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25 Jul 2014 adminEuropean Public Bank promises €700 million for the Euro-Caspian Mega Pipeline
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has promised up to €700 million for the disastrous Euro-Caspian Mega Pipeline. In a statement the Managing Director for Energy at the public bank said “the EBRD will invest €600-700 million in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline.” The Euro-Caspian Mega Pipeline (ECMP) is a huge piece of infrastructure…
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11 Jul 2014 adminJuly Newsletter – Guess which repressive regime is hosting the European Olympics?
Dear All, Join us for an alternative tour of the Tate, hear about our “oil money and theatre” discussions and watch Mika’s new documentary – Egypt’s Lost Power All that glitters – Azerbaijan and the Olympics Ever heard of the European Olympics? Neither had we until a few weeks ago when Emma Hughes was back in…
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Un nouveau rapport interpelle BP et le Royaume-Uni sur des accords de gaz et d’armement avec le régime algérien
Un nouveau rapport interpelle BP et le Royaume-Uni sur des accords de gaz et d’armement avec le régime algérien. Le rapport estime que les politiques extérieures britanniques et européennes renforcent un régime répressif et corrompu, en donnant la priorité aux intérêts des entreprises des énergies fossiles et à la main mise sur le gaz algérien,…
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17 Apr 2014 adminSlow travel across the Gobi – an extract from ‘Only Planet’
We’re no strangers to the joys and challenges of slow-travel at Platform – check out James Marriott’s account of his container ship journey across the Atlantic last summer . It’s a constant question to re-negotiate for us about how much attempts to travel in a less climate-trashing fashion can bump up against our effectiveness in…
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20 Mar 2014 adminMarch 2014 – Egypt, the Arctic and events in London & Oxford
March 2014 – Egypt, the Arctic, Oxford & London 20 March 2014 Dear All,New research from us in Egypt and the Arctic, upcoming events in London and Oxford, updates from the last Shake! course, and some thoughts on how arts organizations can approach the tricky issue of ethical fundraising. Gas corruption in Egypt We released our new…
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20 Feb 2014 adminDoes the EU think 40 Egyptian lives are worth less than one Ukrainian life?
On Wednesday, the European Union’s house bank froze its lending in Ukraine with the escalating violence, as the death toll passed 26. There have been reports of ‘death squads’ kidnapping opposition activists from hospitals, and today deaths have spiralled – some protestors claimed that 100 died. Western governments threatened sanctions and the President of the…
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19 Feb 2014 adminFebruary 14: Gas grabbing in Algeria, floods & fossil fuel subsidies & more
Gas grabbing in Algeria, Floods & fossil fuel subsidies & more 19 February 2014 Dear All,Welcome to our first newsletter of 2014. We’ve got some new reasearch published on the link between the UK’s “gas grab” and human rights abuses in Algeria, an intervention we’ve been making to link the recent flooding to fossil fuels, a report…
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13 Feb 2014 adminFloods, fossil fuel subsidies and the Daily Mail
Many people were pretty nauseated by the Daily Mail front cover at the start of this week, promoting a UKIP backed petition calling for David Cameron to scrap the foreign aid budget and to instead use it for the relief of flood victims. Beneath the populist posturing seemed to lie a more sinister intent. As…
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BP & UK challenged over gas and arms deals with the Algerian regime
BP & UK challenged over gas and arms deals with the Algerian regime Demonstrators at business conference call for “Algerian human rights, not Britain’ gas grabs” Monday 10/02/2014 A protest took place this morning over Britain’s “gas grabs” and its complicity in human rights abuses in Algeria at an an investor conference in London attended…
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22 Dec 2013 adminGulf Coast Residents Urge David Cameron to Withdraw UK Support For BP
Gulf Coast residents have sent a letter (full text below) to David Cameron, urging the UK to withdraw a statement of support recently submitted to a US court on behalf of oil giant BP. In November 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) banned BP from participating in new federal contracts due to a…