Why State of New York vs ExxonMobil Corp is crucial for climate action

Societies operate on principles more fundamental than keeping score. For publicly traded companies, one of these is the obligation of …

Up in smoke

Long overdue, disaster finally struck the HPCL refinery at Vishakapatnam

MONEYMAKERS

India looking at record edible oil imports; August 2023 demand 35% higher than last year

Poor rainfall, along with a sharp drop in domestic prices in August, has boosted demand for edible oil

Can Extended Producer Responsibility improve circularity in India’s waste oil management

Monitoring mechanisms need to be strengthened before finalising draft rules

Ecocall

Nigeria demands safety report on oil pipelines

Beginning afresh

Shell, the multinational oil giant, vows to clean up the Niger Delta

Poor little rich nation

Tree-borne oilseeds can reduce India's import dependency

If government promotes indigenous production of vegetable oils, it can create new markets while providing employment to marginalised communities

Andaman & Nicobar wants to take a reverse gear on oil palm

Sixteen years after the Supreme Court banned monoculture plantations in the islands' fragile ecosystem, the administration wants it revoked

Global Eco Watch: Key Indonesia law incapable of protecting 80% of rainforest vulnerable to palm oil plantation

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Arctic’s whistle-blower

Online>> www.arctictruth.org

Callous oil exploration

The world is vulnerable to oilspills

But most nations are ill-equipped to protect biodiversity havens

Palm oil consumption increased 230% in almost 2 decades, yet India imports most of it

India has not been able to achieve self-sufficiency in palm oil production despite 40 years of efforts. Down To Earth travelled to some of the …

Environmentalists hail Indonesia's moratorium plan on new palm oil permits, mining operations

According to a study published in 2014 Indonesia had the highest rate of deforestation in the world

Native anger

Alaskan natives take the message of the dangers of climate change catastrophic to the office of an oil company , whose activities threaten their …

India among top 5 countries developing oil pipelines, 49% of projects in Africa and Middle East: Report 

Paradip Numaligarh Crude Pipeline and New Mundra–Panipat Oil Pipeline will be among world’s longest 

What just happened to the price of oil?

There is no guarantee the problems of storage evident in the US won’t spread to other markets  

Standoff

Between urea industry and gas producers over LNG price

Activists protest as Shell moves closer to Arctic

US government has predicted a 75 per cent chance of a large oil spill if Shell successfully extracts oil from the region

Why India doesn’t need palm oil but its greener alternatives

Palm oil is water-intensive and requires large patches of land

Murphy's first law, greased

Oil's not well

ONGC is refused permission by the Assam pollution control board for further drilling

BRAZIL