Fossil Fuels

Just a day after the oil industry stages a rally to protest against the government's drilling ban, second rig fire highlights safety risks

Bob Graham: "We should be clear – this disaster represents an enormous, and shared, failure of public policy"

Observer obtains documents showing that Whitehall privately accepts its response to the threat of peak oil has not been good enough

New analysis shows that government support for fossil fuel industry is about 10 times that offered to renewable energy firms

WWF and Co-operative Financial Services join call for mandatory carbon reporting

US intervenes to secure tougher commitment to phasing out "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidies

Disclosure forms from 2008 reveal Louisiana district judge held shares in Transocean, Halliburton and a host of oil firms

Sir David King says politicians have "heads in the sand" over oil supply risks

Report warns kick-backs for fossil fuels are skewing energy markets and holding back renewables investment

Chris Huhne announces doubling of North Sea oil rig safety inspections