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Oil

Topic | May 27, 2010 at 17:33

The New Zealand Government is inviting oil companies like Petrobras to drill in some of New Zealand’s deepest coastal waters. East Cape iwi Te Whānau-ā-Apanui have called on the rest of New Zealand to join them in defending the spectacular East...

Oil

Topic | May 27, 2010 at 17:33

Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig operated by BP, blew up on April 20th 2010, and sank two days later. The oil spill that ensued is the largest accidental spill in history.

Leaked G20 declaration sees G20 abandon plans to stop handouts to Big oil and Coal

Press release | June 23, 2010 at 15:25

International/Toronto-23 June 2010--As BP’s oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, G20 heads of state, due to meet in Toronto this weekend, are planning to dilute last year’s commitment to phase out subsidies to Big Oil and Big Coal,...

Top 5 websites that deserve oil spills?

Blog entry by Brian | July 13, 2010

You may have seen A Cleaner Future's Instant Oil Spill already, but if you haven't, it's a way to create a virtual oil spill on any website. Unlike a real spill, it cleans up instantly and does no real damage. It's a super way to get...

Greenpeace shuts down every BP petrol station in London:

Press release | July 27, 2010 at 11:16

LONDON, As BP announces its second quarter loses and a new boss, Greenpeace activists have shut down every BP petrol station in central London, putting up signs saying: ‘Closed. Moving beyond petroleum’.

Oily action

Blog entry by LisaV | July 27, 2010

It seems there are oil spills and oil leaks everywhere recently - not just in the Gulf . And as BP decides to replace one CEO with another -- it's becoming clear that changing one oil company's leader is not really enough. The...

Greenpeace activists shut down BP gas stations all over London

Blog entry by LisaV | July 27, 2010 20 comments

This morning, starting at 5.30am, teams of Greenpeace volunteers shut down 50 BP stations across London. The teams - each named after an animal threatened by BP's reckless oil exploration - fanned out across the capital in their...

Fool me once...

Blog entry by JulietteH | July 6, 2010 1 comment

... shame on you. It has become completely obvious to anyone reading news on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that BP grossly inflated their response capacity and underestimated the worst case scenario in their official...

10 simple ways to use less oil

Blog entry by JulietteH | July 6, 2010 44 comments

This entry comes by popular request. A lot of people have been asking what they can do to use less oil , and reduce demand for the sticky stuff ruining beaches everywhere. Here's my top ten, feel free to add to it in comments: 1.

What a difference six months can make

Blog entry by JulietteH | October 21, 2010 6 comments

Six months. It's been six months since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico took fire, blew and sank, causing the biggest accidental oil spill in history. It certainly feels like longer. Was it really six months ago...

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