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I Say Good Day to You, Sir
Brit scientists tell Exxon to stop the poppycock and folderol |
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20 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| I Say Good Day to You, Sir Brit scientists tell Exxon to stop the poppycock and folderol In a highly unusual move, Britain's top scientific body earlier this month sent a letter to ExxonMobil -- since leaked to the press -- calling on the oil giant to stop lying ... er, misrepresenting the science of climate change, and to stop funding other organizations that do so. Based on what he call ... |
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| Topics: climate, commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Selling Exxon
Which is thicker, blood or oil? A longtime shareholder reflects |
Tyler Clements |
01 Aug 2006 |
Soapbox |
| My family has been intimately involved with Exxon through the years. My great-great-grandfather Maurice Clark went into the provisioning business with John D. Rockefeller around the time of the Civil War, but ended up selling the nascent oil-refining part of the business to Rockefeller in the late 19th century. Years later, my grandmother's uncle ran Standard Oil of New Jersey, later to be ... |
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| Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, energy, oil (all these topics) |
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In a Tights Spot
Are the world's green-biz supermen losing their powers? |
John Elkington, Mark Lee |
01 Aug 2006 |
Full Disclosure |
| By John Elkington and Mark Lee 01 Aug 2006 It's early yet to begin writing the business obituary of long-standing BP CEO Lord John Browne, slated to retire in 2008. But the man once billed as the closest thing to a green Superman has had his cape singed recently. Have we been duped? Could anyone reading BP's annual sustainability reports the last few years have detected early warning signs of the sort of problems that ha ... |
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| Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, Full Disclosure (all these topics) |
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The Death of Integrity
In working with Wal-Mart, activist Adam Werbach is abandoning his principles |
John Sellers, Barbara Dudley |
19 Jul 2006 |
Soapbox |
| By John Sellers and Barbara Dudley 19 Jul 2006 In late 2004, Adam Werbach proclaimed that environmentalism was dead due to the movement's unwillingness to connect with ordinary working people and its inability to effectively grapple with the most profound problem the earth has ever faced, climate change. His diagnosis was clear: In order to build the next liberal majority in this country, environ ... |
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| Topics: business, commercial and industry organizations, Sierra Club, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Fuel Me Once, Shame on You
GM promotion will cap gas at $1.99 a gallon for SUV buyers |
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25 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Fuel Me Once, Shame on You GM promotion will cap gas at $1.99 a gallon for SUV buyers In a promotion that begins today, General Motors promised to cap gasoline prices at $1.99 a gallon for a year for customers in California and Florida who purchase certain new full-size SUVs or midsize cars. That's right: if you buy a gas-guzzler from GM, they'll help pay for the gas. The refu ... |
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| Topics: California, commercial and industry organizations, Florida, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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What's Methane, Chopped Liver?
Conservative think tank launches climate-skeptic TV ads |
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19 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| What's Methane, Chopped Liver? Conservative think tank launches climate-skeptic TV ads "Carbon dioxide: They call it pollution; we call it life." Nope, not a story in The Onion. That's the punch line of two TV ads that the industry-funded Competitive Enterprise Institute began airing in 14 U.S. cities yesterday, timed to correspond with the big-screen debut of Al Gore's climate-change movie An ... |
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| Topics: climate, commercial and industry organizations, news (all these topics) |
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Oops
Oil leaks all over everything |
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11 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Oops Oil leaks all over everything Oil, oil everywhere! And not in a good way. In its dubiously named Sustainability Report, oil behemoth Royal Dutch Shell reports that oil spills at its facilities rose 50 percent from 2004 to 2005. Hurricane damage was responsible for a goodly portion of the spillage, and sabotage of a major pipeline in Nigeria didn't help either. The amou ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, Gulf of Mexico, news, oil, Texas (all these topics) |
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Ford Too Shall TerraPass
Ford teams up with TerraPass to help drivers offset emissions |
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26 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Ford Too Shall TerraPass Ford teams up with TerraPass to help drivers offset emissions Like the man said, the times they are a-changin'. Slowly, but a-changin' nonetheless. Ford Motor Co., manufacturer of all things carbon-emitting, is partnering with TerraPass, a carbon-offset company. Tomorrow, Ford is expected to announce a new "Greener Miles" program, where ... |
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| Topics: climate, commercial and industry organizations, news, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Taxholes
House Republicans fight to preserve $5 billion in oil industry tax breaks |
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26 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Taxholes House Republicans fight to preserve $5 billion in oil industry tax breaks In public, prominent Republicans are chastising oil companies over high gas prices, and threatening price-gouging investigations and windfall-profit taxes. Behind closed doors, House Republicans are fighting to protect some $5 billion worth of tax loopholes for those very same oil companies. Luckily for th ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Maybe Steps
Shell and ExxonMobil power gas platform with wind and solar |
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19 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Maybe Steps Shell and ExxonMobil power gas platform with wind and solar The cognitive dissonance! It hurts! A new gas platform in the North Sea will be run entirely on wind and solar power. The tiny (26 by 26 feet) platform, co-owned by Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil, cost about $143 million to develop and was built f ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, commercial and industry organizations, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, natural gas, news, solar voltaic power, wind power (all these topics) |
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A Fit of Leak
Another BP pipeline leaks in Alaska |
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18 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Fit of Leak Another BP pipeline leaks in Alaska Hot on the heels of last month's big oil spill, British petro-giant -- sorry, beyond-petro giant -- BP has confirmed that another pipeline ruptured on Alaska's North Slope on April 6, leaking 12,000 cubic feet of natural gas. The leak occurred at the same Prudhoe Bay oilfield as last month's 200,000-gallon oil spill, but was small enough th ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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I'm Wreckin' It
Greenpeace investigation links European fast food to Amazon destruction |
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10 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| I'm Wreckin' It Greenpeace investigation links European fast food to Amazon destruction Which came first, Chicken McNuggets or deforestation? A recent Greenpeace investigation has uncovered the depressing answer: the McDonald's supply chain begins with felled rainforest. Much of the chicken gobbled at European Mickey D's is supplied by a subsidiary of American agri-biz behem ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, commercial and industry organizations, European Union, Greenpeace, news (all these topics) |
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How Not to Prove Your Innocence
BP under criminal investigation for oil pipeline problems in Alaska |
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06 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| How Not to Prove Your Innocence BP under criminal investigation for oil pipeline problems in Alaska When your massively profitable oil company is under criminal investigation by the U.S. government for possible violations of the Clean Water Act, it's not a good idea to spill tens of thousands of gallons of crude onto the Alaskan tundra. So oopsie at BP. Turns out that fe ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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A Cure for What Whales Ya
Five major food firms dump shares in whaling operator |
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05 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Cure for What Whales Ya Five major food firms dump shares in whaling operator The Gorton's fisherman is going cold turkey on whale meat. Five major food companies, including Japanese seafood giant Nissui -- the owner of Gorton's -- announced that they are ending support for Japanese whaling by dumping their one-third share in Kyodo Senpaku, the largest operator of whaling ships in ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Greenpeace, Japan, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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Meet the New Boss, Slightly Less Irascible Than the Old Boss
New Exxon chair mouths same old wheeze in a breezier style |
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30 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Meet the New Boss, Slightly Less Irascible Than the Old Boss New Exxon chair mouths same old wheeze in a breezier style Watch for new ExxonMobil Chair Rex Tillerson to lighten up the company's communication style, but don't expect any substantial changes in how the world's largest publicly traded petro-corp responds to global warming. "We recognize that climate change is a serious is ... |
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| Topics: climate, commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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The Biggest Loser
Feds to lose at least $20 billion in oil-company royalties, report finds |
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29 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Biggest Loser Feds to lose at least $20 billion in oil-company royalties, report finds Remember that outrageous story about how oil companies are going to gank U.S. taxpayers out of some $7 billion in royalties for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico? Well, time to crank up the outrage-o-meter: Turns out, based on a new report from the federal Government Accountability Office, taxpay ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, United States (all these topics) |
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Papua Goes After the Weasel
Indonesia to Freeport: Clean up mining operations or we'll sue |
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24 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Papua Goes After the Weasel Indonesia to Freeport: Clean up mining operations or we'll sue Indonesia has warned New Orleans-based mining giant Freeport-McMoRan that it will sue if the company doesn't clean up its gold and copper mining operation in Papua -- ideally in the next two to three years. Politicians and eco-advocates have charged Freeport with polluting streams and river ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Indonesia, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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Do You CEO What I CEO?
American firms lag on addressing climate-change risks, study finds |
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22 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Do You CEO What I CEO? American firms lag on addressing climate-change risks, study finds Looking for a smart 21st-century investment strategy? Consider how 100 of the world's largest companies are preparing to compete in a "carbon-constrained world." A new report from Ceres, a coalition of environmentalists and institutional investors, concludes that European and Asian firms o ... |
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| Topics: climate, commercial and industry organizations, news, United States (all these topics) |
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At Long Last: More of the Same
Bush administration backs industry-friendly chemical-security rules |
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22 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| At Long Last: More of the Same Bush administration backs industry-friendly chemical-security rules After years of foot dragging, the Bush administration is now backing federal security regulations to protect the nation's chemical plants from terrorist attacks -- but critics say the new rules may as well have been written by the industry itself. Speaking Tuesday at a forum organized by chemical-industry ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Freeport Your Mine, and Unrest Will Follow
Mining companies dig up trouble in Indonesia |
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21 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Freeport Your Mine, and Unrest Will Follow Mining companies dig up trouble in Indonesia Two U.S.-based mining companies are digging up trouble in Indonesia. A protest last week demanding closure of a Freeport-McMoRan gold and copper mine in the Papua province led to the deaths of at least three police officers and one soldier, then to the military seizing control of the provincia ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Indonesia, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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They're Just Not That Into You
U.S. oil execs defend record profits -- again -- in Senate testimony |
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15 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| They're Just Not That Into You U.S. oil execs defend record profits -- again -- in Senate testimony ExxonMobil, Chevron, and the gang took another turn at the Senate's cotillion yesterday, flirting with the Judiciary Committee and making coquettish demurrals about record profits and price gouging. Unlike November's fete with the Senate Commerce Committee, this time oil executives were sw ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Always Low Vices ... Well, Sometimes
Wal-Mart to double organic food selection |
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09 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Always Low Vices ... Well, Sometimes Wal-Mart to double organic food selection In the next few weeks, Wal-Mart plans to double its offering of organic foods, expanding its produce and dairy selections and offering dry goods as well. Organic food is one of the fastest-growing segments in the grocery biz, and Wal-Mart is one of many large retailers hoping to capitalize on the trend. ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, food, news, organic food, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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We Knew They Were Price Gouging, But This Is Ridiculous
Lawsuit against Exxon over torture in Indonesia can proceed, judge says |
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09 Mar 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| We Knew They Were Price Gouging, But This Is Ridiculous Lawsuit against Exxon over torture in Indonesia can proceed, judge says A U.S. federal judge declared last week that a lawsuit brought against ExxonMobil on behalf of Indonesian villagers can proceed. In 2001, the D.C.-based International Labor Rights Fund sued the company in a U.S. court on behalf of 11 Indonesians from Aceh province, claiming t ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Indonesia, news (all these topics) |
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Shell Shocked
Nigerian court orders Shell to pay $1.5 billion for pollution |
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27 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Shell Shocked Nigerian court orders Shell to pay $1.5 billion for pollution A Nigerian court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to ante up $1.5 billion in damages to communities in the Niger Delta, citing oil spills that polluted regional rivers, spoiled crops, and poisoned fish. The Friday ruling is a major victory for the region's Ijaw people, who have struggled for over a decade to get comp ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, Nigeria, oil (all these topics) |
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APRIL, Come Around She Will
Loggers and environmentalists strike deal in Indonesia |
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24 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| APRIL, Come Around She Will Loggers and environmentalists strike deal in Indonesia Maybe we can all just get along. A landmark deal between a logging company and an environmental group could double the size of a designated national park in the Tesso Nilo rainforest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the site of years of conflict between conservationists and timber int ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Indonesia, logging, news, World Wildlife Fund (all these topics) |
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