A dirtier, less safe world? Bank on it

onOct 6, 2006 @ 07:58 PDT

The World Bank, which has invested over $25 billion in oil, gas and coal projects since 1992, when the Climate Convention was signed, has yet to learn the meaning of sustainability. The Bank is now promoting the growth of coal and nuclear technologies as panaceas for developing countries.

By Ross Gelbspan

uk/Mapped: Reform UK’s Anti-Green Network

ByAdam Barnett

onSep 20, 2024 @ 02:35 PDT

Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party is backed by fossil fuel investors, climate science deniers, and radical free market groups in the U.S. and Europe.

From UK to Norway, Drillers Legally Dump Tonnes of Toxic, Radioactive Waste Into the North Sea

ByJustin Nobel

onSep 19, 2024 @ 21:01 PDT

The oil and gas industry has been using the basin as a free disposal site for decades.

New Anti-Greenwashing Rules Are ‘Silencing’ Industry, Oil Advocates Say

ByTaylor Noakes

onSep 19, 2024 @ 12:00 PDT

Despite promises of a “robust conversation” from the moderator, a panel discussion titled “Examining the Impact of Bill C-59” concluded that Canada’s efforts to clamp down on false advertising in ...