Shell accused over Syrian oil exports
Updated: 2011-05-30 22:16:47
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 accused over Syrian oil exports May 30th , 2011 by John Donovan FT.Com By David Blair , Energy Correspondent Published : May 29 2011 20:02 Royal Dutch Shell has been accused of working hand in glove” with Syria’s regime after the energy company chartered a tanker to export almost 600,000 barrels of the country’s oil . A spokesperson for Shell declined to confirm or deny the vessel’s arrival in Syria , saying only that the company does not comment on commercial . information” Hundreds of people have been killed since popular protests against the regime began in March . The army has responded to the unrest by opening fire on unarmed
The debate over the future of nuclear energy must not be confined to experts, nor to politicians and business leaders. This is a crucial choice for the future of our societies, and it calls for a public debate. The debate must be transparent and enlightened, and it must place in perspective the advantages and risks [...]
: 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 PLC : OFFSPRING OF AN OFF-THE-SHELF COMPANY OF DUBIOUS ANTECEDENCE May 30th , 2011 by John Donovan By Alfred Donovan As a result of proceedings Shell International brought against me in May 2005 via The World Intellectual Property Organization , we carried out a financial investigation of the setting up of Royal Dutch Shell Plc . We discovered from Companies House documents that the company is the offspring of an off-the-shelf company FORTHDEAL LIMITED a company of dubious . antecedence In 2005, Shell management was so grossly incompetent that it forgot to obtain registration of the royaldutchshellplc top level domain
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 PARTY AGAINST THE PIPE May 29th , 2011 by John Donovan http : partyagainstthepipe.wordpress.com : By Keith Bourke Extract from Western People article SCORES of musical acts and performers are heading to the shores of Broadhaven Bay in north Mayo this June Bank Holiday weekend for an extraordinary three-day . festival The Party Against The Pipe’ will feature an eclectic mix of music , circus performance , art , children’s activities and free camping , celebrating a decade of resistance to the Corrib gas . project FULL ARTICLE Posted in : Corrib Gas Project Environment Gas Ireland Royal Dutch Shell Plc Tagged : Corrib Gas Project Gas Ireland
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 tried to lean on Time Magazine May 28th , 2011 by John Donovan By John Donovan Our applications compelling Shell to supply us with Shell internal documents in which we are mentioned , has generated some very revealing information , especially in regards to Shell bullying and manipulating the news . media We have previously published articles revealing Shell’s intent to kill” a half-page story about this website that The Sunday Times was on the brink of publishing The story was . killed In 2007 Shell lawyers and media specialists in the USA and Europe were frantic about thwarting our contact with Fox News . As is evident from
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 Vladimir Putin comfortable’ with Shell as Arctic partner for Rosneft May 27th , 2011 by John Donovan Russia’s powerful prime minister Vladimir Putin has given a vote of confidence in Royal Dutch Shell , saying he is comfortable” with the company exploring the Arctic with state-controlled oil giant . Rosneft The right to look for oil in the Arctic is a great prize for foreign companies as there is the potential for major discoveries in an area the size of the North Sea . Photo : REUTERS By Rowena Mason 8:43PM BST 27 May 2011 His comments come after the collapse of Rosneft’s 10bn share swap and Arctic exploration deal with BP , Shell’s
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In 2004, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the collaborative research arm of the electric power industry, estimated that to implement the smart grid would cost around $165 billion for the US, give or take a little. That, many said, is a lot of money, and questioned if the benefits would outweigh the costs. Fast [...]
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US Court rules the three major credit rating agencies may continue to lie, mislead & cheat investors by assigning false ratings, and helping investment firms to structure transactions that gain 'AAA' status. The rating agencies 'opinions' are protected under First Amendment protections as free speech. This ruling is a set-back to individual investors & ordinary working Americans everywhere.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner play host this week to the third round of a newly formed bi-lateral talks between the US and China. This is the first time the so-called US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (SE&D) is being held in the US. The purpose of the talks, Geithner said in his opening comments on Monday, is to look for opportunities to build closer economic ties between the World’s two leading economic powers. 
All of us in the green movement are lost before the planet’s real nightmare: not too little fossil fuel – but too much
George Monbiot
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Photograph: Daniel Pudles
All of us in the green movement are lost before the planet’s real nightmare: not [...]
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