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Fatcat ex-Shell boss handed huge £10m pay packet - as Brits struggle to pay energy bills

Last month, Shell reported record profits of £32.2billion for 2022 which was double the previous year's total

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023

Shell chief’s pay package rose by more than 50% to nearly £10m in 2022

Campaigners and politicians criticise bonus for Ben van Beurden, who has since stood down

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Broadband warning as millions urged to switch now to avoid price hikes

Out of contract customers will be able to avoid price hikes by switching to specific providers.

Daily Record · Mar 8, 2023

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Millions of Brits have DAYS left to avoid up to 17.3% broadband hike this April

The comparison site Uswitch estimates that around 11 million people who are out of their initial contract period could dodge the hike by switching to a new deal now

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023

UK construction sector rebounds ‘as recession fears fade’; car sales jump 26% – as it happened

Encouraging economic signs as construction activity rises at fastest rate for nine months in February, and UK car market grows for seventh month running

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

How IndyCar is making this the greenest Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg yet

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean sped around a California track during a test last month, he had to ask if his No. 28 Honda was using the series’ new 100% renewable race fuel.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Can Scotland still be energy rich after ditching oil and gas?

IT is “inevitable” that Scotland will have to move away from fossil fuels but still has the potential to be energy-rich in emerging industries,…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 2, 2023

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Emitting greenhouse gases in Washington state? Here's who will need to pay up to pollute

SEATTLE — Blue and orange flames flicker and whir within five massive natural gas-fired boilers, visible only through hatches where coal used to be shoveled.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

Renfrewshire MSP slams energy firms over skyrocketing profits

The Renfrewshire North and West MSP wants more to be done to combat soaring energy costs.

Daily Record · Feb 24, 2023

Shell and Vitol accused of prolonging Ukraine war with sanctions ‘loophole’

Exclusive: Ukrainian economic adviser urges energy firms to heed deadline to halt trade of ‘Russian-origin oil products’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

Woman 'chased' by badger around aisles so scared she drops curry in petrol station

Molly Padget dropped her curry while being chased by the silver haired menace

Chronicle Live · Feb 19, 2023

5-year-old boy among 9 shot at Georgia gas station

Nine victims under the age of 18, including a 5-year-old boy, were wounded when gunfire broke out at a Shell gas station in Columbus, Georgia, on Friday night, police said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023

Woman chased by vicious BADGER and drops her curry in Shell garage in terrifying footage

Molly Padget from North Wales described her terror as she was chased up and down the aisles of the petrol station shop by the furious creature

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

Nine children aged five to 17 are injured in mass shooting at Georgia gas station

Gunfire rang out at a Shell station on Warm Springs Road just after 10pm on Friday

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

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Wales Online · Feb 18, 2023

Badger 'chased' woman around aisles at petrol station

Molly Padget was so startled she dropped her curry

Salon · Feb 17, 2023

Big Oil backs out of climate promises

"If we see value, we’ll do it. If we don’t, we won’t."

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

The energy sector isn’t ‘broken’, it’s cooking on gas – if you’re a profit-hungry shareholder

Under the current setup, delivering energy can only ever be incidental to the real business of reaping monster returns, says Mathew Lawrence, of the Common Wealth thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Five factors to explain FTSE 100’s record high despite recession

Economy and business backdrop is grim, but the energy boom and shareholder payouts have helped

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Science Museum sponsorship deal with oil firm included gag clause

Exclusive: museum in London agreed to take care not to say anything that could damage sponsor Equinor’s reputation

The National (Scotland) · Feb 13, 2023

'Brass neck': Oil lobby calls for windfall tax to be dropped as firms make billions

THE oil lobby has been accused of a “brass neck” after calling for the windfall tax to be scrapped just days after energy firms reported…

Autosport · Feb 13, 2023

Why F1's sustainable fuel challenge is a "different beast"

Formula 1's fuel suppliers have faced plenty of challenges as the championship's rules have evolved over the years.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023

‘Keir Starmer v the energy giants’ would light up politics

Letters: Michael Freedman writes that Shell’s massive profits are an opportunity for Labour, while Fr Alec Mitchell talks tax

Salon · Feb 10, 2023

How the rich skirt century-old tax law

Goldman Sachs has helped billionaires see huge tax savings by selling stocks for a loss and then replacing them

Los Angeles Times · Feb 9, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: Big oil companies are already reneging on their global warming promises

If there's an enduring truism about corporate promises to do well by doing good, it's that believing them is a mug's game.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

First Thing: ‘homophobic and antisemitic’ abuse and the Hunter Biden story

Yoel Roth testifies that Elon Musk’s release of records led to harassment. Plus, Shell directors face landmark lawsuits

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