From Russia With Love

January 10, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

Chris Finlayson obviously likes a big challenge. Having been running Shell’s highly controversial operations in Nigeria, where the company has repeatedly been cited for environmental pollution and for being complicit in human rights abuses, he has moved to head up Shell’s operations in Russia.

Green is the New Red, White and Blue

January 6, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

Wimps! Sissies! Cowardly! Un-American! That’s what Cheney, Bush and co are, according to Times pundit Thomas Friedman, because they won’t embrace alternative energy. He says “green is the new, red, white and blue,” meaning that getting off our oil addiction is a “national security imperative” and that energy efficiency and conservation is “the most tough-minded, … Read More

Montreal Fall-Out – Historic Step or Risible Rubbish?

January 4, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

Some two weeks after the UN Montreal talks scraped together an 11th hour deal on climate change there is still a raging debate on whether it was a good deal or not. Environmental groups from Europe were surprising upbeat about Montreal in the immediate aftermath. Friends of the Earth called it an “historic step” forwards … Read More

What’s Happened Since Montreal?

January 4, 2006By Andy RowellBlog Post

Blair gets an Official Warning over Inaction on Climate The US is usually seen as the villain over climate and rightly so – see – click here However, the day after the Montreal meeting, Tony Blair faced the wrath of his own watchdog on sustainable development. For the first time ever the “Sustainable Development Commission”, … Read More

Knowing the Enemy

January 1, 2006By Steve KretzmannBlog Post

A great insight into oil industry strategy, via the Exxon funded Competitive Enterprise Institute, to destroy European support for Kyoto.  Also a showcase for the power of good old fashioned dumpster diving to get you the goods.  Read it here in the Independent.