energy
News and articles about work, policy and workers' struggles in the energy sector around the world.
Abyss
A powerful post-Chernobyl critique of nuclear power, its fallout, the science and society that produced it: a critique that remains, unfortunately, as relevant as ever...
First published in L'Encyclopedie des Nuisances No. 8, France, August 1986. Translated from the French by Donald Nicholson-Smith, 1989.
Abyss
L'Encyclopedie
des Nuisances (1986)
Shell to Sea: the struggle against the gas pipeline and refinery in Ireland - background and updates
In Erris, a remote area on Ireland’s Western Atlantic coast a consortium of multinationals: Shell, Statoil and Marathon, supported by the Irish State, is proposing to build a dangerous, experimental raw gas pipeline and gas refinery. But they are being stopped...
This libcom.org news feature contains background information and updates on the struggle and related developments.
Background information
Pipeline and refinery
Sbardellotto, Angelo Pellegrino, 1907-1932
A short biography of Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto, Italian anarchist and coal miner who attempted to assassinate fascist leader Benito Mussolini but was arrested and executed.
Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto
Born 1 August 1907 - Mel, Italy, died 17 June 1932 - Rome, Italy
France in the streets: Largest demonstrations yet
Full coverage of today's demonstrations, strikes and riots as public transport and services crippled and nearly 3 million take to the streets in protest against the CPE.
Tuesday 28th of March - Summary
UK: Cottam power station wildcat strike
Fifteen men have been sacked due to a wildcat strike last week at Cottam power station near Lincoln.
Fifty-one British engineers, electricians and welders walked out last week on wildcat due to underpayment of Hungarian workers employed on a desulphurisation project at the plant. Amicus' regional officer Bernard McAulay said the workers had been underpaid £1m by Austrian subcontractor SFL.
Basra oil workers strike
Workers at the Oil Transportation Company in Basra were on strike this week.
A translation of a statement released by the General Union of Oil Employees in Basra regarding strike action by workers at the Oil Transportation Company. More news and updates will follow shortly.
A one day strike took place on the 21/2/2006 organised by union members in the Oil Transport Company in Basra. The strike took place for the following reasons:
Tesco fuel drivers to strike over jobs
Transport workers delivering fuel to Tesco forecourts are to stage a two-day strike in a row over jobs.
The Transport and General Workers Union said drivers based at Purfleet in Essex, Avonmouth and Cardiff will walk out next Wednesday and Thursday.
The 140 drivers fear their jobs, pay and conditions are under threat because of plans to transfer their employment from Wincanton to another firm, TDG.
On Thursday, TGWU spokesman Ron Webb confirmed the action would take place.
Russian gas crisis boost for the nuclear lobby
The gas-dispute between Russia and Ukraine earlier this month has been a gift to the British nuclear industry, and could not have come at a better time for the pro-nuclear forces that are working over-time to secure a new generation of nuclear reactors across Britain.
In early January, Russia restricted the supply of gas to its neighbour Ukraine. The Russian state gas company, Gazprom, suddenly increased the price of gas Ukraine was paying from the heavily subsidized rate of $50 per 1,000 cubic metres to the market rate of some $230 per 1,000 cubic metres . Not surprisingly, Ukraine refused to pay.
Struggle continues against Shell in the west of Ireland
A report on the libertarian camp and direct action campaign against a hazardous Shell refinery and pipeline development project
Rossport Solidarity Camp is due to re-open on the 25th of February, in a hitherto remote and little heard of corner of county Mayo in the West of Ireland.
Social change not climate change
The disastrous effects of global warming are being felt world-wide...
Rising sea levels are leading to floods and landslides, increasing storm activity is causing widespread death, homelessness, and destruction, and long and sustained droughts are severely damaging food production. Ultimately, millions will die, and there will be massive ecological destruction, if we do not act.
