Deepwater oil and gas exploration off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast is now slated to be resumed by Royal Dutch Shell after a fairly long pause, the company’s Executive Vice President Sami … [Read full article]
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Shell Invests Big In Solar, Acquiring Major Stake In Silicon Ranch
Oil giant Shell has stepped up its investment in renewable energy, announcing this week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 43.83% stake in leading US solar developer, owner, and operator Silicon Ranch Corporation, a deal set to be worth up to $217 million.
Alaska GLACIER Conferees Explore Arctic Climate Issues
Reprinted from our sister publication, CleanTechnica. Not upstaging, but as an important adjunct to the UN’s ADP negotiations that started today in Bonn, Germany, the one-day Conference on Global Leadership … [Read full article]
Greenpeace to LEGO & Shell: Everything Is NOT Awesome
LEGO is awesome. Kids and adults have been using the iconic interlocking plastic building blocks to learn and create and entertain themselves for decades, and it’s hard to find anything … [Read full article]
Who-o-o-o? Zefrank1 Owls
Okay, so people have seen this video about owls five million times since zefrank1 published it on YouTube last July (photo: ear of an owl). Zefrank1 owls is still one … [Read full article]
Destroying The World For A Little Money (+ Benefits) — Video
A facilities engineer for Shell is featured in the video below in order to inform us of how swell it is to work for Shell. You know, if you can … [Read full article]
Methane Emissions "Through The Roof" As Arctic Melts Faster Than Predicted: Arctic Study Group
Arctic methane emissions this month were recorded at historic-high levels, causing great concern among climatologists, who cite rapidly melting Arctic sea-ice and warming oceans as the main causes. As reported … [Read full article]
Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of 2013 (So Far): Part 2 (#2–21)
We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going here on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so … [Read full article]
One Oil Spill Is Too Much. One, Two, Three Oil Spills This Week!
One oil spill is too much. Three oil spills happened in the last short week, bringing horror to humans and wildlife alike. Dirty oil, at the root of this, has no … [Read full article]
Infiltrating the Campaign: Corporate Spies in Activism
By Patrick O’Keeffe As direct action coordinated by activist groups has proven to be an effective measure of shutting down corporate operations, governments and corporations have increasingly sought to gain … [Read full article]
Our Ocean Once Again
Shell Oil has had its eyes on the Arctic for over five years now. Hundreds of meetings and billions of dollars later, this summer was supposed to be Shell’s … [Read full article]
Shell: A Series of Broken Promises Spells Trouble for the Arctic
This is a guest post by Dan Ritzman, Senior Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club. “We recognize that industry’s license to operate in the offshore is predicated on being able … [Read full article]
10-Mile Oil Sheen between Two Shell Oil Platforms in Gulf of Mexico
Reportedly, an oil sheen has been spotted on the Gulf of Mexico near two Royal Dutch Shell oil platforms. The platforms and oil sheen are in the central Gulf … [Read full article]