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Trump Order Could Open Up Area Larger Than Yellowstone To Drilling

An area of protected land larger than Yellowstone national park could be at risk from drilling – with six national monuments affected by the executive order sitting above known or potential reserves of oil, gas and coal.

Trump Order Could Open Up Area Larger Than Yellowstone To Drilling

More than 2.7 million acres of iconic US landscape could be at risk from fossil fuel exploration following Donald Trump’s decision to review protections on national monuments, an Energydesk investigation can reveal. Trump issued an executive order last month requiring the Department of Interior to review 27 monuments designated since 1996 –

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Shell, Eni Charged With Corruption In Billion Dollar Nigerian Oil Deal

The fallout from the purchase of oil licence OPL 245 has dogged both Shell and Eni for years. The license is thought to hold around nine billion barrels of oil.

Shell, Eni Charged With Corruption In Billion Dollar Nigerian Oil Deal

(REPORT) --- Italian prosecutors have charged oil giants Shell and Eni with international corruption offences, as the companies struggle with the fallout from their controversial 2011 purchase of an oil licence in Nigeria. Several senior executives from the two companies – including Eni’s current CEO Claudio Descalzi – have also

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Video: New Court Ruling Could Transform Bee Deaths Debate

Some scientists and NGOs pin blame for bee deaths on pesticides known as neonicotinoids, the chemical companies which make neonics have said the parasitic mite is harming the bees.

Video: New Court Ruling Could Transform Bee Deaths Debate

Bee populations have been in decline across the world for a number of years, but the reason for this drop off is hotly disputed. Some scientists and NGOs have pinned the blame on pesticides known as neonicotinoids. Meanwhile, the chemical companies which make neonics have said the

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Neonicotinoids: Landmark European Court Verdict Could Change Bee Deaths Debate

The ruling means neonicotinoid studies submitted by chemical companies to European regulators will now be open to scrutiny.

Neonicotinoids: Landmark European Court Verdict Could Change Bee Deaths Debate

Safety tests submitted to European regulators by chemical companies will have to be made public, following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that could have a major impact on the debate around the decline of bee

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British Government Uses Aid Money To Back Oil Drilling In UNESCO World Heritage Site

UK oil company Surestream has a stake in two oil blocks overlapping the lake, while United Arab Emirates firm RAK Gas holds the rights to explore in the UN protected zone itself.

British Government Uses Aid Money To Back Oil Drilling In UNESCO World Heritage Site

British officials are using aid money to support oil drilling in a World Heritage Site in Africa, according to an Energydesk investigation. Government documents, obtained through freedom of information (FOI), reveal that the Foreign Office pledged thousands of pounds in aid to support drilling in Lake Malawi, where the UN warns that a spill

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UK Fracking Firm Holds ‘Fun Runs’ In Shale Country

The news comes with the company preparing to celebrate the UK’s first shipment of fracked US shale gas.

UK Fracking Firm Holds ‘Fun Runs’ In Shale Country

The self-described ‘biggest company you’ve never heard of’ is on a charm offensive. It appears that chemicals giant and would-be UK fracking firm Ineos is organising children’s fun runs to win over local communities in shale gas heartlands. More than 170 Go Run for Fun (GRFF) events

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Unpublished Studies By Chemical Giants Detail Pesticide Effects On Bees

Chemical giants Bayer and Syngenta commissioned private studies which showed that their neonicotinoid pesticides can cause serious harm to bees, a Greenpeace investigation has uncovered. The revelations come with the UK set to decide its own policy on pesticide use once it leaves the EU. The UK lobbied against the current EU ban when it […]

Unpublished Studies By Chemical Giants Detail Pesticide Effects On Bees

Chemical giants Bayer and Syngenta commissioned private studies which showed that their neonicotinoid pesticides can cause serious harm to bees, a Greenpeace investigation has uncovered. The revelations come with the UK set to decide its own policy

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