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Arctic oil trial

5 Jan 2018 5 minute read

Landmark verdict gives Arctic oil green light

But ‘Trial of the Century’ also cements climate protections, reports Ragnhild Freng Dale.

Operation Car Wash

30 Sep 2017 2 minute read

This article is more than one year old.

What is Brazil’s ‘Operation Car Wash’?

Is it the world’s biggest corruption scandal? By Vanessa Baird.

The People vs Arctic Oil

1 Jul 2017 2 minute read

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The People vs Arctic Oil

Environmental groups are suing the Norwegian government after it handed out new licences to drill in the Arctic for the first...

26 Jun 2017 4 minute read

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Environmental groups are taking Norway to court over oil drilling in the Arctic

It’s against the Constitution, and means Norway will not respect the Paris Agreement, argues Tina Andersen Vågenes...

1 Oct 2016 1 minute read

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The latest Polyp cartoon, from October's New Internationalist magazine.

7 Apr 2016 4 minute read

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Five reasons not to buy BP’s story about the end of its sponsorship deals.

1 Mar 2016 1 minute read

This article is almost three years old.

Saudi Arabia – The Facts

The key facts you need to know about the country's people, environment, oil economy, human rights and more.

1 Mar 2016 5 minute read

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Oil on the skids

The quiet power of oil and money has for decades enabled Saudi Arabia to buy silence and influence. But not for much longer,...

9 Dec 2015 3 minute read

This article is almost three years old.

Art, oil and arrests in Paris

Today, hundreds protested against oil sponsorship at the Louvre and ten were arrested. Jess Worth was in the...

5 Dec 2015 4 minute read

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Is Saudi Arabia the big bad wolf of the Paris climate talks?

The oil producing giant blocked efforts in Paris to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, Kyla...

1 Dec 2015 3 minute read

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#ShellNo: the triumph of the Kayaktivists

We do not always win - but sometimes we prevail. Mark Engler celebrates a daring victory.

26 Nov 2015 8 minute read

This article is almost three years old.

Escaping carbon slavery: the view from Nigeria

The climate negotiations have done worse than nothing to prevent climate change. Nigerian activist Adesuwa Uwagie-Ero...

10 Nov 2015 5 minute read

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The pipe dream that came true

Cherri Foytlin on the significance of Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.

1 Nov 2015 7 minute read

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Big Oil's history of denial, delay and distortion is laid bare by Greg Muttitt.

14 Sep 2015 3 minute read

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How we are tackling climate change by taking over the British Museum

Chris Garrard decries the museum’s collusion with oil giant BP.

16 Jun 2015 3 minute read

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10 signs that climate change success is coming

A remarkable month for tackling global climate change is about to get even better, writes Joe Ware.

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