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REPORT:
Malaysian Palm oil - green gold or green wash?
A commentary on the sustainability claims of malaysia's palm oil lobby
Report: Malaysian Palm Oil
(07 Oct. 2008) NEW

REPORT:
Fuelling destruction in Latin America
A report on the social impacts of the agrofuels boom

(16 SEP. 2008) NEW

Poison Fire

Watch our film about Gas flaring in Nigeria NEW

Secrecy and Corporate dominance: Commission's expert groups
ALTER-EU writes letters to Commissioners (08 August 2008) NEW
- letter to Barroso & Kallas
- letter to Verheugen
- letter to Potocnik
- letter to Piebalgs
- letter to Vassiliou
- letter to Dimas

Greenwashing by oil and gas group OMV
OMVadvertising claim ruled misleading after our complaint Read more (03 July 2008)

EU and business ruled guilty for human rights violations in Latin America Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in Lima, Peru at the Peoples' Summit 'Enlazando Alternativas' (13-17 May)

enlazando alternativas

Complaint against Burson-Marsteller
Friends of the Earth Europe complains to the Belgian government (7 May 2008) and to EPACA (8 April 2008) Read more

New coalition releases report against ArcelorMittal Read more

Friends of the Earth Europe files a complaint against Cabinet of Mr. Mandelson
Read more (30 April 2008)

REPORT: Extracting the Truth: oil industry efforts to undermine the Fuel Quality Directive
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Action at launch of Shell's 'Energy Scenarios to 2050'
Exhibition displays the reality of Shell's operations (07 April 2008)

shell_exhibition

Secrecy and corporate dominance ALTER-EU study on composition and transparency of European Commission Expert Groups (25 March 2008)

European Commission fails to act on conflicts of interests
ALTER-EU says the new Communication on ethics is far too weak ( 06 March 2008)
- Read the press release
- Read the critique on the background study Regulating Conflicts of Interest for Holders of Public Office in the European Union

Stop Greenwashing the Economy!
Action and exhibition exposing greenwashing at the 6th European Business Summit
(21 February 2008) Read more

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Exxon's slick greenwashing

See what ExxonMobil claims and what their Corporate Citizenship report says

1. Claim: Taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
(published in the European Voice, Issue April 4-11, 2007)

Highlight some of the steps we're already taking to address the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in effective and meaningful ways
Our scientists and engineers are working to reduce emissions today

But: Emissions have risen from 136.8 metric tons (2003) to 145.5 metric tons (2006)
Hydrocarbon flaring (Burning of natural gas surfacing along with oil during production) has equally been on the rise over the same period of time: from 612million cubic feet per day (2003) up to 891million cubic feet per day (2006)

CO2 in million metric tons greenhouse gas emissions

2003	2004	2005	2006
136.8	138.5	138	145.5

Hydrocarbon flaring in million cubic feet per day

2003	2004	2005	2006
612	746	819	891

2. Claim: Record low number of oil spills
(published in the European Voice, Issue May 24-30, 2007.)
But: The number of spills is indeed lower but the total amount spilled in 2006 is over 3 times higher as in 2005.

Oil spills

Spills	2005	2006
Number of spills	370	295
Amount in thousand barrels	12.2	40

Facts taken from ExxonMobil 2006 corporate citizenship report (2006 achievements, challenges, and future plans from Page 10 of the report Environmental performance)

Exhibitions!

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Press Releases

20.10.08 Spotlight falls on EU's worst lobbyists - and MEPs and officials with conflicts of interests

07.10.08 NEW REPORT: Malaysian palm oil: Green gold or green wash?

09.07.08 Europe's lobbyists under the spotlight as nominations open for the Worst EU Lobbying Awards

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