In a shock vote, shareholders of ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil company, have voted to force the firm to be more open about the impact of climate change on its business
The global divestment campaign, urging people to move their money out of oil, coal and gas companies, has gained momentum. Here are some key figures
We revisit the divestment movement. What progress has been made?
British oil company Soco International plc is to end its operations in the Virunga World Heritage Site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Proposals to protect the Arctic by creating a global sanctuary around the North Pole have drawn worldwide support
The people of Ecuador’s Amazon region have achieved legal justice after an 18-year battle seeking damages for crude oil pollution
Paul Stamets is proving how fungi can restore the Earth and rescue us from the consequences of our actions
Ecuador will be the first country to leave oil reserves untouched in response to climate change and the need to protect indigenous homelands
The Story of the World's First Fair Trade Olive Oil
Chris Kennett, founder of Veggiepower (producing waste oil conversion kits for cars) describes the ethos behind why he is so passionate about using waste veggie oil and tells us about his trips [...]
Recently the Carbon Trust announced that it was to invest up to £6m of funding for the initial stages of the Algae BiofuelsChallenge.
Rob Hopkins created a local, yet worldwide phenomenon ó Transition Initiatives and how communities can respond to the impending problem of peak oil.
The conference week began with a two-day exploration of deep ecology led by Joanna Macy, whose workshops empower activists world wide.
Spitalfields Market in London recently hosted the launch of the World'sfirst high performance, zero-emission, electric motorcycle. It offersall the benefits of a gas-powered scooter but without [...]
Art Not Oil is an exhibition and a campaign, committed to showing powerful political/ecological art, to seeing an end to oil sponsorship of the arts, and to helping build movements for climate justice.
A product designed to clean up the world has been named the most innovative product in the world. Supazorb, invented in South Africa, can clean up polluted water and even deal with oil spills
