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chevrons nigeria pipeline under investigation
3 JULY 2007 – An official inspection will begin on July 15 on the West-African Gas Pipeline, a project led by US oil giant Chevron with support from the World Bank.
Shell's advert misleading
July 5th - The Dutch Advertising Authority has instructed oil giant Shell to stop misleading the public, after Friends of the Earth Netherlands filed a complaint against a “greenwash” advertisement that claimed that Shell uses its waste carbon dioxide to grow flowers.
world's biggest palm oil trader shamed
3 July 2007 - Wilmar, the world’s biggest trader in palm oil, is illegally logging rainforests, setting forests on fire and violating the rights of local communities in Indonesia, according to a new report published today by Friends of the Earth Netherlands.
banks finance mud volcano
21 June 2007 - Major international banks such as Credit Suisse, Barclays, Fortis Group, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Natixis are injecting hundreds of millions of Euros into a set of companies responsible for a catastrophic mud volcano in Indonesia, Friends of the Earth International/Europe has revealed in two new reports launched today.
Losing Ground. The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia.
The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia. A report by Friends of the Earth England, Wales & Northern Ireland, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch February 2008
Nigeria - oil should be making us rich but we don't see any of that
Meet Tina and Ifie from Bayelsa. They have been busy collecting testimonies about the devastating effects of the oil business on their community.
Atomic Footprints
Australia could be about to see one of the largest expansions of its involvement in the nuclear fuel chain. Here are a few reasons why this is not a good idea. By Pip Starr. Music by Mark Daniel. Animations by Dermot Egan. Voice over by Dave Sweeney
the exxon files - exxonmobil continues to secretly fund climate change deniers
climate change is hot. But not everyone is cool with that. Like ExxonMobil.