“Atmosphere: exploring climate change,” the London Science Museum’s exhibit on global warming, is principally sponsored by Shell. You’re asking yourself: Hmm, Shell—isn’t that the name of some trendy “green” startup? No, it’s the same old Shell that fills your gas tank and that was responsible for 76 million metric…
If this video of a PR disaster at a private party hosted by Shell Oil atop of Seattle's Space Needle last night seems too good to be true, that's because it is. The video is a hoax, but a very good one!
Remember when BP was perceived—thanks to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of advertising—as the "green" oil company? (That was only a couple months ago). Now, Shell is seeking to grab that totally made-up title. With advertising!
With Americans already pissed about the Gulf oil spill, Shell is worried that a legal challenge by a bunch of hippie environmentalists will crush the company's chances of ruining the Arctic Ocean. They're asking the court to hurry up. [AP]
Some gasoline purchasers in Chicago can now purchase gas using fingerprint scanners installed at pumps and cash registers at Shell stations. Customers will have their fingerprints scanned at a machine inside the station and then can purchase gas by swiping their finger, rather than a credit card. One store manager…
