Tag Archives: greenhouse emissions

It is beyond belief that Britain is deliberately destroying its oil and gas industry

Until last week, few people had heard of Horse Hill, near Horley in Surrey, and even fewer had been there. Britain’s Supreme Court has put this semi-rural backwater in southern England on the map by ruling against Surrey County Council’s decision to expand oil drilling permits in the area. In the process, it has put… Read More »

At the COP28 meeting, oil companies promised to combat methane. Environmentalists call this a “smoke screen”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions by 2030 and end routine flaring in their operations, the head of this year’s United Nations climate talks said Saturday. Activate what environmental groups call a “smoke screen.” Methane emissions are a major… Read More »