When oil started leaking from Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, did you know that you were paying BP and Halliburton to contribute to the disaster?

If you are a US taxpayer, you certainly did. From undeserved tax breaks to direct payouts, the ... Read more >

Yesterday, I mentioned that a lot of politicians don't seem to be learning any lessons from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It seems that in Italy, however, some things are beng learnt.

A modification to the decree on offshore drilling has been approve... Read more >

Last week, under an article about oil in the Huffington Post, a very heartwarming comment appeared that has since been forwarded between Greenpeace staff members around the world. I'm reproducing it here with permission:

"I used to just write lette... Read more >

Politicians and governments seem to be learning all the wrong lessons from the Gulf oil spill so far - or not learning anything at all. Three examples:

In Louisiana, Governor Bobby Jindal has been criticising the federal government for not acting qui... Read more >

I don't know about you, but the leaders I want to follow aren't the ones who say it's too hard to break the world's addiction to dirty energy. The politicians I want to elect aren't bought off by oil lobbyists. The beaches I want to walk on are not co... Read more >

Hey, everyone who participated in the 900 "Hands Across the Sand" events around the world over the weekend, well done! You were part of  the largest-yet outpouring of grassroots activism in response to the disastrous April 20 explosion on the Deepwate...

Looks like Big Oil still thinks it can get its way and keep pushing forward with offshore drilling - apparently not getting the public outrage after the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Not only are the oil companies opposing the moratorium on deepwate... Read more >

As I saw the news this morning that a judge in Louisiana has overturned the moratorium on deepwater drilling, I had the distinct feeling I live on a different planet from that judge. He called the moratorium “arbitrary and capricious”.

I fail to see ... Read more >

Cindy Baxter writes:

The UK Sunday Times has apologised over a major part of the so-called “climategate’ scandal – "Amazongate".   

In February this year, the Sunday Times ran a story alleging that the IPCC was making stuff up about the effects of c... Read more >

Make no mistake: the oil spills happening everywhere on this planet, whether in the Gulf of Mexico or in the Niger Delta are symptoms, not the disease.

The disease that we're facing is a fossil fuel addiction - an addiction so strong that to feed it,... Read more >