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16 Jan 2012

New oil dispute threatens prospects for peace between Sudan and South Sudan

Reports of the confiscation of South Sudan’s oil by the Republic of Sudan threaten the region’s prospects for peace say Global Witness
13 Nov 2011

Shell told to pay one billion dollars in first step to clean up Niger Delta

A new report looks at the devastation caused by two major oil spills which took place in Ogoniland in 2008, and which have never been cleaned up.
26 Oct 2011

Europe’s oil, gas and mining transparency plan 'could help millions'

A vital step has been taken say campaigners, toward requiring companies to disclose payments made for projects around the world
20 Sep 2011

Government is failing on low-carbon commitments

Despite lavish claims from Lib Dem Chris Huhne, the Energy Secretary, the coalition's green fuel credentials are thin, research suggests.
13 Sep 2011

Government challenged to declare a moratorium on 'fracking'

The Green Party in England and Wales has used its autumn conference in Sheffield this weekend to call for an immediate moratorium on fracking.
22 Aug 2011

Scottish Greens urge moratorium on deepwater drilling

The Green Party has urged Scottish and UK government ministers to look again at European proposals for a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.
21 Aug 2011

Amazon pipeline gets go-ahead amid claims of a cover-up

A 200km oil pipeline in the Amazon has been given the go-ahead, amidst claims of an alleged "cover-up" of evidence that uncontacted Indians live in the area.
17 Feb 2011

Chevron found guilty of Amazon destruction

In a historic court ruling, US oil company Chevron has been fined $8.6 billion for polluting a huge area of the Ecuadorian Amazon.
17 Nov 2010

German rights group appeals for 'world's largest' swamp

A German church-backed human rights organisation wants action to save one of the world largest swamplands, threatened by oil extraction activities.
16 Nov 2010

International NGOs unite against oil giants

Survival International and other leading NGOs are demanding that three companies withdraw from an area inhabited by uncontacted tribes in Peru.

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