Washington awakes to a new political dawn this morning with the Democrats taking control of the house for the first time. The Senate may yet fall to them too, but the race is currently too close to call. President Bush will awake with a headache – and stands to become a lame-duck for the remainder … Read More
Energy Security
Energy Features in Mid-Terms
So its judgment day in the US mid-terms. Most pundits believe that the Democrats will makes gains but whether it will be enough to overturn the Republican majorities in both the House and Senate is anyone’s guess. It’s up to the voters now. There is no doubt that the Iraq war will be a major … Read More
Foxes, Henhouses, and Lee Raymond
The Exxpose Exxon coalition, which Oil Change is a part of, is highlighting and objecting to the latest egregious example of the cozy relationship between oil and state. Remember all the scandal around Cheney’s closed door National Energy Strategy? Now there’s a new study – requested by the government and run by the oil industry … Read More
G8 Leaders Play Russian Roulette with Climate Chaos:
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
New Report Shows Oil Prices Overwhelming the Benefits of Debt Cancellation!
Rising oil prices are overwhelming the benefits of debt cancellation and threatening to deepen the debt crisis. This is the message of a new policy briefing released today by Oil Change International and the Jubilee USA Network (to view the press release click here). The brief outlines the urgent need to challenge G-8 plans to … Read More
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
G8 Summit Heating Up as Police Snatch Up Rights Activists
In the run-up to the G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg this weekend, civil society and opposition figures are holding a two-day conference in Moscow to draw attention to President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian tendencies. They want the other seven G8 countries to put pressure on Russia to spend more time promoting civil rights. The police have … Read More
Legislators to G8: Act on Energy And Climate Security
Legislators from 13 countries have sent a message to the G8 to address climate change, clean energy and sustainable development when they meet in St Petersburg later this week. They pointed out that energy security and climate security needed to be tackled together. “If we do not successfully address both, we risk undermining our development, … 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
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