Category - oil

Choosing between human rights and oil

Simon Barrow — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:11:11 +0000

It is wrong that "rules of law, human affairs and democracy are cast aside to worship a barrel of oil" said Mark Thomas in protesting about the Saudi state visit to the UK.

Sudan church leaders concerned over Darfur oil-war link

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:25:02 +0000

Sudan Christian leaders are concerned that the country's oil wealth, previously used by the government in the north of the country to fuel a 21-year war in the south, is again being used for war purposes, as well as government attempts to solve the Darfur crisis.

Poorest left trailing as companies exploit commodity prices, says report

staff writers — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:27:36 +0000

Poor people in mineral-rich developing countries are missing out on the benefits of higher commodity prices while large transnational oil and mining corporations make record profits, a new report says.

Absurdity as the Theatre of War

Simon Barrow — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:59:37 +0000

‚ÄúDon't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day‚Äù, remarked Albert Camus, the existentialist philosopher of life in the face of the absurd. An atheist himself, he also once challengingly declared: ‚ÄúWhat the world requires of the Christians is that they should continue to be Christians.‚Äù You don't get more theological than that.