South African journalists have exposed a disturbing web of illegal activities within South Africa’s fuel industry, implicating major players in practices that undermine environmental regulations and consumer trust.
This means they’ll be selling off their downstream assets, including more than 500 service stations or forecourts nationwide, many of which have been in operation since 1902.
The Coastal Justice Network sent out an angry press release following the approval of TotalEnergies’ drilling along our Southern Coast.
Despite huge public pushback, the seismic survey off the Wild Coast maintained government support. It’s easy enough to see why now.
We may have won the battle against Shell’s Wild Coast seismic survey (for now), but blasting is set to occur in Western Cape waters from this coming Saturday.
South Africans have made it abundantly clear how we feel about Shell’s Wild Coast seismic survey, which is due to start tomorrow (December 1).
Shell is facing a public backlash with regards to its plans to carry out a seismic survey along the Wild Coast, and our political system enters a new cycle of dishonesty.
In a bizarre showdown in a Jozi petrol station, a man walked in high on something while proudly baring all.
It’s the largest structure ever sent to sea – and it’s hella big. The Prelude is as long as the Empire State Building is high, plus another 150 feet.
Blackberry messenger for iOS and Android. Guptas buying votes with food. SAA gets new planes. Facebook bans social suicide app. Federer cuts his hair. Nigeria in state of emergency. BP/Shell price fixing..
One of Shell’s senior executives in the UK has been sentenced for deciding to be smart enough to print out his child porn collection at work. Anthony Sturman, who works at the London office of the oil giant, has now been given eight months and made to sign the sex offender’s register.
The moratorium on shale gas exploration, which was imposed in South Africa last April, was recently lifted, effectively opening the door for fracking in the Karoo region. Since the first mention of possibly using fracking as an extraction technique, debate has raged, with many calling into question the environmental impact it may have.
Greenpeace recently teamed up with activist pranksters, The Yes Men. Their goal? To rip Shell a new one over their planned Arctic oil drilling. Step inside, and watch a great (and hilarious) example of how social media and activism have become inseparable.
We covered the Shell Oil Spill when it happened almost two weeks ago. The facts are this: Royal Dutch Shell operates an offshore barreling facility 120km from the Nigerian coast. This was shut down by a spill on the 20th of December. Shell sent out five ships to contain the spill. Oil is now washing up on the Nigerian coast.
The Karoo Shale Gas Community Forum said today that fracking critics are ignoring the needs of the Karoo’s poverty-stricken residents. Spokesperson Vuyisa Jantjies criticized those who oppose fracking by Shell, by saying: “If you have still the demonstrations that you have had, I will tell you that they’re purely white, rented crowds, that come and toyi-toyi in front of Parliament.”
Shell claims its SA exploration for shale gas in the Karoo will use safe techniques not known to harm the environment and “vows” not to pollute Karoo water. But since when is hydraulic fracturing a safe technique?