• IEA Sankey Diagrams

    Updated: 2024-08-31 16:46:45
    The Oil Drum Discussions about Energy and Our Future My Last Campfire Post The Oil Drum Of Milk Cows and Saudi Arabia IEA Sankey Diagrams Posted by JoulesBurn on September 7, 2013 11:05pm The International Energy Agency has taken its share of abuse from The Oil Drum over the years for its rather optimistic forecasts . But it deserves a hearty shout-out for an invaluable resource it has on its web site : Interactive Sankey Diagrams for the World Sankey Diagram showing world energy flows Click for larger view As long as you understand what a Sankey Diagram is , not much more introduction is needed here . You can look at individual countries , consumption patterns as well as production , and more . Click on individual flows and graph over time . World energy use for steel production Click for

  • 20 Years Ago Today on September 11...

    Updated: 2024-08-31 16:46:28
    ... I was in Manhattan on a business trip from Seattle.  Ironically, I was running an aviation-related startup and in town to try to convince my investors to fund a new round based on improvements in the commercial aviation business.   Perhaps the least important death that day was of my company. Along with everyone in […]

  • Shell has decided that the best way to “save the planet” is by slashing 20% of its EP workforce

    Updated: 2024-08-29 16:39:15
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell has decided that the best way to save the planet” is by slashing 20 of its EP workforce Aug 29th , 2024 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 29 Aug 2024 Shell’s New Eco-Friendly Strategy : Cutting Jobs and Doubling Down on Oil , Because Who Needs a Planet Anyway Oh , Shell , that bastion of corporate morality and environmental stewardship , is at it again . This time , the oil giant has decided that the best way to save the planet” is by slashing 20 of its workforce in the oil exploration and development division . Yes , you heard that right . The same Shell that has already gutted its renewable and low-carbon businesses is now turning its

  • New Report: USD 30 Billion of Public Money Wasted on Failing Carbon Capture and Fossil Hydrogen Projects. Hundreds of Billions More to Come.

    Updated: 2024-08-29 05:30:57
    : . . Oil Change International Home About Values Jobs Blog Program Areas Global Policy Public Finance Global Industry Africa Asia United States Research Press Donate Home About Values Jobs Blog Program Areas Global Policy Public Finance Global Industry Africa Asia United States Research Press Donate Facebook Twitter New Report : USD 30 Billion of Public Money Wasted on Failing Carbon Capture and Fossil Hydrogen Projects . Hundreds of Billions More to . Come August 29, 2024 By Valentina Stackl Press Releases Washington DC – Carbon capture has failed to reduce global carbon emissions for over 50 years . Currently operating projects would only capture a mere 0.1 of global emissions if they actually worked and most projects primarily boost oil and gas production . A new briefing from Oil

  • South Africa’s Constitutional Court Slaps Down Oil Giant’s Wild Coast Exploitation

    Updated: 2024-08-28 19:27:17
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button South Africa’s Constitutional Court Slaps Down Oil Giant’s Wild Coast Exploitation Aug 28th , 2024 by John Donovan Shell Shocked : South Africa’s Constitutional Court Slaps Down Oil Giant’s Wild Coast Exploitation—But Wait , There’s More Well , well , well , if it isn’t our favorite sin stock darling , Shell , getting a well-deserved smackdown from South Africa’s Constitutional Court . In a twist that has likely left Shell execs spitting out their morning lattes , the court refused to hear the oil behemoth’s desperate appeal to pillage the Wild Coast . But wait , the drama isn’t over yet Despite the Supreme Court of Appeal SCA already deciding that

  • Leaders’ Club Cuts Fossil Fuel Finance but Falls Short on Clean Energy Support

    Updated: 2024-08-28 08:42:53
    Signatories of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) have cut their international public finance for fossil fuels dramatically since signing the agreement but are underdelivering on the clean finance pledge, a new report shows.  The post Leaders’ Club Cuts Fossil Fuel Finance but Falls Short on Clean Energy Support appeared first on Oil Change International.

  • History of toxic emissions at the Shell Chemical Plant, Deer Park, Texas

    Updated: 2024-08-27 20:32:51
    , , Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button History of toxic emissions at the Shell Chemical Plant , Deer Park , Texas Aug 27th , 2024 by John Donovan Ask Sheldon Hi How can I help you What do you know about the history of toxic emissions at the Shell Chemical Plant , Deer Park , Texas Sheldon The history of toxic emissions at the Shell Chemical facilty in Deer Park , Texas , is a colorful tale of regulatory skirmishes and environmental disputes , which could rival a soap opera for drama if soap operas featured flaring incidents instead of love . triangles The Deer Park Refinery , operational since 1929, has had its fair share of environmental hiccups . Over the years , the plant has been

  • Shell’s Flaming Disaster: Because Who Doesn’t Love a Towering Inferno of Toxic Wast

    Updated: 2024-08-27 20:15:08
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell’s Flaming Disaster : Because Who Doesn’t Love a Towering Inferno of Toxic Wast Aug 27th , 2024 by John Donovan Posted by John Donovan : 27 Aug 2024 Ah , Shell—the sin stock that just keeps on giving In their latest attempt to protect the environment and by protect , we mean , blanket the sky with flames” the Shell Chemical Plant in Deer Park , Texas , has graced us with yet another fiery spectacle . This time , they’re blaming third-party steam reliability issues” for the towering flares that could roast marshmallows from miles . away But fear not , dear citizens Shell assures us that these industrial pyrotechnics are all in the name of

  • Funding Failure: Carbon Capture and Fossil Hydrogen Subsidies Exposed

    Updated: 2024-08-27 18:54:28
    "Funding Failure: Carbon Capture and Fossil Hydrogen Subsidies Exposed," reveals how governments in North America and Europe are preparing to waste hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars on these ineffective technologies, further benefiting the fossil fuel industry, despite their record profits. The post Funding Failure: Carbon Capture and Fossil Hydrogen Subsidies Exposed appeared first on Oil Change International.

  • Shell’s Chicken Coop Capers: When a Sin Stock Gets Caught Faking It on a Global Scale

    Updated: 2024-08-22 17:27:44
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell’s Chicken Coop Capers : When a Sin Stock Gets Caught Faking It on a Global Scale Aug 22nd , 2024 by John Donovan SHELL PLC THE ULTIMATE SIN STOCK WITH A TOXIC HISTORY THAT HAS LEFT A TRAIL OF CORRUPTION , POLLUTION , DEATH , DESTRUCTION AND CHICKEN SHIT IN ITS EVIL WAKE Posted by John Donovan : 22 Aug 2924 Ah , Shell—our favorite sin stock , always finding new and creative ways to live up to its dirty reputation . You’d think that after decades of oil spills , environmental degradation , and a legacy of ruthlessness that would make a pirate blush , they’d tone it down a notch . But no , they’ve outdone themselves this time . It turns out

  • New Research Updates on Companies and Countries Supplying Oil Fueling Palestinian Genocide Amid ICJ Rulings

    Updated: 2024-08-20 15:26:55
    Oil Change International Home About Values Jobs Blog Program Areas Global Policy Public Finance Global Industry Africa Asia United States Research Press Donate Home About Values Jobs Blog Program Areas Global Policy Public Finance Global Industry Africa Asia United States Research Press Donate Facebook Twitter New Research Updates on Companies and Countries Supplying Oil Fueling Palestinian Genocide Amid ICJ Rulings August 20, 2024 By Valentina Stackl Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact : fuel-research priceofoil.org Washington , DC – Updated findings from Data Desk , commissioned by Oil Change International Behind the Barrel : New Insights into the Countries and Companies Behind Israel’s Fuel Supply reveal continued and expanded oil supply fueling Israel†s ongoing genocide of

  • Behind the Barrel: New Insights into the Countries and Companies Behind Israel’s Fuel Supply

    Updated: 2024-08-19 19:29:16
    Published by Oil Change International AUGUST 2024 Download the data analysis Read the press release Updated findings from Data Desk, commissioned by Oil Change International, Behind the Barrel: New Insights into the Countries and Companies Behind Israel’s Fuel Supply, reveal continued and expanded oil supply fueling Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.Building on data released […] The post Behind the Barrel: New Insights into the Countries and Companies Behind Israel’s Fuel Supply appeared first on Oil Change International.

  • Chevron and Israel: Profits Above Human Rights

    Updated: 2024-08-19 19:00:18
    Israel’s government relies on Chevron to extract the rich supply of gas off its coast, making money for a government actively perpetrating a genocide against the Palestinian people. And Chevron relies on Israel – Israel will be Chevron’s third largest source of gas globally over the next twenty years. The post Chevron and Israel: Profits Above Human Rights appeared first on Oil Change International.

  • It’s time for a Stop Light at Cathedral Grove.

    Updated: 2024-08-08 16:01:22
    . Skip to content Murkyview Seeking Truth from the Muck Topics Topics To The Editor Politics Environment The Good Life Climate Change Tech Mastodon Back It’s time for a Stop Light at Cathedral . Grove Posted by chrisale August 8, 2024 August 9, 2024 I wrote this after seeing this article from CHEKNews about visitors wondering why it was so dangerous in the Park Pedestrians cross the highway at Cathedral Grove after vehicles in both directions stop for them , causing honking from other vehicles nearby” , what an embarrassment Dear Editor and Minister Todd Stone Since what seems like the dawn of the age of cars we have had a debate about Cathedral Grove . I†ve been driving the road for 30 years , including nineteen commuting to and from Nanaimo . If anyone wants to get home as quickly as

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