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Government documents: Arctic oil spill all but impossible to clear up

Posted by jamess — 24 May 2011 at 9:55am - Comments
The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza intercept Cairn Energy's controversial Arct
All rights reserved. Credit: © Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace
The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza intercept Cairn Energy's controversial Arctic rig

We obtained a series of documents [download part one and part two, both pdfs] today under a Freedom of Information request that show the government is saying privately what we've been saying publicly: an Arctic oil spill would be all but impossible to clear up.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn, cairn energy, climate, climate change, oil drilling, oil spill

Government documents: Arctic oil spill all but impossible to clear up

Posted by jamess — 24 May 2011 at 9:55am - Comments
The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza intercept Cairn Energy's controversial Arct
All rights reserved. Credit: © Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace
The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza intercept Cairn Energy's controversial Arctic rig

We obtained a series of documents [download part one and part two, both pdfs] today under a Freedom of Information request that show the government is saying privately what we've been saying publicly: an Arctic oil spill would be all but impossible to clear up.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn, cairn energy, climate, climate change, oil drilling, oil spill

Has Cameron lost his love for the huskies and our climate?

Posted by jamie — 13 May 2011 at 5:06pm - Comments
Is this really the 'greenest government ever'?
All rights reserved. Credit: David Sandison / Greenpeace
Is this really the 'greenest government ever'?

Is it really a year since David Cameron, newly ensconced as prime minister, assured us that the coalition would be the "greenest government ever"? It's an anniversary worth remembering, if only to consider how, in environmental terms, Cameron's government seems stuck in reverse.

Article tagged as: cameron, carbon budget, climate, climate change, co2, conservatives, david cameron, emissions

Has Cameron lost his love for the huskies and our climate?

Posted by jamie — 13 May 2011 at 5:06pm - Comments
Is this really the 'greenest government ever'?
All rights reserved. Credit: David Sandison / Greenpeace
Is this really the 'greenest government ever'?

Is it really a year since David Cameron, newly ensconced as prime minister, assured us that the coalition would be the "greenest government ever"? It's an anniversary worth remembering, if only to consider how, in environmental terms, Cameron's government seems stuck in reverse.

Article tagged as: cameron, carbon budget, climate, climate change, co2, conservatives, david cameron, emissions
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