The Greenpeace led assault on Lego continues ......

The assault on Lego

Aug 8th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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The Greenpeace led assault on Lego continues with an article published today by The Guardian newspaper under the headline: “How Lego lost its innocence”

Extract

“A co-promotion with Lego is a lucrative PR stunt for Shell. But as Greenpeace is keen to point out, Shell is an appalling choice of partner, not least because of its controversial plans to extract oil from under the melting Arctic region.”

It is one in a series of recent Guardian articles highlighting the Lego/Shell connection in relationship to Shell’s Arctic drilling plans.

Interesting to note that thus far there is not a single mention of the campaign on the Wikipedia “lego” article. 

Perhaps like the Wikipedia article on Royal Dutch Shell, any critical information is removed by those paid to protect brand reputation. 

ENDS

The Lego logo is courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

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Posted in: Alaska, Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Business Principles, Chukchi Sea, Environment,GoogleNews, Greenpeace, John Donovan, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell, United States.
Tagged: Alaska · Arctic Ocean · Beaufort Sea · Chukchi Sea · Lego · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

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Royal Dutch Shell slashing......

Royal Dutch Shell slashing North Sea jobs

Aug 8th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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250 full time Shell employees and contractor staff in Aberdeen will be culled over the next year. 

According to a Shell spokesperson:

Shell is reorganising its operations to better serve the needs of its offshore facilities and to build a stronger long-term business in the North Sea. Following staff consultation, Shell expects to reduce employee and contractor headcount by a total of around 250 positions over the next year. Revisions to the onshore organisation will be implemented by the end of 2014. Shell is determined to ensure that it continues to deliver safe, competitive operations in its North Sea portfolio and maximises value from its operated assets.

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Posted in: GoogleNews, John Donovan, Oil, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell Job Cuts.
Tagged: Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Shell North Sea Platforms

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President Obama Scuttling the good ship...........

President Obama Scuttling the good ship UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Aug 7th, 2014

by John Donovan. 

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I am a UK citizen and therefore have no say in US politics. 

I am just an observer who has travelled extensively in the USA over many decades and as a result grew to love America and its people. 

President Obama seems like a thoroughly nice man with a lovely family.

That’s the positive bit.

Some fanatical right-wingers have claimed that he is not a US Citizen.

Some have suggested he is a Muslim hell bent on the destruction of America.

All ridiculous, but the truth is that his misguided liberal/socialist/pacifist policies seem to be having a far more destructive impact on the USA than any terrorist group. 

Immigration is out of control.

Russia is out of control.

The US Internal Revenue Service is out of control. 

The US economy remains troubled, with a huge ever-growing deficit.

Obamacare is now seen by the majority of Americans as a wrong move in the first place, which was then incompetently executed. 

And there is one scandal after another; Operation Fast and Furious, the Benghazi shambles and cover-up, the Veterans health admin debacle and the IRS being used for political purposes. All occurring while the President is preoccupied either with touring overseas apologising for America’s past conduct, playing golf, vacationing, or engaged in political fundraising. 

The man doesn’t seem to have a care in the world, while we all watch the good ship UNITED STATES OF AMERICA slowing sinking in power, prestige and respect. That is not good for the freedom loving people of this world. 

The USA still remains the sole superpower, but not for much longer and its decline will continue and perhaps even accelerate if it remains on the current downwards trajectory.

In frightening contrast, China is growing in economic and military strength at breakneck speed, as is its territorial ambitions. 

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Posted in: China, GoogleNews, John Donovan, President Obama, Russia, United States.
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Shell’s unwelcome sponsorship of ......

Shell’s unwelcome sponsorship of the arts

Aug 6th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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Earlier this year campaigners and climate activists applauded the end of the Shell Classic International series at the South Bank Centre in London. 

SEE: Campaigners celebrate end of Shell’s Southbank sponsorship

Protestors, including from the Shell OUT SOUNDS organisation and PlatformLondon.org strongly objected to what has been aptly described as “oil-branded concerts.”

All take particular exception to Shell’s atrocious track record in Nigeria.

Today The Irish Times has published an article reporting that the Shell to Sea campaign group in Ireland intends to mount a public protest about Shell’s sponsorship of the largest traditional Irish music Festival, “Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.”  

The festival is due to be held in Sligo from the 10th to 17th August and is expected to attract an attendance of up to a quarter of a million people.

Shell to Sea claim that the Irish President Michael D Higgins has beenplaced in an awkward position of opening the event, bearing in mind that he has  previously spoken out against the controversial Shell led Corrib Gas project in Ireland.

UPDATE 17:10 Wednesday 6 August 2014

The Irish Times published an article this evening reporting that“The organisers of Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann have bowed to pressure and rejected sponsorship of the annual traditional music festival by oil giant, Shell.”

SEE: Fleadh bows to pressure and gives money back to Shell

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Posted in: Africa, Business Principles, Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corrib Gas Project, Environment, GoogleNews, Ireland, Irish Times, John Donovan, Nigeria, Oil Spill, Pollution, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Shell to Sea Campaign.
Tagged: Ireland · John Donovan · Niger Delta · Nigeria · Oil · Royal Dutch Shell Plc

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RUSSIAN SANCTIONS FAILING TO......

Russia Sanctions Failing to Stanch Energy Deals With Japan

Aug 6th, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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Nato says that Russia has amassed 20,000 combat-ready troops on the border of eastern Ukraine.

The US and the EU have stepped up sanction measures on Russia moving from targeted to sector sanctions. 

Unfortunately for Royal Dutch Shell its current business and future prospects depend on maintaining good relations with Putin.

Hence the bootlicking by Shell CEO Ben van Beurden when he met with Putin following the Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea. 

The Sakhalin II project in which Shell used to be the majority stakeholder still remains an important asset to the oil and gas giant. Sanctions may yet impact on Sakhalin II.

Extracts from a Bloomberg News article by Chou Hui Hong, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Tsuyoshi Inajima published 6 August 2014

Japan will freeze assets of individuals or groups involved in increasing instability in Ukraine and in the annexation of Crimea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said July 28. Russia’s foreign ministry said July 29 that Japan’s new sanctions are “unfriendly, shortsighted” and will hurt bilateral relations.

Russia’s Sakhalin facility near Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido provides almost 9.5 percent of Japan’s gas, according to Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which owns a quarter of the project.

Russian President Putin’s continued support for separatists in eastern Ukraine has prompted the U.S. and European Union to impose restrictions on the operations of some banks and energy companies in an effort to isolate the Russian economy.

FULL BLOOMBERG ARTICLE

SCREENSHOTS FROM A VIDEO PUBLISHED BY RT.com on 18 April 2014 

Russia’s annexation of Crimea took place in March 2014. Shell’s collaboration is being seen as a hugely important event to be fully exploited for propaganda purposes by Putin. 

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Posted in: Ben van Beurden, Business Principles, Gas, President Putin, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Russia, Sakhalin II, Tony Blair, Ukraine.
Tagged: Ben van Beurden · Royal Dutch Shell Plc · Russia

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