• Oil platform must be halted to save critically endangered whale

    Updated: 2011-03-31 22:49:17
    Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Oil platform must be halted to save critically endangered whale Mar 31st , 2011 by John Donovan Posted on 31 March 2011 The Russian government must oppose the development of a proposed oil and gas platform off Russia’s Sakhalin Island because the project has not been subject to appropriate environmental risk assessments , according to an international coalition of leading . NGOs The coalition , which includes WWF , International Fund for Animal Welfare , Pacific Environment and Sakhalin Environment Watch , will submit a Statement of Concern to the Russian Inter-departmental Working Group on the Conservation of Western Gray Whales , a group

  • Lifting the corporate veil

    Updated: 2011-03-31 22:49:17
    Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Lifting the corporate veil Mar 31st , 2011 by John Donovan April 2011 Free Preview The oil industry is worried that new US corporate-transparency legislation will undermine the EITI and its strategy of good governance , Anthea Pitt reports from Paris AS THE Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative EITI nears its 10th anniversary , the mechanism is unwittingly at the centre of a war of words over how best to ensure financial transparency in the resources sector . The dispute centres on new legislation in the US , which demands more transparency from companies than even the EITI requires and oil companies don’t like . it Shell chief

  • Shell Obtains Permit to Drill in Deep-Water Gulf

    Updated: 2011-03-31 02:29:31
    Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Shell Obtains Permit to Drill in Deep-Water Gulf Mar 31st , 2011 by John Donovan By ISABEL ORDONEZ HOUSTON—U.S . regulators have granted approval for Royal Dutch Shell PLC to drill a new well in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico as part of the oil company’s recently approved exploration plan for the . area This marks the first time since last year’s Deepwater Horizon rig explosion that the government has approved plans to drill new oil-and-gas resources . Previously , regulators had approved only wells that were being drilled at the time the administration’s moratorium went into . effect The approved permit allows Shell to drill a well in

  • ‘YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL’: The biggest confidence trick in history

    Updated: 2011-03-31 02:29:16
    : Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL’ : The biggest confidence trick in history Mar 31st , 2011 by John Donovan By John Donovan Many people fondly remember the advertising slogan You can be Sure of Shell” The legendary crooner , Bing Crosby , sung the praises of Shell in the 1950 s . Our research indicates that the slogan YOU CAN BE SURE OF SHELL” was first used in Great Britain by Shell in 1937 right We assume that the message was designed to build confidence in the company and its products and was no doubt directed at consumers and potential investors . Fortunately , we have a comprehensive explanation from a Shell Chairman , Mark Moody-Stuart . It

  • BP executives may face jail for manslaughter over Gulf disaster

    Updated: 2011-03-30 18:26:20
    Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library BP executives may face jail for manslaughter over Gulf disaster Mar 30th , 2011 by John Donovan Tony Hayward faced a barrage of criticism when US politicians claimed that he stonewalled their questions last year By David Usborne in New York Wednesday , 30 March 2011 Managers of BP could face manslaughter charges when prosecutors in the United States finally conclude their criminal investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last April that killed 11 rig workers and triggered the worst oil spill in US . history The mere possibility that these and other charges may now be on the table at the US Justice Department

  • Taliban Insurgents Seize Strategic District in Northeastern Afghanistan

    Updated: 2011-03-30 18:15:23
    Taliban militants have captured the Waygal district in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, a recent Reuters report suggests. Mohammad Zarin, a spokesman for the provincial governor’s office confirmed the major development Tuesday, but did not comment on Taliban claims that they had also captured 12 Afghan policemen in the preceding gunfight. Though government forces are preparing an [...]

  • Obama and energy security: another missed opportunity

    Updated: 2011-03-30 17:41:54
    The president presented some encouraging words at Georgetown University today when he spoke about the urgent need to address America’s energy security. As he so often does, he correctly identified the problem the nation faces in continuing to rely on dirty forms of energy that pollute and cause climate change and particularly on oil, the...Continue reading 'Obama and energy security: another missed opportunity'.

  • Canadian Pipedream

    Updated: 2011-03-30 13:53:06
    Why Canadian oil does not make America secure Political turmoil in the Middle East once again exposes America’s dependence on oil and its vulnerability to global price spikes. On Capitol Hill, Big Oil’s political lackeys are stepping up their campaign for supply solutions and the current must-have item on their list is the Keystone XL...Continue reading 'Canadian Pipedream'.

  • Digg Submit a link

    Updated: 2011-03-30 10:25:21
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  • Don’t trust Shell

    Updated: 2011-03-30 10:24:15
    Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Don’t trust Shell Mar 30th , 2011 by John Donovan March 30, 2011 By Andreas Späth Shell wants us to believe that in exploring for and extracting natural gas from underground layers of shale in the Karoo using the polluting and extremely water-intensive technique of hydraulic fracturing or fracking they have all of our best interests as well as those of the environment at . heart They must also think us the most gullible halfwits this side of the Niger . Delta In a recent full-page newspaper ad , the multi-billion dollar oil giant’s Bonang Mohale writes passionately about his company’s commitments to the Karoo” , promising not to despoil and

  • A Call for Contributors

    Updated: 2011-03-29 18:53:50
    Like World Threats? Can’t get enough of our coverage of national security and geopolitical issues? If you think you’ve got the knowledge and opinion of world events, you’re invited to apply to write to World Threats to become a contributor. For more information, or to apply, email Ryan Mauro at tdcanalyst-at-aol.com. If you’re applying, send [...]

  • Oman Protests Scattered by Army

    Updated: 2011-03-29 18:48:03
    The state of Oman has seen some scattered protests over the last several months. The neighbor of both Yemen and Saudi Arabia has seen several dozen people protest during the revolt against Hosni Mubarak. Now the relatively rich nation has seen another wave of protests. However, just as before, the military has taken a prime [...]

  • Syrian Cabinet Resigns

    Updated: 2011-03-29 18:33:29
    There has been more trouble for the Ba’athist dictatorship in Syria. In the wake of large protests accounting for thousands of people, there has now been some pushback from the government. One has been an outbreak of violence that has reportedly killed over 100 civilians. Another track has been political. The dictator Assad, channeling Hosni [...]

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  • BizKnowledge Watch 2011 March 29

    Updated: 2011-03-29 18:19:28
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Mar 29 2011 0 Urban World : Mapping the Economic Power of Cities stock.Xchng The McKinsey Global Institute MGI has published Urban world : Mapping the Economic Power of Cities a report which predicts the course of economic growth and demographic changes in 2,000 cities from 2007 to 2025. More than 20 of the world’s top 50 cities ranked by GDP will be located in Asia by the year 2025, up from 8 in 2007. During that same time period , more than half of Europe’s top 50 cities are likely to drop off the list , as will three in North America . In this new landscape of urban economic power , Shanghai and Beijing will outrank Los Angeles and London , while Mumbai and Doha will surpass Munich and . Denver You can view the complete

  • Royal Dutch Shell Sells Refinery, Other Assets To Essar For $1.3B

    Updated: 2011-03-29 18:19:20
    , Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Royal Dutch Shell Sells Refinery , Other Assets To Essar For 1.3B Mar 29th , 2011 by John Donovan MARCH 29, 2011 LONDON Dow Jones Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDSA.LN Tuesday announced it has signed a sales and purchase agreement for its 270,000 barrel-per-day Stanlow refinery in the U.K . and certain associated local marketing businesses with Essar Oil Ltd . for 1.3 . billion MAIN : FACTS The proposed sale covers oil products , chemicals manufacturing and access rights to certain distribution terminal assets , plus the commercial fuels bulk fuels and local marine fuels businesses associated with the . refinery It does not include any of Shell’s

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  • MUST-READ: Iran’s End Times Documentary

    Updated: 2011-03-29 14:55:28
    The Iranian government has produced a bone-chilling documentary that claims that Ayatollah Khamenei, President Ahmadinejad, and Hassan Nasrallah are talked about in Islamic prophecy as leaders who will wage war to bring about the arrival of the Hidden Imam, which the film says is “very close” to happening. Reza Kahlili, a former member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards who spied for the [...]

  • EU Looks Set to Label Tar Sands “Dirty”

    Updated: 2011-03-29 10:56:25
    OK, this week is turning into a tar sands one. The Koch brothers may be keen on cooking the climate by investing in the tar sands, but the EU is one place they may not be able to sell their dirty oil. There is one hell of a diplomatic spat going on behind the scenes...Continue reading 'EU Looks Set to Label Tar Sands “Dirty”'.

  • Enron was populated by a host of former Shell USA managers

    Updated: 2011-03-28 20:53:19
    Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Enron was populated by a host of former Shell USA managers Mar 28th , 2011 by John Donovan POSTING BY AN OUTSPOKEN FORMER EMPLOYEE OF SHELL OIL USA Saw your article on Enron and Shell FYI Enron was populated by a host of former Shell USA managers who were let go by Shell in the early 1990 s as part of Shell USA’s reorganization and downsizing program Shell USA had finally managed to manage the company into a serious financial problem with a host of bad decisions So , it comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with the two organizations that RD Shell had it own financial scandal a few years later . The reserves scandal at Shell was a long

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    Updated: 2011-03-28 12:52:15
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  • Koching up the Tar Sands

    Updated: 2011-03-28 10:53:09
    This is not looking so good. Firstly you have the multi-billionaire Koch Brothers, darlings of the Tea Party, who are the current cash providers for climate change denial industry. And then you have the dirty Albertan tar sands where the oil is so much more carbon intensive to extract that it will help cook the...Continue reading 'Koching up the Tar Sands'.

  • Oil firms showcase giving ahead of Nigeria poll, but many blame them for environmental damage

    Updated: 2011-03-27 20:46:34
    , Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Oil firms showcase giving ahead of Nigeria poll , but many blame them for environmental damage Mar 27th , 2011 by John Donovan JON GAMBRELL  Associated Press First Posted : March 27, 2011 10:49 am PORT HARCOURT , Nigeria Posters show smiling students posing after receiving university scholarships . New roads appear on formerly potholed mud tracts . Millions of dollars are promised to improve the lives of the desperate . poor These campaigns by oil company Royal Dutch Shell PLC and other foreign firms make it seem they are running for office in crude-rich Nigeria , which will hold crucial presidential , federal and local elections in the

  • Shell muscles in on BP’s Russian deal

    Updated: 2011-03-27 04:42:34
    Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Shell muscles in on BP’s Russian deal Mar 26th , 2011 by John Donovan By Tom McGhie and Will Stewart 26 March 2011, 7:03pm BP is under intense pressure to settle the dispute with the four oligarch shareholders in its Russian joint venture that threatens the company’s future , after it emerged that rival Shell was holding talks with Kremlin-owned oil giant Rosneft about Arctic . exploration Rosneft’s powerful chairman and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister , Igor Sechin , said the company preferred to do a deal with BP , but that whatever happened its policy of exploiting Arctic oil and gas reserves would go . ahead A Rosneft source said : If we

  • BizKnowledge Watch 2011 March 09

    Updated: 2011-03-22 05:20:25
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Mar 09 2011 100 Best Corporate Citizens in 2011 CC thetourist Flickr Johnson Controls Inc the Wisconsin-based automotive interiors giant , came out on top of the 2011 CRO magazine‘s annual list of America’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens . Campbell Soup Co and IBM placed second and third on the list , . respectively The list has been published annually for the past 12 years and ranks companies based on their performance on seven fronts : the environment , climate change , employee relations , human rights , governance , finance and . philanthropy Click here to view the complete . ranking Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Rankings Tags : Best companies Climate change Environment Social responsibility Plugin by

  • BizKnowledge Watch 2011 March 10

    Updated: 2011-03-22 05:20:19
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Mar 10 2011 Industrial Relations in Europe 2010 Stock.xchng Eurostat has just published the report , Industrial relations in Europe 2010” . It provides an overview of major trends and developments in the relationship between employers and trade unions across Europe . It combines factual information with in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis of current issues in industrial relations at company , sectoral , national and European . level The report has been published every two years since 2000. The 2010 edition provides a comprehensive analysis of industrial relations through the recent crisis , illustrating how employers and trade unions coped with the turmoil , affected its course and influenced outcome in the

  • BizKnowledge Watch 2011 March 14

    Updated: 2011-03-22 05:20:08
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Mar 14 2011 Hands-on social marketing : a step-by-step guide to designing change for good by Nedra Kline Weinreich . SAGE Publications , 2011 Synopsis from the Publisher This book shows students and practitioners how to develop social marketing programs through a simple , six-step process of strategic planning and design . Nedra Kline Weinreich starts by introducing the concept of social marketing and then walks the reader through each of the six steps of the process : analysis , strategy development , program and communication design , pre-testing , implementation , and evaluation and . feedback The Second Edition incorporates developments in marketing practice over the last 10 years and focuses on how to apply the design

  • BizKnowledge Watch 2011 March 15

    Updated: 2011-03-22 05:20:02
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Mar 15 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan CC jchong Flickr On March 11, a massive 8.9 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan causing damage with blackouts , fire and tsunami . We’ve chosen some useful links to keep you abreast of the latest : developments Google Crisis Response : 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami  Reuters BBC Asia Pacific New York Times Asia Pacific The human and material damage is immense , and BizKnowledge Watch s thoughts are with the Japanese . people Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Economics Statistics Tags : earthquake Japan Tsunami Plugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes Categories Books and libraries Careers Economics Statistics IESE Library IESE

  • BizKnowledge Watch 2011 March 16

    Updated: 2011-03-22 05:19:57
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Mar 16 2011 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity 1996 2010 CC cobalt123 Flickr The Kauffman Foundation has released its 2010 Index of Entrepreneurial Activity . The report , a leading indicator of new business activity , provides the earliest documentation of new business development across the United States . The study considers a 15-year period from 1996 to 2010. Annual index shows that , while the 2010 startup rate remains the highest in 15 years , lack of other options may have driven founders to start sole proprietorships rather than more costly employer . firms According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity , 0.34 percent of American adults created a business per month in 2010, or 565,000 new

  • Two Disasters, One Conflict, One Bad Result

    Updated: 2011-03-21 12:59:44
    Two years ago the oil price hit the floor at $33 a barrel. Today, on the back of the Libyan conflict, the price for Brent Crude is $116 a barrel. Two years ago, development of the Canadian tar sands was stalling with many projects being put on hold. According to the International Energy Agency, the...Continue reading 'Two Disasters, One Conflict, One Bad Result'.

  • BizKnowledge Watch 2011 March 07

    Updated: 2011-03-07 07:24:09
    IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Mar 07 2011 0 World’s Most Admired Companies 2011 CC Francisco Vargas Haripako Flickr Apple Google and Berkshire Hathaway occupy the top three spots of this year’s edition of Fortune magazine’s yearly list of the World’s Most Admired Companies Telefónica and construction giant Ferrovial are the only two Spanish companies to figure in the list , which features a total of 550 companies from 57 different . sectors To view the full list of the World’s Most Admired Companies 2011, click . here Share Written by IESE Library Staff in : Rankings Tags : Admired companies Competitiveness Fortune rankings Plugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes Categories Books and libraries Careers Economics Statistics IESE Library IESE Reports

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