• Paris Climate Accords and Article II, Section 2 of the Consititution

    Updated: 2025-01-21 17:17:47
    As expected, Trump gave notice yesterday to the UN that the US is pulling out of the Paris climate accords.  This marks the second time he has done so, making participation in these accords one of the EO ping pong balls that get swatted back and forth every inauguration day. The reason this is possible […]

  • Hair of the Dog -- Politics are Dominated by Hypocrisy

    Updated: 2025-01-21 04:38:37
    Nearly 200 new Executive Orders?  If I do nothing else I can still blog for weeks just going through the list.  (Update:  the full list of actions is here.  The list of past EO recissions is here.) Over a third of these are reversals of Biden EO's, which I can't really complain about.  Hopefully student […]

  • Server Downtime

    Updated: 2025-01-20 16:27:43
    Well, just as I was spooling up to do some real posting for the first time in years, I started to run into problems on the server.  Turns out I am running a really old OS, the Linux version of WindowsME.  At least at my host, this update requires migration to a new server, so […]

  • Everything is Pretty Damn Awesome

    Updated: 2025-01-20 15:30:42
    At the age of about 60, my wife began having terrible pain in her hip.  For about a year, this greatly limited her ability to walk longer distances.  One of her great joys, exploring new places on foot, was suddenly impossible to pursue.  And then the pain got so bad  that she could barely sleep, […]

  • Shell and the Art of Unholy Greed: BP’s Fumbling CEO Faces Judgment Day

    Updated: 2025-01-19 17:01:36
    : Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell and the Art of Unholy Greed : BP’s Fumbling CEO Faces Judgment Day Jan 19th , 2025 by admin Posted by John Donovan : 19 Jan 25.  What the f k is going on at BP Murray Auchincloss , the latest placeholder in BP’s revolving door of CEOs , is heading for his judgment day . Investors are sharpening their knives , and on February 26, they might just gut his tenure like a sacrificial lamb . Why Because unlike Shell—the ultimate sin stock , the Exxon of Europe , the undisputed king of greed—BP has been fumbling its way through an identity crisis . And investors They’ve had enough of BP’s weak attempts at greenwashing when there’s good old-fashioned

  • Testing Email

    Updated: 2025-01-18 17:55:47
    One of the flaws with the older version of this blog is that there was no way for folks to sign up for email digests or emails of posts.  This almost drove me to Medium or Substack but I think I have it solved here on WordPress (the key seems to be to NOT use […]

  • Getting Close, Testing

    Updated: 2025-01-17 19:43:04
    Well, I have (mostly) sold my business and eliminated some of the conflicts that restricted my blogging for several years.  Right now, I am trying to get this old blog spooled up with some new features.  Right now I am testing the direct link to X as well as the ability to send our email […]

  • Slashing Jobs, Destroying the Planet, and Laughing All the Way to the Bank

    Updated: 2025-01-16 22:18:10
    , , Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Slashing Jobs , Destroying the Planet , and Laughing All the Way to the Bank Jan 16th , 2025 by admin Posted by John Donovan : 16 January 25 Ah , good old Shell , the absolute paragon of corporate virtue—if virtue” means ruthlessly exploiting the planet , trampling workers , and bending over backwards to ensure its investors keep cashing in on destruction . And who might those investors be Oh , just the likes of BlackRock , Vanguard , and State Street—because nothing screams commitment to sustainability” quite like stuffing their pockets with profits from an oil-slicked death . spiral While BP is out here making headlines for slashing over 5 of

  • New York City Takes on Big Oil and Gets Smacked by Big Oil Logic

    Updated: 2025-01-15 21:57:58
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button New York City Takes on Big Oil and Gets Smacked by Big Oil Logic Jan 15th , 2025 by admin Posted by John Donovan 15 January 25 In the latest episode of Corporate Giants Always Win , New York City’s lawsuit against the holy trinity of environmental destruction—Exxon , BP , and Shell—was dismissed faster than you can say greenwashing . If you thought justice might take a stand against these polluting powerhouses , think again . Turns out , climate accountability in the U.S . courts is just a mirage , much like Shell’s commitment to renewable . energy The Case : New York vs . Oil Titans New York City , home to 8.3 million climate-conscious souls , had

  • ‘Watch Your Back’ Warning to Shell Prelude Whistleblower Irina Woodhead

    Updated: 2025-01-15 18:11:03
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Watch Your Back’ Warning to Shell Prelude Whistleblower Irina Woodhead Jan 15th , 2025 by John Donovan Shell The Sin Stock That Keeps on Sinning By John Donovan They say money makes the world go round , but at Shell , it also makes the world burn , drown , and choke on toxic fumes . For decades , this greedy , ruthless oil giant has been the poster child for corporate malfeasance , environmental , destruction and whistleblower persecution . Let’s not mince words : Shell is not just a company it’s an evil empire masquerading as an energy conglomerate , bankrolled by investors like BlackRock who are apparently too busy counting their profits to notice

  • Shell and Big Oil Get Slapped Down by SCOTUS—But They’re Still Laughing All the Way to BlackRock

    Updated: 2025-01-13 20:15:40
    Royal Dutch Shell Plc com News and information on Shell Plc Skip to Content Privacy Disclaimer Shell Online Library Search : for Search Button Shell and Big Oil Get Slapped Down by SCOTUS—But They’re Still Laughing All the Way to BlackRock Jan 13th , 2025 by John Donovan Shell and Big Oil Get Slapped Down by SCOTUS—But They’re Still Laughing All the Way to BlackRock WASHINGTON In a glorious twist of are you kidding me news , the Supreme Court just refused to block a wave of climate lawsuits from California and other states—lawsuits that could demand billions of dollars in damages from the usual suspects , including everyone’s favorite polluting overlord Shell . And guess what They did it all without a single comment or dissent . That’s right : The highest court in the land just gave Big

  • No big Surprise Turnout is Low

    Updated: 2025-01-02 22:49:26
    (This letter was sent to the Alberni Valley News on January 2, 2024) Dear Editor, Like Mrs. Chen, I was left questioning why turnout was so abysmally low in the City by-election. People are cynical and disconnected in general right now. Political advertising is negative, gimmicky, even threatening.  Who wants to engage with that? Where … Continue reading "No big Surprise Turnout is Low" The post No big Surprise Turnout is Low appeared first on Murkyview.

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