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Why it matters
Have we reached The Tipping Point?
15th March 2011
The fate of Alberta’s tar sands may be a turning point for civilization
What we're doing Wrong
Tipping Point
27th January 2011
“We want the audience to understand: we are at the end of the age of oil, and this is what it looks like.”
What we're doing Right
“If this is art, then this is good art.”
1st July 2010
“This is going to be really beautiful. And this will be part of a long running series of performances.” In other words: Just the start.
What we're doing Right
License to spill
29th June 2010
“This relationship enables big oil companies to mask the environmentally destructive nature of their activities with the social legitimacy that is associated with such high-profile cultural associations.”
What we're doing Right
Art Not Oil “Liberates the Tate”
17th June 2010
This event was prompted by an astounding development in the history of the sponsorship of the arts in the UK by large oil companies. Not the sponsorship of the Tate (…)
What we're doing Right
Shell shut down
21st May 2010
The most significant point of the day was, perhaps, when the driver of a red Ferrari tried – and failed – to cross the picket line.
Why it matters
“I’ll die doing this”
22nd April 2010
Indigenous people in Alberta, Canada, are becoming ill as a result of tar sands pollution. They share their stories of cancer, cover-ups and courage.
Why it matters
Shareholders vote on BP’s plan to move into Canadian oil sands
16th April 2010
Resolution called for oil giant to reevaluate the business risks
What we're doing Wrong
“You could say that black is the new green”
5th April 2010
Amusing stunt from activists in London (the same behind the Oilympics) as part of the annual “Fossil Fools” pranks on British energy and oil companies. In line with British Petroleum’s (…)
What we're doing Right
The Oilympics
28th February 2010
British activists mark the Vancouver Olympics with a “race to the tar sands”