Blogposts tagged 'Fuel Quality Directive'

Oil lobbyists trying to weaken law which would keep tar sands out of Europe

Posted by jamie - 3 August 2010 at 2:04pm - 0 Comments

The BP stations we closed down last week have all long since opened again but the effects our thirst for oil is having on the planet continue. The oil spill in the Gulf is now officially the largest accidental spill ever, and the environmental havoc being wrought in China, Nigeria and elsewhere doesn't get the same news coverage but is just as disastrous.

Meanwhile, lobbyists working for BP and other oil pushers are busy trying to hobble laws and legislation which could set us on the road to reducing our oil dependency and making the transition to a cleaner energy future. One such piece of legislation is the Fuel Quality Directive and if its full potential is realised, it could prevent fuels from dirty sources like tar sands being sold in Europe.

Article tagged as: BP, climate change, energy, fuel quality directive, oil, tar sands, transport

BP stations across London put out of action by Greenpeace volunteers

Posted by jamie - 27 July 2010 at 4:58am - 82 Comments

This morning, starting at 5.30am, teams of Greenpeace volunteers have been shutting down BP stations across London. We aim to close dozens down this morning.

Watch the action as it happens - pictures, video and text updates from the teams.

The teams - each named after an animal threatened by BP's reckless oil exploration - fanned out across the capital in their electric and hybrid cars, going station to station and disabling the pumps.

Why today? Because BP is expected to announce later the appointment of Bob Dudley as the company's new head to replace the gaffe-prone Tony Hayward, who led BP during the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Article tagged as: BP, climate change, energy, fuel, fuel quality directive