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George Monbiot seems to be lost in the dark...

George Monbiot and the enviro-neocons

3 August, 2012

I’m getting a bit worried about George Monbiot. At one time he was one of the sharpest orators within the left/green environmental movement. But I’ve noticed a distinct change in tone and I fear he might be doing a bit … Continue reading

Barack Obama

Controversial Pipeline Could Hurt Obama’s Hopes for Reelection

9 November, 2011

President Obama may face a considerable amount of opposition from supporters if he moves forward in green lighting a pipeline that would run from Alberta, Canada, to Texas. Obama’s approval ratings have recently been on the decline, and with his … Continue reading

Obama sends US troops to Uganda to help combat the LRA – but is oil the true reason?

24 October, 2011

Oil have been found in the underground below Lake Albert on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Western companies are working with the Ugandan government to get development under way but a myriad of issues … Continue reading

Dozens of environmental activists protested in front of the White House against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that would transport crude oil from western Canada down through the Midwestern region of the US. Photo Credit: Ben Powless.

US Chamber of Commerce Lobby’s For Tar Sand Pipeline

29 September, 2011

The U.S Chamber of Commerce has launched a campaign to lobby for Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The Partnership to Fuel America is run out of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, and seems positioned to be the … Continue reading

Oil can be seen floating on the water's surface in Ogoniland. Photo credit: UNEP

Drinking water in Nigeria polluted with benzene at levels 900 times above the limit

16 August, 2011

Families in Nisisioken Ogale, near a Nigerian National Petroleum Company pipeline, are drinking water from wells contaminated with benzene, a known carcinogen, at levels over 900 times above UN World Health Organization guidelines. Along with many others, this community is … Continue reading

A controlled burn of oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill sends towers of fire hundreds of feet into the air over the Gulf of Mexico June 9.

Are consumers responsible for the BP oil disaster?

29 March, 2011

Following the BP/Deepwater oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, many commentators have tried to explain why it happened. Many blame greed and arrogance in BP’s executive offices. Others blame it on the Military-Oil-Government alliance that views free-flowing oil … Continue reading

Moscow Arctic Forum promises peaceful exploitation, silent on risks

17 October, 2010

During the end of September the “Arctic nations” – Canada, Russia, Norway, the United States and Denmark – met in Moscow to agree on territorial claims. (Strangely, I didn’t notice any coverage at all in Danish media – while even … Continue reading

The energy-independent future that never was

21 June, 2010

Bernie Sanders, the only democratic socialist in the US Senate, says that the single most important lesson we can learn from the ongoing oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is that drilling is not the answer. Sanders also … Continue reading

BP

Greenpeace: Obama must shelve Arctic drilling plans, call for offshore moratorium

3 May, 2010

In light of the ongoing offshore oil drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico Greenpeace is demanding that President Barack Obama cancels Arctic drilling plans and calls for an offshore moratorium. The Deepwater Horizon accident has resulted in eleven lives … Continue reading

Ecological unequal exchange is helping Europe maintain its leading role, greenhouse gases and overconsumption

23 April, 2010

“To secure future oil imports USA is now using “force to reassert dominance” via “state terror and coercion” in Afghanistan and Iraq.” Ecological unequal exchange, or the zero-sum model, can help us understand many things about the world’s international trade, … Continue reading

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