G8 Leaders released today a Communique and Plan of Action on Global Energy Security that will increase public support for the oil and fossil fuel industry and fuel global warming. The Plan, which emerges from the G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, seeks to “create”, “maintain”, “encourage”, “expand” and “develop” hydrocarbon production, processing and transportation … Read More
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Oil Addicts Find New Veins at BTC Pipeline Party
Over 45 Presidents, Foreign Minister and Energy Ministers from 30 countries will come together on 13 July in Ceyhan, Turkey, for the grand launch of BP’s Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. Campaigners who have monitored the BTC project have issued a press release charging BP and participating international financial institutions (IFIs) with failing affected communities and the … Read More
Youth to G8: “Stop Playing Russian Roulette with Our Future!”
Youth organizations from 21 countries have issued a statement calling on the G8 to abandon a disastrous “Energy Security” strategy whose details were first revealed by Oil Change International in February of this year, and which is scheduled for approval during the G8 Summit later this week (July 15-17). According to the 53 youth organizations … Read More
Intervention!
The United States is addicted to oil and we’re working with allies and tens of thousands of citizens to intervene. Check out this great new flash video, take action, and please pass it on! Meanwhile, like the addicts that they are, G8 leaders focussed this year’s St. Petersburg Summit on promoting trillions of dollars of … Read More
Africa: Facing Greatest Catastrophe in History
A second analysis in two days outlines how climate change will cause “the greatest catastrophe in human history” in Africa. Yesterday, Christian Aid predicted that 182 million will die because of climate change by the end of the century. Now evidence submitted to the official report that is being prepared for Tony Blair and Gordon … Read More
182 Million Could Die in Africa Due to Climate Change
A staggering 182 million people in sub-Saharan Africa could die of disease directly attributable to climate change by the end of the century, argues development group, Christian Aid in a new report. Efforts to to secure meaningful and sustainable development in poor countries will be “nullified” by global warming, Christian Aid argues. So all those … Read More