The systemic failure of the Nigerian government and oil giant Shell to clean up the horrendous oil pollution in the Niger Delta has been branded 'shameful' by a group of Nigerian and international NGOs.
… fundamental failures in Shell's processes for cleaning up oil spills. It also described how … defended, and continues to use, methods for cleaning oil spills declared ineffective by …
Friends of the Earth are calling on Prime Minister David Cameron, and Energy Secretary Ed Davey to wean the UK off fossil fuels and create a 'Clean British Energy Revolution'
TAKE ACTION to start a British clean energy revolution Mark Briggs | 11th May 2012 Activism Climate Change Energy Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide Oil Gas How To Make A Difference Friends Of The Earth …
Ecuador government urged not to give in to pressure from the US oil giant Chevron to drop record $18 billion fine for its part in the 'Chernobyl of the Amazon'
… David v Goliath: Chevron plots to avoid cleaning up oil pollution in Amazon rainforest … $18 billion bill by an Ecuadorian court for cleaning up its contaminated legacy in the …
Oil giant should stop gas flaring, provide clean drinking water and clean up the legacy of oil spills, polluted land and waterways in Niger Delta
Shell should clean up 'oil exploited' Niger Delta, says report The Ecologist | 16th February 2010 News Shell Niger Delta Energy Oil shellgasflaringinnigeria2.jpg Gas flaring is a 'daily reminder to …
Low Emissions Zones have their place in cleaning up the UK's worst air pollution hotspots, writes Richard Howard. But we also need to adopt fiscal measures to encourage a shift away from diesel vehicles, at once delivering cleaner air, increased tax revenues, and lower carbon emissions.
… Low Emissions Zones have their place in cleaning up the UK's worst air pollution …
A massive oil spill in the oil-rich Niger Delta in 2008 has caused years of environmental and economic devastation. But only after legal action in London has Shell been forced to reveal the truth, admit liability, pay compensation, and begin the clean-up.
Shell finally pays out £55 million over Nigeria oil spills The Ecologist | 7th January 2015 News Oil Waste Pollution Nigeria Africa shell_own_up_pay_up_and_clean_up-cut.jpg A massive oil spill in the …
A year after Shell was forced into a £55 million settlement with an indigenous community in Nigeria devastated by oil spills, a UK High Court judge has allowed two new such cases to proceed on behalf of some 43,000 subsistence farmers and fishers whose livelihoods have been wiped out by the same cause.
… Shell on to accept its responsibilities by cleaning up the oil spills and compensating …
Pledges by investors to divest from fossil fuels have soared to $2.6 trillion - 50 times more than a year ago. 'Now is the time to divest', says Leonardo di Caprio, one of the latest to join the movement, which even includes Newcastle, Australia, home to the world's biggest coal port.
Divestment pledges rise 50-fold to $2.6 trillion The Ecologist | 22nd September 2015 News Fossil Fuels Coal Oil Finance Climate Change Energy newcastle-aus-coal-port-cut.jpg Pledges by investors to …
Sanctions and legal action against BP unlikely to prevent further oil spill, say environmental groups that argue the US needs to cut its ties with oil industry
BP criminal action will not safeguard against oil spills, say campaigners The Ecologist | 3rd June 2010 News Oil Bp Energy Natural World OIl Spill oilspillbpmexico.jpg The US Department of Justice …
Report finds Kansas-based Koch Industries has been financing opposition to environmental regulation, clean energy and climate scepticism
US oil giant pumps $48m into climate sceptic groups The Ecologist | 30th March 2010 News Climate Change Oil Society Politics And Economics bribe.jpg Report finds Kansas-based Koch Industries has been …
Campaigners accuse oil giant of trying to 'buy itself goodwill' within government and academia by donating £1 million to a new exhibition at The Science Museum in London
Anger at opening of Shell-sponsored climate change exhibition Tom Levitt | 6th December 2010 News Shell Climate Change Oil Global Warming shelloil.jpg Shell has been accused of ignoring its …
Inspired by an Ecologist expose on the questionable partnerships between ‘ethical’ supermarkets and oil companies, activists from Climate Rush staged a protest outside a Waitrose store in London
… David v Goliath: Chevron plots to avoid cleaning up oil pollution in Amazon rainforest …
In a landmark judgment today, four Niger Delta farmers have won the right to sue Dutch oil multinational Shell in the Netherlands courts after oil spills destroyed their farms and fish ponds. The case sets a precedent for other victims of corporate environmental and human rights harms around the world.
Nigerian farmers' win right to sue Shell in Netherlands courts The Ecologist | 18th December 2015 News Netherlands Law Oil Pollution Human Rights Corporations niger-delta-1-cut.jpg In a landmark …
Environmental campaigning groups including Greenpeace and WWF publish a joint report today calling on the UK Government to bring forward the proposed ban on petrol and electric cars to 2030.
JOE WARE reports
New report says electric cars will dramatically improve Britain's energy security Joe Ware | 25th August 2017 News Energy Electric Cars Clean Growth Plan Michael Gove Air Pollution Oil tesla model …
A London court has forced Shell to disclose documents about its pipelines and oils spills in Nigeria, writes Sarah Shoraka - and they reveal that the company has lied about the scale of oil spills in previous legal actions, and concealed the terminally poor condition of its pipelines.
Nigeria: Shell's false oil spill claims exposed in court Sarah Shoraka | 23rd November 2014 News Oil Pollution Fossil Fuels Corporations Law shell-oloibiri-well-rhys-thom-cut.jpg A London court has …
The Arctic is becoming a battleground as Russia, Norway, Canada and the US vie for access to oil, gas and minerals – campaigners fear safety and the environment will be the losers
Scramble for Arctic oil and gas puts pristine ecosystem at risk Mark Jansen | 6th June 2011 News Arctic Oil Gas Climate Change Energy Ecocide arcticoil.jpg The Arctic is likely to see an influx of …
Mexico's oil looks set to run out within a decade, writes Jeremy Leggett, and it can hardly rely on Trump's America to make up the difference. But Mexico enjoys abundant sunshine, and the cost of solar power generation is falling fast. Let Trump tie America's economy to debt-financed fossil fuels. Mexico's future prosperity will come from harnessing its inexhaustible solar riches.
Mexico's expiring oil and Trump's wall: the future is solar Jeremy Leggett | 11th May 2017 Comment Renewables Fossil Fuels Oil Energy Mexico USA nogales-border-mexico-cut.jpg Mexico's oil looks set …
It's the fossil fuel industry's latest stroke of genius - a coal substitute that's cheaper, dirtier and more toxic than coal itself, writes Ben Whitford. The waste product of refining heavy oil from Canada's tar sands, petcoke is stored in open mountains around Chicago's 'Slag Valley', sending plumes of sticky black dust over poor neighborhoods every time the wind blows.
… "It's kind of sticky - you have to keep cleaning and wiping and mopping" , she says. …
A new report about to be released shows methane leaks from active and abandoned wells in British Columbia are more than twice as high as government estimates making them more polluting than commercial transportation, writes ANDREW NIKIFORUK
One-Third of British Columbia's Oil and Gas Wells Are Leaking Significant Levels of Methane Andrew Nikiforuk | 26th July 2017 News Fossil Fuels Gas Oil Methane Leaks Climate Pollution leaks 1.jpg A …
Former Shell oil boss Mark Moody Stuart's ableptic, self-satisfied book on 'responsible leadership' left Danny Chivers seething. The sooner we stop caring about the opinions of the Moody-Stuarts of this world, he concludes, the sooner we're likely to improve it.
If this is 'responsible leadership', then I'm a fracking well Danny Chivers | 16th May 2014 Reviews Oil Society Fossil Fuels Climate Change responsible-leadership-cut.jpg Former Shell oil boss Mark …
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media. Their reasoning is that we simply don't have the capacity to produce enough renewable energy to meet our needs. But as this comprehensive Ecologist report from 2007 shows the UK is really a renewable energy powerhouse.
The future of energy is renewable Jon Hughes Mark Anslow | 27th February 2009 News Renewable Energy Energy Oil UK Coal Gas Climate Change Global Warming Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Global Warming …
The claims for biofuels make it seem truly a wonder crop. Mark Anslow separates the wheat from the chaff
Biofuels - facts and fiction Mark Anslow | 19th February 2007 News Biofuels Bio-fuels Ethanol Bio-diesel Refinery Oil Transport Energy Crops Industrial Bio-fuels Green Living Climate Change Energy …
It's all change in Canada with the dramatic ousting of anti-environment Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, writes Carol Linnitt. Under the new Liberal PM Justin Trudeau things are looking a lot better for climate, science, environment, transparency and First Nations. But Canada is still set to go into the Paris climate talks with the same weak level of commitment.
Canada's new Liberal government - an environmental renaissance? Carol Linnitt DeSmog.ca | 21st October 2015 News Canada Politics Climate Emissions Oil Tar Sands Indigenous Peoples …
Climate change minister urges more urgent cuts to greenhouse gas emissions while allowing renewed push for oil in remote regions
Huhne accused of 'hypocrisy' for promoting offshore oil in Scotland and Arctic The Ecologist | 4th March 2011 News Oil Energy Climate Change Arctic Renewables shetlands.jpg The UK recently approved …