Documents reveal that Shell’s oil spill containment dome is “crushed like a beer can,” in tests.
Arctic oil
The Next President Must Act on Climate
As the world watches with baited breath as to who will become the next President of the US, there are increasingly calls that whoever wins the election must radically tackle climate change. Whilst this election has been widely criticised for its climate silence, Hurricane Sandy may have just been a game changer in the political … Read More
TOTAL Says No to Arctic Oil Drilling
In the fight for the Arctic and the planet’s future, this is big news. We are witnessing a split in Big Oil’s attitude to the Arctic.
Two-Faced Shell Talks Clean, But Acts Dirty
The advert in the weekend edition of the Financial Times is heart-warming… from Shell?
RIP the Arctic
Yesterday marked the beginning of the end for the Arctic. Yes the oil industry has been drilling in the high North on Prudhoe Bay for decades now, but yesterday oil giant Shell begun drilling the first well in the Arctic Chukchi Sea in more than two decades. Yesterday morning, Shell’s Noble Discoverer drill-ship began to … Read More
Gazprom’s Oil Response Plan “Illegal”
Much of the focus recently about the dangers of Arctic drilling has focused on Shell’s plans to drill off Alaska. But let’s not forget about the real and growing dangers to the Russian Arctic too. Once again it seems that the oil industry is not prepared for the risks of a spill and maybe operating … Read More
Greenpeace Shuts Shell Gas Stations
Breaking News: In the UK right now, Greenpeace activists are shutting down Shell gas stations, in order to tell the company to stop drilling in the Arctic. As we stand 40 stations are currently shut down across the two main target cities: London and Edinburgh. In both capitals, Greenpeace plans to shut down every Shell … Read More
Shell’s History of “Corporate Malfeasance”
Poor old Shell. Last week it was humiliated in a spoof action by Greenpeace and the Yes Men. This week its corporate reputation takes a battering in a report by the Alaska Wilderness League. The 51 page report, published as Shell gears up to start drilling in the Arctic, makes devastating reading. It concludes that … Read More
Shell Spoof Goes Global
Maybe in retrospect Shell should not have injuncted Greenpeace for disrupting its drilling rigs heading for the Arctic. For all it has done has made its opponents more creative in the way they will campaign against the oil giant. Late last week, there was widespread confusion across the American media, the internet, including Facebook and … Read More
Shell’s $4 Billion Arctic Lobby Campaign
In July, barring any last minute legal challenges, oil giant Shell looks set to cross the rubicon and start drilling offshore in the Arctic. Many environmentalists and indigenous communities have long fought and feared this day. Many of the veterans of the Exxon Valdez have long argued that the lessons of that disaster have still … Read More