EU Commissioner Calls for End to Subsidies

June 20, 2012By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

Connie Hedegaard, the outspoken EU Commissioner for Climate Action, has lent her weight to the growing calls for ending fossil fuel subsidies. Earlier in the week, Oil Change International revealed that fossil fuel subsidies could be as high a $1 trillion. Oil Change has been working with others NGOs to make phasing out subsidies a … Read More

Big Oil Approved Canada’s FQD Strategy

April 30, 2012By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured 1 Comment

We have known for a long time that the Canadian government was colluding with the oil and gas industry over tar sands and its campaign against Europe’s Fuel Quality Directive (FQD). But new documents have come to light that reveal the extent of that collusion, especially between Big Oil and Natural Resources Canada, the Department … Read More

The $13 Billion Bill for Elgin Gas Spill

April 11, 2012By Andy RowellBlog Post, Featured

Oil companies operating in the North Sea could face an estimated $13 billion (Euros 10 billion) bill in light of the Elgin gas spill which could also seriously affect their credit ratings, according to rating agency Fitch. Total’s Elgin platform in the North Sea has been leaking gas since last month with some estimates that … Read More