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- RBS will cease financing new coal stations, Arctic oil, or oil sands projects Wed, 30 May 18, 4:00amSeveral oil and gas projects will no longer receive financing from Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Reuters reported. The bank said it won't offer project-specific finance for Arctic oil and oil sands projects, new...
- Extreme fossil fuel financing has surged to $115BN under Trump Thu, 29 Mar 18, 2:22amFinancing for extreme fossil fuels like tar sands swelled in 2017 under Trump, according to a new report. Banking on Climate Change 2018 tracks 36 of the largest banks in the world to discover they poured $115 billion...
- Scientists protest senator's plan to open vital Arctic wildlife refuge to oil exploration Sat, 11 Nov 17, 1:43amAn Alaska senator recently introduced legislation to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. 37 Arctic wildlife scientists, including several former officials from the United States Fish and Wildlife...
- Scientists protest Congress's plan to open vital Arctic wildlife refuge to oil exploration Sat, 11 Nov 17, 1:43amAn Alaska senator recently introduced legislation to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. 37 Arctic wildlife scientists, including several former officials from the United States Fish and Wildlife...
- Obama to target Arctic and Atlantic oil drilling in fight against climate change Wed, 16 Mar 16, 1:30amPresident Barack Obama has shown he’s willing to cut emissions and promote renewable energy, yet now he may be ready to take his fight against climate change a step further and stop oil drilling...
- Shell has been given approval to drill the Arctic for oil for the first time since 1991 Tue, 18 Aug 15, 7:10amThe US government has just granted Royal Dutch Shell permission to drill into oil-bearing rock some 8,000 feet below the Arctic's sea floor, leading the way for the first such drilling in the area in 24 years...
- Russia makes a massive Arctic land grab for oil exploration Fri, 7 Aug 15, 12:02amIf you thought Santa Claus was as American as apple pie and baseball, think again. The jolly old elf might soon need to apply for a Russian passport if Russia's new claim over a vast swathe of the Arctic, including the North...
- LEGO Dumps Partnership with Shell Oil in Wake of Greenpeace Campaign Fri, 10 Oct 14, 2:41amAfter 50 years, LEGO will finally end its co-marketing campaign with Shell Oil. The move comes in the wake of a viral video from Greenpeace which brought attention to a branding effort that seeks to sell big oil to small...
- Russia Threatens to Prosecute Greenpeace Activists for Piracy Thu, 26 Sep 13, 3:30amAn alarming message sent out last week by Greenpeace stated that at least 20 activists working to fight Arctic oil drilling were being held at gunpoint by armed Russian Coast Guard officials...
- Blown-Out Well Spills 2,000 Tons of Crude Oil into the Russian Arctic Wed, 25 Apr 12, 3:33amEfforts to reopen a previously sealed oil well in the Russian Arctic caused up to 2,000 tons of crude to flow uncontrollably over a 37 hour period, covering an estimated 86,000 square feet of water around the Trebs Oil Field...