Just filling out a bit of a black hole of my coverage: oil and corruption in and around Azerbaijan. First, an American businessman is in trouble over bribing his way towards control over oil: The Wall Street Journal Law Blog / Breaking: Jury Finds Frederic Bourke Guilty of Bribery-Related Charges Frederic Bourke, a founder of…
Month: July 2009
Stealing sun and water
News in crime: theft of solar panels and fresh water is up. March 2008 we saw people stealing bees, essentially a work force in horticulture up in demand and down in availability due to diseases. Lately I have seen stories about people stealing water and solar panels. In fact, Treehuger / Solar Panel Theft is…
Workers of polluting and nature exploiting industries in violent attacks against environmentalists
Remember October 2008 when Old growth forest lumberjacks attack[ed] environmentalist protestors? Now fishermen have assaulted Greenpeace activists who suspected foul play. [As activst Emma boarded the vessel on sea] they punched her, pulled her hair, picked her up and threw her overboard [and later on the pier] She was viciously assaulted by a burly sailor…
Canadian gas pipeline bombed
For the 6th time in nine months a natural gas pipeline in western Canada has been bombed. “We are dealing with domestic terrorism. This is an attack on a critical infrastructure.” – Dan Moskaluk, Royal Canadian Mounted Police EnCana, the natural gas company owning the pipeline, has received threats to cease natural gas production in…