The head of Royal Dutch Shell’s Canadian unit says the company may not be able to meet promised targets for reducing toxic wastes from oil sands Shell, which operates two major oil sands surface mines in Alberta, had committed to cutting the amount of waste generated by its Canadian heavy oil extraction projects, but producers […]
New regulations on the way for energy and mining companies
Canada’s Natural Resources Minister vowed to introduce legislation requiring energy and mining companies to report all revenue paid to foreign and domestic governments, but Greg Rickford said its impact on corporate payments made to First Nations will be delayed for two years while Ottawa consults aboriginal leaders. At a meeting in Sudbury, Ontario in August, […]
It’s not their fault says lawyers representing accused workers in Lac Megantic disaster
The union and lawyers representing two railway employees accused in the Lac-Megantic disaster are urging the Crown to drop the charges in light of recent findings by the Transportation Safety Board. Engineer Tom Harding, railway traffic controller Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre, the manager of train operations (and not a member of the union), each face […]
CEC approves investigation into oil sands
The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has found enough evidence to warrant an investigation into the Canadian government’s failure to enforce the federal Fisheries Act, with respect to continuous leaking from Alberta’s toxic oil sands tailings ponds. Since 2010, the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Canada-based Environmental Defence, as well as three […]
Amnesty International takes aim at the Nigerian government and Shell
Amnesty International and other groups are accusing Shell Oil and the Nigerian government of doing little to clean up pollution caused by oil production in the Niger Delta . Oil production has contaminated the drinking water of at least 10 communities, but neither the Nigerian government nor Royal Dutch Shell‘s Nigeria subsidiary have taken effective […]
Learning how to save oiled birds
Oil spills at sea can be devastating for seabirds, but a team of freshly trained Illawarra Australia wildlife rescuers are ready to help save and clean our feathered friends. The country’s first modified shipping container to clean oiled sea birds was in Port Kembla to help train volunteers. The shipping container is one of only […]
Living in Oil: the Microorganisms that Ruin our Fuel
Oil might not seem like it could be home to anything. However, researchers have discovered tiny organisms do indeed make their home there, and they are an essential part of the reason oil degrades over time. According to Rainer Meckenstock from the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU), the microorganisms are not living in the oil itself, […]
Understanding the immediate consequences of an oil spill
The fate of oil during the first day after an accidental oil spill is still poorly understood, with researchers often arriving on the scene only after several days. New findings from a field experiment carried out in the North Sea could help shape the emergency response in the immediate wake of disasters. It is well […]
Oil companies dump plans to explore the Arctic
After years of mishaps and false starts, some oil companies are giving up on , in the Arctic. Many companies have allowed their leases on offshore Arctic acreage to expire. Since 2003, the rights to an estimated 584,000 acres in the Beaufort Sea have been allowed to lapse. The oil industry was once optimistic about […]
Chilling report on the Arctic
The Arctic appear to be the next target for the oil and gas industry. With up to a fifth of the world’s remaining reserves, it’s the single largest untapped region. There is a concern though, can the oil be extracted safely? The industry likes to remind us there are hundreds of deepwater wells that have […]
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