BP’s £2bn profits cause anger amid climate crisis Oil and gas company to return another $1.5bn to investors through a share buyback The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023
The oil industry has succumbed to a dangerous new climate denialism If we have not been warned of the dangers of climate change this summer, we never will be. Extreme heat, forest fires and floods have been all over news reports. Yet the oil and gas industry remains largely in denial. The Conversation · Jul 31, 2023
Why Dunkin' and Lego rebrands succeeded – but X missed the mark Twitter has swapped the fluffy bird that used to symbolize the social media platform for a spindly black X. Ditching the company’s well-known logo and changing its name to a letter often associated with danger, death and the unknown is only the latest user-aggravating step CEO Elon Musk has taken… The Conversation · Jul 28, 2023
Twitter's rebrand to X shifts the focus to Musk's 'everything app' plans but here's why he might have moved too early A succession of upheavals have characterised Elon Musk’s leadership of Twitter since he acquired the social media platform in November 2022 – from his U-turns on the acquisition, to firings and rehirings and a significant drop in advertising revenue. But his latest move is the most significant: abandoning the globally… The Conversation · Jul 27, 2023
Twitter to X and five other controversial rebrands from history Twitter’s blue bird is soon to be no more as owner Elon Musk this week announced the company’s logo is to be a black X. The Week · Jul 25, 2023
Rebranding Twitter: the shaky history of corporate makeovers From Abrdn to BP’s ‘beyond petroleum’ and the Royal Mail switch to Consignia – customer backlashes can bite The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023
Taking healthcare to the people | The complete Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam experience in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu's Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM) is a path-breaking project providing surveillance and intervention for health needs of its people. It has improved accessibility, early detection of diabetes/hypertension, and reduced out-of-pocket expenditure. Challenges remain, such as human resources, data accuracy, drug delivery, and evaluating outcomes. WHVs, VHNs, and digital tools… The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023
British Petroleum delegation from U.K. visits VIT, Vellore BP delegation visits VIT Vellore to create awareness on digital trends in energy industry. Four-member team, led by Ms. Joanne Legge, held strategic discussion with VIT founder-chancellor G. Viswanathan. Pro vice chancellor Partha Sharathi Mallick briefed delegation on intellectual capital, research activities, infrastructure and industry interface. Deans from various schools… The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023
‘People need to be riled up’: meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas giants Guy Walton has christened two previous heatwaves this summer Amoco and BP in attempt to name and shame fossil fuel firms The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2023
BP fined £650,000 over death of worker who fell off oil platform into sea Man sustained fatal injuries when he fell through open grating on Unity installation in North Sea in 2014 The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
BP fined £650,000 over death of worker who fell from offshore platform OIL giant BP has been fined £650,000 over health and safety failings after a worker fell through an open grating on an offshore platform into the… The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2023
BP fined £650,000 after offshore worker died in fall from North Sea rig Sean Anderson died in fall through open grate on platform in 2014 The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Top US firms supplied equipment to keep Russian oil flowing after Ukraine invasion America's top oilfield services companies sold millions of dollars in vital oil equipment to Russia after the invasion of Ukraine The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
Missing Ohio State grad student found dead in quarry weeks after she vanished ‘Her personality was simply beautiful – a bubbly, shy, caring, funny, and loving human being inside and out’ The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2023 The Scottish Government says we’re moving to a wellbeing economy – but when? EARLIER this week more than 200 charities, unions, academics and campaigners signed an open letter calling on Humza Yousaf to follow through with…
Daily Record · Jul 11, 2023 SNP demands investigation into Scots Tory MP David Duguid over BP shareholding Duguid, the MP for Banff and Buchan, previously criticised the idea of a windfall tax on energy companies without declaring his wife's £50,000 shares
The National (Scotland) · Jul 11, 2023 Calls for inquiry into Tory MP's potential ministerial code breach The SNP have called for a “full, independent inquiry” into whether Scottish Tory MP David Duguid has broken the ministerial code.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 9, 2023 Wife of Scottish Tory MP who railed against windfall tax for oil giants has BP shares A SCOTTISH Tory MP who criticised windfall taxes on oil and gas firms did not declare that his wife has more than £50,000 worth of shares in…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023 Attorney general and close family hold £130,000 in shares in six FTSE 100 firms Exclusive: Victoria Prentis’s shareholdings not disclosed in registers despite potential for conflicts of interest
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023 Wife of Tory MP who criticised windfall tax on oil firms has £50,000 in BP shares David Duguid opposing tax while wife is in receipt of BP dividends raises questions over potential conflict of interest
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023 Revealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interests Exclusive: MPs found to hold ‘in effect secret’ stock in listed firms from banks to housebuilders
The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2023 Meet the DC thinktank giving big oil ‘the opportunity to say they’ve done something’ The fossil fuel industry has a long history of hiring PR firms to sow confusion about climate change – but the Climate Leadership Council isn’t just a front group
The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023 Mapped: Most expensive and cheapest petrol stations in UK revealed Comparison website finds 45p difference between priciest and cheapest petrol pumps
Manchester Evening News · Jul 4, 2023 Police want to speak to this man after a 'disturbance' at a petrol station Officers want to speak to the man about alleged incidents of criminal damage, public order and assault