Video: Chevron rig blazes off the coast of Nigeria
This disturbing video from Al Jazeera shows what’s left of Chevron’s KS Endeavour gas rig, which exploded on 16 January 2012. Over 20 days later the site is still ablaze and the intense flames and...
View ArticleExclusive interviews with Al-Jazeera on Shell’s security spending in Nigeria
On 20 August, Al-Jazeera interviewed Platform researcher Ben Amunwa about the leaked data that revealed Shell’s deep financial links to human rights abusers in Nigeria. Unfortunately a technical hitch...
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Paradigm shift in the House of the North – reflecting on ‘The Sky’s Limit’
I’m trudging towards the top of Am Faochagach following my dear friend Greg Muttitt, who was for a long time central to Platform and is now part of the wider family. The smooth crest of this mountain...
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We are still feeling the aftershocks of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s murder 21 years later
Jon Daniel November 10th marked the 21st anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s murder by Nigeria’s military dictatorship for challenging Shell’s devastation of his home – Ogoniland. His only remaining son...
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We took the stage for jailed Egyptian activists at British Museum’s...
Photo credit: Mujtaba Ahmed Today, at the BP sponsored British Museum, we remembered political prisoners and friends jailed in Egypt. In particular, we remembered Alaa Abd El Fattah, Aya Hejazi, Ahmed...
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“Art is direct, it challenges the authorities, the power structure” Ken...
Ken Saro-Wiwa jr Yesterday at All Saints Church in Fulham, London, we attended a celebration of the life of journalist, government special advisor, and digital tech innovator Ken Saro-Wiwa jr. His life...
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‘Art – Possibility – Action’ – creating spaces that are equal, democratic,...
Attendees of Art-Possibility-Action gathered in the main hall of the former Central Post Office, Sheffield The storm of political events tosses us this way and that – first the election of Trump in the...
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Demand a Public Energy Company for London!
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has just published his four year vision for London, A City For All Londoners. During his election campaign Sadiq pledged to set up London’s very own public energy...
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Invest council pension funds in our communities not fossil fuel corporations
Do you want to get more active on fossil fuel divestment? On 4 May 2017, local elections will be held across much of the UK. These elections are a great opportunity to build local support and see more...
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Secret subsidy: Tens of billions in North Sea clean-up costs to be dumped on...
North Sea oil has generated billions upon billions of pounds in corporate profit since drilling began in the 1960s and 70s. But as oil extraction shifts into decline, it becomes time to clean up the...
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Hackney Council as the climate vanguard – or is it just a laggard?
Hackney Council is voting tonight on its investment policy regarding fossil fuels and climate change. After years of campaigning by Divest Hackney and lots of media attention, this Tuesday is the big...
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UK High Court: Shell won’t answer for Nigeria spills
News just in: UK’s High Court has blocked a court case by 42,000 people in the Niger Delta seeking justice for Shell’s oil spills poisoning their land. The ruling could create a dangerous precedent,...
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UK-based and angry about #MuslimBan? Here’s 5 things to do.
UK people. Are you angry about Trump’s attempts to deport people from the US? Did you perhaps go to the Women’s March, or sign that oddly-worded petition about cancelling Trump’s visit? Well, we’ve got...
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BP funds homophobia: an open letter
BP has built a reputation for itself as a LGBTQ-friendly employer, with Pride floats, a Stonewall top employer badge, and recruitment events for LGBTQ students. But BP’s donations and deals also keep...
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Azerbaijan suspended by extractive industries governance watchdog
On 9 March 2017, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an initiative set up to promote transparency and good governance in oil, gas and mining industries, suspended Azerbaijan for...
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Argentinian community defies BP and Petrobras to ban fracking
The Argentinian municipality of Vista Alegre is fighting to keep in place a fracking ban on top of some of the biggest tight oil and gas fields in the country. The municipal council of Vista Alegre...
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Conversations with Suzi Gablik – Living in wartime.
I’ve recently returned from a visit to my friend and mentor, Suzi Gablik, in Virginia, USA. She has been an inspiration to so many over the past 33 years since the publication of ‘Has Modernism...
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BP’s solution to the climate crisis: switch to gas
Gas will solve the climate crisis. This was the main message that BP’s CEO Bob Dudley wanted to get across at today’s annual general shareholder meeting. And it’s dangerous… Bob Dudley, BP chief, says...
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Council workers’ largest trade union votes for divesting pensions
After two years of impressive mobilisation by UNISON grassroots members across England, Scotland and Wales, the trade union has officially taken on fossil fuel divestment policy. Yesterday the union’s...
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There is no magic money tree, except for handouts for BP
The UK government paid oil companies $312 million to drill in the North Sea during the fiscal year 2016-2017 according to a new report by the HMRC, The Times reports. Successive UK governments insist...
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