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Two films that put tar sands campaigning in to context
Here are two short films that put tar sands campaigning into a historical and political context. The Justice for Aboriginal Peoples’ Campaign launches – this is the history that banks and oil companies operating in Alberta follow on from: This is Montana Women For…, a group of women who recently participated in Tar Sands Action…
25 Aug 2011 admin -
Gulfsands ends payments to Assad’s cousin – but continues supporting Syrian regime with $8 million every week
Documents revealed by the FT amid concerns raised by Avaaz show that Gulfsands Petroleum, the London-listed oil and gas company, agreed to give a share of profits from its production activities in Syria to a company controlled by Rami Makhlouf, the first cousin of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. The company has also paid more than…
24 Aug 2011 admin -
Oil corporations preying on Libyan oil – video with Greg Muttitt
“When Western powers look at the region, they talk about humanity and democracy, but they’re thinking about oil,” says Greg Muttitt, author of Fuel on the Fire, which examines oil and politics in occupied Iraq. “The great fear is that just as they did in Iraq they’ll create a democracy that serves British interests or…
24 Aug 2011 admin -
2100 people in US set to block tar sands pipeline
The Guardian has called it “the largest act of civil disobedience in US history”. Following calls for Tim de Christopher’s imprisonment to be the US climate movement’s ‘Rosa Parks moment’, Tar Sands Action has mobilised thousands of people for an act of collective civil disobedience in a continuous two-week sit-in in front of the White House.…
23 Aug 2011 admin -
Full interview from Spoonfed on oil and arts sponsorship
Last week Spoonfed covered the oil sponsorship of the arts debate – here is the interview Tom Jeffreys did with PLATFORM in full: 1. What impact does sponsorship by, say, BP have on your view of an arts instituion and the work it exhibits? Tate is currently working hard to cut their carbon emissions and share information…
22 Aug 2011 admin -
BBC: Shell spill: what happened & why it matters to Shell
An in depth account of the Shell’s North Sea oil spill – the largest in a decade – and why it matters, by BBC Business News, with mention of Platform, Greenpeace & others. Shell spill: What happened and why it matters to Shell By Damian KahyaBusiness reporter, BBC News Environmental groups are furious that the…
19 Aug 2011 admin -
RBS finances cluster munitions – Amnesty International
Amnesty International are launching a campaign to stop RBS finance for cluster munitions. AI report that RBS provided finance worth $80 million last year, despite having signed up to a treaty banning cluster bombs. Support their campaign here.
19 Aug 2011 admin -
Nigeria could lose billions under new oil law
Today, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) warned that Nigeria stands to lose billions of dollars in oil revenue over the coming years if the new oil law, the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is passed unamended. “NEITI does not see the rationale for passing a bill that is designed to reduce government revenue from petroleum operations…
17 Aug 2011 admin -
Top 5 reasons why tar sands cover-up “ethicaloil.org” is a seriously dirty trick
The “Ethical Oil” advertising website promoting Canadian tar sands was launched last month. Neocon political communications advisor Alykhan Velshi’s rebrand of tar sands draws up a myth of “ethical oil” in opposition to the so-called “conflict oil” elsewhere in the world. It looks at first like a Yes Men-style parody of some of the pro-tar sands…
17 Aug 2011 admin
