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- European parliament bans Monsanto from entering Sat, 30 Sep 17, 12:44amMonsanto recently refused to be present at a hearing in which the European parliament planned to dig into allegations the agrochemical company unduly influenced studies into glyphosate's safety, according to The Guardian...
- Fracking firm Ineos leads industry lobbying to avoid green tax Tue, 4 Apr 17, 12:03amDocuments show Anglo-Swiss firm is using Brexit as a chance to seek further exemptions from climate policy costs
- Chemicals giant Ineos leads industry lobbying to avoid green tax Mon, 3 Apr 17, 9:19pmDocuments show Anglo-Swiss firm is using Brexit as a chance to seek further exemptions from climate policy costs
- Ineos leads industry lobbying to avoid paying green tax Mon, 3 Apr 17, 3:30pmChemicals firm is using Brexit as a chance to seek further exemptions from climate policy costs
- EU dropped climate policies after BP threat of oil industry 'exodus' Wed, 20 Apr 16, 9:42pmOil giant warned industry would pull out of EU if laws to cut pollution and speed clean energy take up were passed, letter obtained by the Guardian reveals
- Shell hospitality tour for EU diplomats branded 'PR exercise' by campaigners Sat, 19 Mar 16, 2:35amDutch diplomat denies tour, offered to 28 energy attaches and organised by the energy giant and Dutch presidency of the EU, is a ‘lobby exercise’
- Top lobbying group in historic green energy U-turn Mon, 29 Feb 16, 12:17amEnergy UK, which represents big six providers, says it now supports phasing out coal-fired stations, after years of defending use of fossil fuels
- Why are energy firms U-turning on green agenda now? Mon, 29 Feb 16, 12:59amLobbying group has been on wrong side of carbon debate for far too long, so should we really believe that this is more than just words?
- Friends of the Earth defends its record on lobbying against fracking Wed, 10 Feb 16, 9:59pmGreen group says claims by the head of fracking company Cuadrilla that they had ‘misled’ the charities regulator are an attempt to silence the opposition
- Time to examine the fossil fuel industry's relationship with Queensland's government Fri, 9 Oct 15, 7:51amNew report from The Australia Institute sheds light on the high level of access and lack of accountability afforded to the fossil fuel lobby in Queensland
- US taxpayers subsidising world's biggest fossil fuel companies Tue, 12 May 15, 9:00pmShell, ExxonMobil and Marathon Petroleum got subsidises granted by politicians who received significant campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry, Guardian investigation reveals
- Shell lobbied to undermine EU renewables targets, documents reveal Mon, 27 Apr 15, 4:00pmWeak European renewable energy goals originated with Shell lobby pitch for gas – not renewable energy – to provide pathway for decarbonisation, access to information papers show
- eBay becomes 100th company to cut ties with climate-denying organization ALEC Wed, 24 Dec 14, 5:03ameBay just announced on Twitter that it will not renew its membership with the controversial climate change-denying political group American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)...
- Ebay joins Google and others in dumping Alec over climate stance Sat, 20 Dec 14, 5:46amThe online retailer is the latest tech giant to leave the right wing lobbying group over its position on climate change
- Benton Farmer Near Proposed Path of Atlantic Sunrise Gas Pipeline Speaks Out Sat, 21 Jun 14, 4:00amI spent some time at Endless Mountains Farm in Benton, PA, operated in part by several members of Shalefield Organizing Committee (SOC), a group of dedicated activists created to put more focus on resources in local areas...