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UK local council pensions lose Ā£683 million with coal crash
RELEASE: UK local council pensions lose Ā£683 million with coal crash Embargo: 00:01am Monday 12 October Contact: Mika Minio-Paluello (Platform London) 07733466038 UK local councils have lost up to Ā£683 million to their pension funds, because of failed investments into coal firms. New data reveals the councils most affected – the value of Greater Manchesterās…
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Ā£14 billion risky fossil fuel investments by UK councils revealed
Press release 350.org, Platform, Community Reinvest and Friends of the Earth Embargo: Immediate release: Thursday 24 September 2015 Mass data release: Ā£14 billion risky fossil fuel investments by UK councils revealed Data released today shows UK local authoritiesĀ have investedĀ Ā£14 billionĀ of their pension funds into fossil fuels.Ā This is the first time that the Ā£231 billion investments…
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UK human rights campaigner held overnight and deported from Baku in run-up to European Games
Contact in London: Mika Minio-Paluello, 07733466038 / 02074033738 mika@platformlondon.org Emma Hughes of Platform has been deported from Azerbaijan, where she was detained and held overnight in Baku airport. Emma had arrived in Baku at 3pm, but was taken off her plane by guards and questioned, then detained. During her detention she was told she…
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UK human rights campaigner detained & red-listed in Baku Airport in run-up to European Games
Emma has been deported. Up to date press release: https://platformlondon.org/p-pressreleases/emma-hughes-deported-azerbaijan-bp/ Emma Hughes of Platform, a member of the Sport for Rights coalition, has been detained in Baku airport on her way into Azerbaijan, by the BP-Aliyev regime. She has been told she is on a āred listā, had her passport taken from her and will…
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āShell No!ā Paddle to Seattle indigenous Activists Reach Westminster Shell Investor Meeting
Thursday May 21st, 2015.Ā Today, under the shadow of Big Ben, a delegation of indigenous women was joined by campaigners to protest Shellās plans to drill in the Arctic. Mae Hank and Faith Gemmill-Fredson travelled to Shellās Annual General meetings in the Netherlands and London directly after taking action in Seattle last Saturday on a…
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New book āArtwashā reveals Big Oilās art PR strategies
Artwash: Big Oil and The Arts by Mel Evans, out 20 April with Pluto Press To arrange interviews, contact Anna Galkina / anna@platformlondon.org / @platformlondon For review copies or to arrange the publication of an abstract, contact Alison Alexanian / alisona@plutobooks.com New book analyses BP and Shellās strategy to gain āsocial licence to operateā by…
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Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts. Out 20.04.15. Press pack
Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts is out 20.04.2015. Images and video here
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North Sea oil companies demand tax breaks in budget, despite 6 years of eye-watering profit levels
Press release from Platform and Oil Change International Contact:Ā Mika Minio-Paluello ā Platform ā 020 7403 3738 / 07733466038Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ///////Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Greg Muttitt ā Oil Change International – 07508 421 527 Figures released today show that North Sea oil and gas companies are many more times profitable than other businesses in the UK and already benefit…
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Tate forced to reveal BP sponsorship details after 3-year legal battle
Press release: Tate forced to reveal BP sponsorship details after 3-year legal battle Contact: Anna Galkina /Ā anna@platformlondon.orgĀ / @platformlondon Past BP sponsorship figures revealed, ranging between Ā£150,000-Ā£330,000 a year: around 0.5% of Tateās budget. Minutes reveal Tate’s acknowledgement that āthe reputational risk to Tate of retaining BP as a partner is significant.ā Tate argued in court…
