george bush

Kyoto, the US, and business

Last edited 22 October 2004 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
22 October, 2004

Summary

The business community, and the world as a whole has a clear vested interest in one, clear, global system for protecting the climate, for agreeing emissions reduction targets, and for carbon trading and emissions reductions. Such a situation would create lucrative business opportunities in carbon trading and renewables technology. How long will the United States stay out of the game?

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Bush suppresses GM crop warnings

Last edited 19 October 2004 at 8:00am
Greenpeace activists intercept ship carrying contaminated maize to Mexico

Greenpeace activists intercept ship carrying contaminated maize to Mexico

Monsanto and the US government have been telling the world that genetically modified crops pose no contamination threat to natural indigenous species. But we have learned from a leaked report that NAFTA disagrees and is recommending steps to avoid a genetic threat to natural maize in Mexico.

Esso tells staff to vote for oil - vote for Bush

Posted by bex — 11 October 2004 at 8:00am - Comments
The President of the Unites States: Esso

The President of the Unites States: Esso

There's nothing nastier than a wounded tiger. Esso is licking its wounds as Russia moves closer to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. But the world's number one environmental criminal is still fighting tooth and nail to deny the truth about climate change. The US government is increasingly isolated and Esso is out to ensure its workers keep it that way by voting for US politicians who oppose action against global warming.

Esperanza refused entry to US port

Last edited 28 October 2003 at 9:00am

Our ship the MY Esperanza has been refused access to docking space in Miami, USA because the local port authorities claim it is a "security risk". The Port of Miami cites an outstanding court case the Bush administration is pursuing against Greenpeace in the USA, as the reason for its refusal to allow the ship to berth.

Bush versus Greenpeace

Last edited 20 October 2003 at 8:00am
US activists intercepting a ship laden with illegally logged  mahogany

US activists intercepting a ship laden with illegally logged mahogany

In a move unprecedented in its history, the US government has indicted an entire organisation - Greenpeace, Inc. - for the peaceful protest activities of its supporters. (Greenpeace Inc is the Greenpeace office in the USA).

Bad company

Posted by bex — 24 March 2003 at 9:00am - Comments

Don't Buy Esso: Bad CompanyEsso (also known as ExxonMobil) is the most powerful company in the world, and one of the biggest. Esso will stop at nothing to keep its largest market, the USA, addicted to oil. This oil addiction is fuelling war and causing global warming, putting millions of lives at risk.

Dirty politics
Esso has always opposed any policy that would reduce the need for oil in the US. It is no coincidence that Esso's campaign has met with increasing success since George W Bush entered the White House. Esso helped him get there.

Bush's road to the White House was paved with oil money. Esso gave more dollars to the Republican Party than any other oil company in the lead-up to Bush's election in 2000.

Driven by oil

Posted by bex — 4 March 2003 at 9:00am - Comments
Spoils of war

Spoils of war

Esso is doing more than any other company to keep the US hooked on oil. This is fuelling Bush's war and causing global warming.

For decades Esso (ExxonMobil in the USA) has opposed any policy seeking to reduce the need for oil in the US.

The Tiger in the Tanks

Last edited 23 February 2003 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
5 April, 2007

ExxonMobil, oil dependency and war in Iraq

Publication date: February 2003

Summary
Despite the Bush administration's claims that the proposed war on Iraq is only about weapons of mass destruction, simmering below the surface is Bush's 'need' to secure a continued supply of cheap oil.

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Blair prepares to give Bush Blank Cheque for 'Son of Star Wars'

Last edited 17 December 2002 at 9:00am
17 December, 2002

The lack of public consultation surrounding UK Government participation in the Bush Administration's 'Son of Star Wars' missile defence system is yet more evidence that Blair is nothing more than Bush's puppet, Greenpeace claims today.

Bush using famine in Africa as GM marketing tool

Last edited 7 October 2002 at 8:00am
7 October, 2002

Research published today by Greenpeace exposes the Bush Administration's use of the famine in southern Africa as a marketing tool to push GM food in the continent. The document details how the offer of GM food aid by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the latest move in a ten-year marketing campaign designed to facilitate the introduction of US-developed GM crops into Africa. In addition, the US food aid programme effectively channels a huge covert subsidy to American GM farmers through the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust.