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Civil society calls for end of controversial Congo oil and gas auctions

February 2, 2023By Andy RowellAfrica, Blog Post 1 Comment

A coalition of civil society groups has joined growing international calls for the immediate cancellation of a massive oil and gas auction in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

#Standwithbach: Civil society renews calls for immediate release of Vietnamese environmental defender

January 25, 2023By Andy RowellBlog Post No Comments

On the first anniversary of the imprisonment of the prominent Vietnamese environmental lawyer, Dang Dinh Bach, international NGOs are calling for immediate release.

UN: Big oil’s business model is “inconsistent with human survival”

January 18, 2023By Andy RowellBlog Post No Comments

In a blistering attack at the World Economic Forum this morning, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, accused the fossil fuel industry of having a “business model” that “is inconsistent with human survival”.

Police use “shocking” level of violence to quash activists opposing Europe’s largest coal mine

January 17, 2023By Andy RowellBlog Post No Comments

German police used overwhelming force and violence against the protesters at the RWE-funded coal mine, with about 20 being injured and taken to hospital.

The struggle continues: Please show compassion for the widows of the Ogoni 9

January 16, 2023By Andy RowellBlog Post No Comments

A Go Fund Me page has been created to help the widows of four Ogoni whose husbands were murdered by the Nigerian military back in 1995, along with the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa. The widows finally gave up their decades-long legal struggle against Shell last year and are in desperate financial straits. Please help them.

Global outrage as oil executive named head of UN climate talks

January 12, 2023By Andy RowellBlog Post No Comments

There is universal condemnation today on the breaking news that the United Arab Emirates has appointed a veteran oil industry insider to preside over the upcoming UN climate talks that will happen later this year in Dubai. “By appointing an oil sultan as COP28 President, the UAE takes the prize for global trust breaker in a climate crisis.”

British Parliament urges Government to set a “clear date” to end North Sea drilling

January 5, 2023By Andy RowellBlog Post 2 Comments

An influential committee of British MPs is calling on the British government to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels and set a “clear date” for the end of new oil and gas licensing in the British North Sea.

Three Strikes and You’re Out: Manchin’s Dirty Deal goes down in flames a third time

December 15, 2022By Collin ReesBlog Post, Featured, News, Press Releases

“The Senate’s rejection of this dangerous bill is a resounding victory for environmental justice communities and the climate,” said Rees.

Blocking a Carbon Bomb: Tiwi Islanders prevent $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project in Australia

December 14, 2022By OCI TeamBlog Post, Stop Funding Fossils

In a landmark decision, the Federal Court of Australia ruled that Santos Ltd, one of the world’s top 20 largest oil and gas companies, would not be allowed to drill in the Barossa gas fields off the coast of northern Australia, solidifying legal victory for the Tiwi Islander Plaintiffs.

Fossil fuel shill Joe Manchin won’t give up on pushing “Dirty Deal” through Congress

December 13, 2022By Andy RowellBlog Post 1 Comment

Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin — the fossil fuel-financed, coal- and gas-loving Democratic Senator from West Virginia — failed in his latest bid to attach his “dirty deal” to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act.

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