Shell Oil Seeks Restraining Order Against Greenpeace
Updated: 2012-02-29 20:21:27
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 Oil Seeks Restraining Order Against Greenpeace Feb 29th , 2012 by John Donovan February 28, 2012|By Chris Klint Channel 2 News ANCHORAGE , Alaska Shell Oil is requesting a temporary restraining order against Greenpeace to protect its planned offshore drilling operations in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas , after protesters with the environmental group delayed the departure of a crucial drillship from a New Zealand port . Thursday According to documents filed Monday in U.S . District Court in Anchorage , Shell claims the order is necessary to protect its personnel and equipment drilling wells on the Outer Continental Shelf this summer ,
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 Court skeptical about overseas corporate abuse suits Feb 29th , 2012 by John Donovan By Robert Barnes Wednesday , February 29, 1:07 AM A majority of the Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed disinclined to allow human rights advocates to sue corporations in American courts over allegations that the companies might be complicit in atrocities committed . overseas About a dozen Nigerians charge that Shell Oil’s parent company aided and abetted the Nigerian government in torturing and killing people protesting the oil company’s operations in the Ogoni region during the . 1990s But conservative justices seemed skeptical that a more-than 200-year-old
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 Corporate Rights and Human Rights Feb 29th , 2012 by John Donovan On Tuesday , the Supreme Court heard arguments in Kiobel v . Royal Dutch Petroleum over whether corporations can be sued for human rights violations overseas . The plaintiffs filed suit in the United States under the Alien Tort Statute a law enacted by Congress in 1789, that empowers the federal courts to hear cases by foreigners bringing a civil suit for wrongs committed in violation of the law of nations . Should the Alien Tort Statute hold corporations liable for heinous crimes Is there a more effective way to do this DEBATERS A Permissable and Effective Way Oona A .
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 Hold Shell accountable for human rights abuses in Nigeria Feb 28th , 2012 by John Donovan Posted on February 28, 2012 by Ben Amunwa A global coalition of NGOs , human rights monitors , academics and analysts have joined Platform in sending a letter to the Board members of Royal Dutch Shell and Shell Nigeria which holds Shell to account for its role in recent human rights abuses in . Nigeria Below is a short extract from the : letter Today the US Supreme Court hears Kiobel v Shell a case that alleges Shell aided and abetted human rights violations and crimes against humanity committed by the Nigerian military against the Ogoni people from
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Feb 28 2012 0 Causes of Stability and Unrest in the MENA The Center for Strategic International Studies CSIS has just published a report titled The Causes of Stability and Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa : An Analytic Survey The report focuses on underlying forces and causes at a time when political crisis dominates the region . These political dynamics and unrest are , however , only part of the . story The trends in demographics , economics , internal security and justice systems , governance , and social change show how much other factors affect both the region and individual nations , and will remain sources of violence and instability until they are dealt . with Finally , the report highlights the critical
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: IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Feb 27 2012 Mobile World Congress 2012 : Redefining Mobile Far more than a mere communication device , mobiles now serve as our books , health monitors , payment transfer devices , social connectors and tour guides . Mobile technology is embedded in our cars , homes , appliances , governments and utilities . Mobile is enhancing and expanding education and thus , transforming the world . Mobile World Congress 2012 will celebrate the current state of mobile and offer a glimpse into where mobile has the potential to go . next The 2012 Mobile World Congress gets under way today in Barcelona and will run until March 1. This year’s Congress will : include A world-class thought-leadership conference featuring visionary keynotes
with Steve Kretzmann Much is being written and said about rising gas prices, Obama’s energy policies in general and the Keystone XL pipeline in particular. While the President’s opponents repeat ad infinitum the “Drill Baby Drill” mantra, it has been interesting to note that much of the mainstream press has been skeptical. And so they...Continue reading 'Rising gas prices, Keystone XL and the real solutions'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Feb 24 2012 0 Index of Spanish Overseas Investment 2012 Canada , the European Union and the United States are the highest valued destinations for Spanish foreign investment , according to the 2012 edition of the Index of Spanish Overseas Investment , published jointly by the Club of Exporters and Investors , Iberglobal and the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade The least popular destination is Venezuela , followed by Bolivia and . Algeria In recent years a number of important investment projects have been developed between Canada and Spain , especially in the energy , mining , agribusiness , infrastructure and communications . sectors To access the full report , click here Written by IESE Library Staff in : Rankings Tags :
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Feb 23 2012 0 Pon tu cliente a trabajar . Una buena manera de lograr un servicio excelente a bajo coste This occasional paper by professors Philip G . Moscoso and Alejando Lago and Marlene Amorim looks at how the design and adoption of more interactive service models have become an important source of competitive advantage , offering benefits at both the operational and strategic . levels This report is available from the IESE Publications Website Written by IESE Library Staff in : IESE Reports Tags : Customer IESE Operations strategy Feb 23 2012 0 Expect the Unexpected KPMG has just published the report , Expect the Unexpected : Building Business Value in a Changing World for which KPMG’s network of firms analyzes a
If you read some of the Canadian press coverage, a recent scientific study has offered the pro-tar sands movement a real fillip in its attempts to spin its dirty fuel as “ethical oil” that is no dirtier than conventional crude. The Canadians are now essentially arguing it gives them the scientific back-up to carry on...Continue reading 'Tar Sands: “No get-out-of-jail-free card”'.
…in the long term, what the industry has affected is not increased security via Canadian oil to the gulf coast, but a concentration of the nation’s refining capacity in the heart of the nation’s hurricane corridor. The lessons of 2005 have clearly not been heeded. Pennsylvania labor activists marched on Capitol Hill yesterday in protest...Continue reading 'East Coast refinery shut downs are a symptom of the tar sands oil rush'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Feb 15 2012 0 The Most Expensive Cities to Live In For the first time in at least two decades of reporting the worldwide cost of living survey , Zurich sits atop the ranking as the world’s most expensive city . An index swing of 34 percentage points pushed the Swiss city up 4 places compared to last year to overtake , Tokyo which remains in 2nd place . Geneva the other Swiss city surveyed saw a 30 percentage point rise in the cost of living to move up six places into joint third alongside . Osaka The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey was conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit . The twice-yearly report compares prices across 160 products and services including drinks , schools and . transport You can download the free
Once again it is the many versus the money. Starting at noon yesterday, a coalition of thirty or so environmental organisations, including Oil Change International (OCI) and 350.org set out to gather at least 500,000 signatures with 24 hours to stop the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The initiative came as a response to moves within...Continue reading 'Over 600,000 Say No to KXL'.
IESE Blog Community About Home BizKnowledge Watch IESE Library Blog Feb 10 2012 0 Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011 The European Commission has just launched the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011 The IUS includes innovation indicators and trend analyses for the EU27 Member States , as well as for Croatia , Iceland , the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , Norway , Serbia , Switzerland and . Turkey Almost all Member States have improved their innovation performance according to the IUS 2011. However , innovation performance growth is slowing down and the EU is not closing the persistent gap with global innovation leaders US , Japan and South Korea . The largest gap for the EU27 remains in terms of private sector innovation . The EU still maintains a clear lead over the emerging economies