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  • Don't Divest, Invest in Research

    Just as the Harvard Corporation announced the long-awaited divestment from PetroChina, a new student group, the Burma Action Movement BAM, is trying their luck with the divestment approach. Their logic echoes that of the recently-disbanded Senior Gift Plus. The group claims that Harvard's investment in Unocal, an oil and gas...

    White papers 2005-04-21

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  • Western Standard Energy Corp. Adds to Management and Advisory Board

    WILLISTON, N.D. -- Western Standard Energy Corp., (OTCBB:WSEG), an oil and gas exploration company, today announced that it has appointed Dr. Steven W. Ohnimus as Vice-Chairman to its Advisory Board, and Mr. Gary Countryman as Senior Vice-President of Exploration. Both gentlemen bring several decades of experience in petroleum engineering to...

    Articles 2008-06-18

  • Western Standard Energy Corp. Appoints Dr. Fred Aminzadeh as Chairman of its Advisory Board

    WILLISTON, N.D. -- Western Standard Energy Corp., (OTCBB:WSEG), an oil and gas exploration company, today announced that it has appointed Dr. Fred Aminzadeh, one of the world's pre-eminent geophysicists, as Chairman of its Advisory Board. Dr. Aminzadeh is currently the President and CEO of dGB-USA, a leading seismic...

    Articles 2008-06-04

  • Harvest Natural Resources Announces New Vice President, Business Development

    HOUSTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. today announced that G. Michael Morgan has been elected as Vice President, Business Development effective immediately. Mr. Morgan has served in several capacities at Sempra Energy since 2000 including Corporate Vice President - International, Vice President - Special Projects...

    Articles 2008-05-19

  • NATIONAL BIODIESEL FOUNDATION UNVEILS BIOTRUCKER FUEL CARD.

    The National Biodiesel Foundation, Louisville, Ky., has unveiled the first-ever biodiesel fuel card. Officially called BioTrucker Fuel Card, it highlights the availability of biodiesel with a network of truck stops that carry biodiesel. Truckers and fleets pay cash price on all fuel and no fuel transaction...

    Articles 2008-05-01

  • Corporate hogwash: workers' rights leader Maung Maung condemns the corporations doing business with the regime

    There's no great difference between any country in the world when it comes to doing business with Burma. Look at the US--the Bush executive order is pretty good, but what is Chevron doing? The British Prime Minister and parliamentarians are very vocal, whereas they haven't stopped trade in practice. So...

    Articles 2008-05-01

  • Rights group accuses Chevron of complicity in Myanmar abuses

    BANGKOK AFP — An international human rights group on Tuesday accused US energy giant Chevron of complicity in rights abuses through its investment in a natural gas pipeline in Myanmar. EarthRights International alleged Myanmar's military was committing widespread abuses including forced labour, rape and killing while hired by...

    Articles 2008-04-29

  • TURKEY - The Other Operators.

    Other firms in Turkey have included Texaco and Unocal now both part of Chevron, Canada's Asamera and Denison Mines. Unocal joined TPAO in exploring for geothermal energy in eastern Turkey, where the state firm has 30% in a venture estimated in 2005 at $300m. ...

    Articles 2008-04-28

  • Alabama Supreme Court ends toxic-tort catch-22.

    For almost 30 years, would-be toxic-tort plaintiffs in Alabama had to file suit within two years of exposure, even though they might not exhibit medical symptoms until years later. The Alabama Supreme Court set this rule with its 1979 decision Garrett v. Raytheon. (368 So. 2d ...

    Articles 2008-04-01

  • National Biodiesel Foundation Unveils BioTrucker Fuel Card

    To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Sharon Bell, +1-972-352-8698, or Amber Pearson, 1-800-841-5849, both of National Biodiesel Foundation LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The National BiodieselFoundation unveiled today the first-ever biodiesel fuel card.Officially called BioTrucker Fuel Card, it highlights theavailability of biodiesel with a network of truck stops that carrybiodiesel....

    Articles 2008-03-26

  • Kathryn M. "Kathy" Kuck of Hoffman Estates.(Obituaries)(Obituary)

    Kathryn M. "Kathy" Kuck of Hoffman Estates Visitation for Kathryn M. 'Kathy" Kuck nee Saul, 87, will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 7, at Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services, 330 W....

    Articles 2008-03-06

  • Chevron to drill North Slope

    San Ramon-based Chevron Corp. plans to expand the search for untapped oil reserves by drilling wells on Alaska's North Slope this year. Chevron will focus on the White Hills prospect acquired as part of the company's 2005 purchase of Unocal, spokesman Mickey Driver said. Chevron is...

    Articles 2008-02-23

  • Mining giants should beware year of rat

    OUTLOOK Last night was the start of the Chinese Year of the Rat. Good fortune and good times are promised to the clever rat, who will have made many ambitious plans which will come to fruition this year. Yet the cat is said to be ever watchful...

    Articles 2008-02-07

  • CNOOC's First Refinery to be Finished in Second Half of 2008

    Chinese state oil company CNOOC, which is primarily an upstream company, said recently its first refinery will be finished in the second half of the year, China's state face=+Italic; Xinhuaface=-Italic; news service reported. The 240,000 b/d Huizhou refinery is located in China's southeastern Guangdong province. The report did...

    Articles 2008-02-04

  • CNOOC's First Refinery to be Finished in Second Half of 2008

    Chinese state oil company CNOOC, which is primarily an upstream company, said last week its first refinery will be finished in the second half of the year, China's state face=+Italic; Xinhuaface=-Italic; news service reported. The 240,000 b/d Huizhou refinery is located in China's southeastern Guangdong province. The report...

    Articles 2008-01-30

  • Funds threaten U.S. security

    Sovereign wealth funds can be used to compromise national security. While fund managers are obviously interested in the best return on investments, they are often sensitive to another agenda: acquiring technical secrets and influencing American opinion. Chinese investment capital has an overarching goal of obtaining technology for industrial...

    Articles 2008-01-21

  • GETTING HUMAN RIGHTS RIGHT

    WHEN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS IN HOST COUNTRIES, THEY NOT ONLY INFLICT SUFFERING ON SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE, THEY ALSO HOBBLE THEIR OWN BOTTOM LINES. AND SO CORPORATIONS MUST MONITOR THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS MORE CLOSELY. DRAWING ON THEIR LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND SCHOLARLY BACKGROUNDS, THE AUTHORS...

    Articles 2008-01-01

  • Environmental militarism: Burma's extractive industries *.

    Natural gas projects in Burma have resulted in human rights abuses and environmental degradation, exposed by two high-profile lawsuits brought by ethnic villagers against Unocal Corporation and Total. These cases are important for the future of holding non-state actors accountable for human rights abuses and for...

    Articles 2007-12-22

  • US has hidden motives

    To Lorne Kuehn (Dec 11), my letter and the National IntelligenceEstimate were factual. George W. Bush's carpet bombing ofAfghanistan and invasion of Iraq were justified by lies, as hisaccusations against Iran are. In 1996 the Taliban contracted Bridas Corp of Argentina to builda pipeline to connect the oil and...

    Articles 2007-12-20

  • Shine a light on shadowy state investors

    This is the one time of year when most of us open our doors and spread a bit of festive cheer to friends and neighbours. But in the City, such welcoming bonhomie is a year- long affair - few M&A suitors, if any, ever get turned away from the inn...

    Articles 2007-12-09

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Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction: 211111