Shell is embroiled in a major safety scandal after one of its senior consultants has disclosed to The Guardian newspaper that documents have been falsified and safety procedures ignored in the North Sea. What’s worth, the consultant, Bill Campbell, who worked directly for Shell for 24 years, says he brought his concerns to the attention … Read More
Author: Andy Rowell
Gore: US Still In Denial on Climate
Al Gore, in London for a meeting with British Chancellor Gordon Brown, said that President Clinton’s failure to get Kyoto ratified was due mainly to the fact that many people in the US were then, and to a certain extent still are, in a state of denial about the severity of the crisis.
Biotech BP
BP has announced that it is planning to spend $500 million to set up a biofuels research centre that will be attached to a major US or UK university. BP says the centre – which will be called the BP Energy Biosciences Institute – will focus on improving the efficiency of existing biofuels; developing new … Read More
China Buys Billion-Barrel Russian Field from TNK-BP
The dragon is thirsty. China’s consumption of oil has risen exponentially in the past decade and by last year it was the largest oil importer after the US. Slowly but surely China is buying up foreign oil and gas reserves to fuel its rapidly growing economy. In little under a year, Chinese firms have signed … Read More
EU Biofuels Fall Short of Targets
European politicians may talk up the progress they are making on climate change, however the biofuels sector is still struggling to meet targets. A new survey by Paris-based consortium Eurobserver, has found that EU production of biofuels in 2010 is projected to be just over half of the European commission’s target of 18m tonnes oil … Read More
Stop Complaining About Gas Prices
Stop complaining about high gas prices – you have it cheap – that is the message from the oil barons to the American public. In parts of Europe, gas prices are $5 per gallon to $7 per gallon, the chairman of ConocoPhillips, James Mulva, argued when he appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press. Mulva, who … Read More
The Observer And Shell Greenwash Together
Its great to see the oldest Sunday newspaper in the world, The Observer doing a pull-out section on energy to inform its readers on climate change and renewables. … the only slight problem is that the whole edition is in association with Shell. On the site there is a link to where “Anna” from Shell … Read More
Democrats Promise to End Big Oil Subsidies
The Democrats have announced key issues on which they will fight the mid-term elections in November. These include eliminating subsidies for oil and gas companies as well as a 25 percent reduction in oil use by 2020, largely by developing fuel alternatives in the United States. “We want to send our energy money to the … Read More
Had Enough of Big Oil?
Oil Change’s Separate Oil and State campaign is just about to kick-off big time. The ad below is ready to run in newspapers like the Washington Post and the New York Times. The House just authorized drilling in the Arctic, the Bush Administration is still slashing energy efficiency programs, and both are opposing any kind … Read More
Climate Change More of a Threat Than Global Terrorism
The US and UK Government’s obsession with the “War on Terror”, recently renamed the “Long War” by military commanders is completely counter-productive and misguided, according to a leading UK think-tank. It is also distracting politicians from more fundamental threats to global security, such as climate change.