{"id":34309,"date":"2018-05-16T07:24:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T12:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=34309"},"modified":"2018-05-16T07:24:48","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T12:24:48","slug":"introducing-empire-oil-a-desmog-uk-special-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=34309","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Empire Oil: A DeSmog UK Special Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introducing Empire Oil: A DeSmog UK Special Investigation<\/a><\/h3>\n
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The UK<\/span> likes to brag about its credentials as a global climate leader. But a new DeSmog UK<\/span> investigation reveals that beneath the green veneer lies some dirty\u00a0business.<\/p>\n

At the centre of it all is the City of London and its junior stock exchange, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM<\/span>).<\/p>\n

DeSmog UK<\/span>\u2019s new three-part investigative series Empire Oil: London\u2019s Dirty Secret<\/em><\/a>, lifts the veil on a \u201cboys’ club\u201d that generates wealth for The City from environmentally damaging activities in politically unstable\u00a0regions.<\/p>\n

Through detailed analysis of company activity and market data, it exposes how AIM<\/span>\u2019s \u201clight touch\u201d regulation and complex offshore company structures create an opaque corporate environment\u00a0in which conflicts of interest have been shown to\u00a0thrive.<\/p>\n

Part one, \u2018Black Gold\u2019: London\u2019s African Oil Hub<\/em><\/a>, maps the London oil companies operating in Africa. It\u00a0identifies:<\/p>\n