Oil

Annus Horribilis: New works in oil

Posted by Nic S — 7 March 2013 at 3:15pm - Comments

When Shell opened their annual wine and dine reception at the National Gallery last night, we made sure their exclusive invitees were treated to a evening of fine works of art in oil. Shell have had a disastrous year, so we captured the drama on canvas. Shell may have paused Arctic drilling for this year, but we're not going away until the Arctic is safe for good.

Article tagged as: arctic, climate, national gallery, oil, painting, shell, video

What's Shell got to celebrate?

Posted by Richardg — 5 March 2013 at 7:10pm - Comments

According to Shell's CEO in Alaska, #SpillsHappen

We've gatecrashed Shell's swanky party at the National Gallery (for the second year running). This time, we've helped Shell launch a new art exhibit, Annus Horribilis: New works in oil. Shell may have put its Arctic ambitions on hold but we won't stop until the frozen North is put out of their reach.

Article tagged as: arctic, barack, national gallery, obama, oil, Save the Arctic, shell, spills

Win! VW has turned away from the Dark Side

Posted by jamie — 5 March 2013 at 6:52pm - Comments

Stormtroopers in London on the campaign launch

Half a million Jedi can't be wrong

After nearly two years of campaigning by more than 526,000 of you across the planet, VW has turned away from the Dark Side and committed to make cleaner and more efficient cars.

That means VW will also meet strong EU CO2 reduction targets.

This is big, because using less oil means less pollution, less impact on the climate and less pressure on vulnerable places like the Arctic.

Article tagged as: cars, climate change, oil, transport, VW, VWDarkside

How you made VW see the light

Posted by jamie — 5 March 2013 at 3:56pm - Comments

After nearly 2 years and 520,683 people pressuring VW, they've finally agreed to make cleaner and more efficient cars. VW announced that it will meet new EU car efficiency targets for 2020. That means its entire fleet will average 95g/km (about 4 litres/100km) per vehicle by 2020. VW is Europe’s biggest car-maker, the seconde biggest in the world, so this is big news. Using less oil means less pollution, less impact on the climate and less pressure on vulnerable places like the Arctic. Here's how you made it happen...

Article tagged as: cars, cliamte change, oil, timelines, transport, VW, VWDarkside

8 reasons why Shell can't be trusted in the Arctic

Posted by Fran G — 3 January 2013 at 3:54pm - Comments

Shell's Arctic oil rig runs aground in Alaska

Shell's Arctic oil rig hits the rocks. Should we trust them with the Arctic?

Shell's most recent 'mishap' a few days ago was not the first setback the oil giant has suffered in its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. In fact, it's the eighth in a growing list of reasons why Shell should not be trusted in the Arctic.

Article tagged as: arctic, oil, SaveTheArctic, shell