listened to a five-piece band. The music was the start of an inaugural summer party organised by the public relations company Hanover Communications. The guest list for the party was impressive, including … Read More

Will Europe Heed Warnings over Fracking?

August 12, 2011By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

A recent report by the World Economic Forum on the future of the gas markets has highlighted the revolution that is currently happening in this sector. The report started by saying: “What a difference a few years can make in one of the world’s major energy markets. Advances in the production of unconventional gas – … Read More

VW’s Dark Side

June 28, 2011By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured 18 Comments

Europe’s largest car maker, Volkswagen, is harbouring a “dark secret” according to Greenpeace. Despite its populist and consumer-friendly image, VW stands accused of greenwashing its dirty activities,  trying to water down action on climate change and refusing to make popular models more fuel efficient. According to Greenpeace, the car maker has repeatedly claimed that it … Read More

Dave Versus the Dinosaurs

June 22, 2011By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

When British Prime Minister, David Cameron staked his reputation on leading “the greenest government ever” he knew that many people would hold him to account to make sure his words translated into action. People also knew that he had a problem: that vast swathes of the Conservative party are climate sceptic, no more so than … Read More

France to Say “Non” to Fracking

May 11, 2011By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

Just last week, a study by the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security concluded that unconventional gas resources in Europe – such as shale gas – could radically reshape the continent’s oil and gas outlook, and reduce its dependency on Russia and the Middle East. The report said that, in theory “Europe’s unconventional gas … Read More