The negative impact of oil in the world. Wars, climate change and health
The consequences of oil extraction and use are devastating. From the environment to health, from human rights to armed conflicts.
Andrea Barolini
Contributor
All articles - 12
Renewables surged in 2015, with 8.3 per cent extra production capacity
La costruzione di nuovi impianti basati su fonti rinnovabili ha consentito di aumentare dell‘8,3 per cento la capacità produttiva in un solo anno.
Oil. France announces a moratorium on drilling in the Mediterranean
Il ministro dell’Ambiente Ségolène Royal ha annunciato una moratoria sulla ricerca di petrolio in mare: “Rischiamo conseguenze drammatiche”.
France, pipeline breaks spilling 550,000 litres of fuel oil
La rottura accidentale di un oleodotto sotterraneo tra Loira Atlantica e Bretagna ha comportato un’importante fuga di petrolio. Evacuate alcune case.
Panama Papers. Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigns
Icelandic Prime Minister Gunnlaugsson has resigned after a mass protest in front of the country’s Parliament and the unveiling of the Panama Papers.
Why Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton argued over the fossil fuel lobby
The verbal crossfire between the two Democratic candidates: Bernie Sanders accused his rival Hillary Clinton of accepting money from the fossil fuel industry.
What are the Panama Papers, which reveal tax havens’ secrets
A historic investigation has revealed the Panama Papers, documents that show how the world’s wealthiest and most powerful use tax havens.
France. What is the “Davos of oil” summit environmentalists are raging against
Si terrà nella città di Pau, in Francia, un summit mondiale della lobby del petrolio. A Parigi la protesta delle organizzazioni ambientaliste.
Vegetarian diet could save millions of lives
A study of the University of Oxford shows that if the whole world goes vegetarian, 7.3 million lives could be saved by 2050.
Angelina Jolie visits Syrians in Lebanon: “We can’t help some refugees and not others”
The US actress visited Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. She blamed the world leaders for not addressing the root causes of the conflict.