BP’s loudly trumpeted new “green” gas station in Los Angeles has low-energy green-colored LED lights that give it a Gehry-crossed-with-Disneyland look at night, according to the NotCot design blog. But there’s nothing green about the…
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Conoco Joins Eco-Bandwagon
ConocoPhillips announced Wednesday that it will follow other oil giants in increasing research for alternative sources of energy. It said it would increase spending on biofuels and other alternative energies to $150 million, or about…
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Big Oil U?
Two the world’s largest oil companies are planting their flag in two of America’s top universities in order to wash some dirty laundry. The terms of the two separate deals, between Stanford and Exxon, and…
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Exxon Gets Stanford Inventions
ExxonMobil, one of four corporate sponsors, is giving $100 million to fund Stanford University’s Global Climate and Energy Project. The oil giant, which has regularly cast doubt on the damage caused by greenhouse gases, gets…
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FTCR: UC Berkeley Must Avoid Stanford Mistake That Allowed Big Oil “Greenwashing”
NEWS RELEASE March 12, 2007 CONTACT: Jamie Court, 310-392-0522, ext. 327, or John M. Simpson, 310-292-1902 (cell) Stanford should make its research public immediately. Santa Monica, CA — UC Berkeley must not allow one of…
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Donor Pulls Funds Over Exxon Deal
Appalled by advertisements from oil giant ExxonMobil touting its sweetheart deal with Stanford University, movie producer Steve Bing has rescinded a pledge to donate $2.5 million to the school, The San Jose Mercury News reported…
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Alaska Senator Calls CEO Liar
Alaska Senator Kim Elton has a searing response for Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, who told Wall Street this week that doing business with Alaska was problematic because the state changed tax policies on the company….
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BP-Berkeley’s Fuzzy Formula
BP has been taking some heat from faculty and students at UC Berkeley who don’t like the idea of the university’s $500 million partnership with the energy giant to develop bio-fuels. The real question is…
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BP Wooed Regulators Before Blast
The Financial Times newspaper reports that BP aggressively courted Texas state regulators and public officials, successfully staving off new regulation before a 2005 refinery explosion in Texas City that killed 15 people. Lax safety practices…
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Environment, Rights Not a Priority
Chevron’s Board of Directors has urged shareholders to reject proposals at its April 25th board meeting that require the company to report on human rights violations, comply with greenhouse gas emission standards and separate the…
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Delaying is Better Than Paying
Californians still suffering from groundwater and well pollution by the now-banned gasoline additive MTBE should take note that Chevron has adamantly refused to settle a multibillion-dollar Ecuadoran lawsuit over widespread water and ground pollution. The…
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Taking Back Prudhoe’s Tax Break
BP is playing hardball with legislation in Alaska that seeks to take back the company’s tax deduction for repairing improperly maintained facilities, like the Prudhoe Bay plant. The Anchorage Daily News reports that a BP…
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Beyond Petroleum or Buying PR?
BP is supposed to represent the greening of the oil industry. The company’s recent investment in an alternative energy research center at Berkeley is supposed to be yet another demonstration of its commitment to moving…