Instead of investing in clean energy, transnational corporations responsible for the destruction of the planet are fighting among themselves and against the people and governments who have denounced them. These corporations are the prime culprits in a war over natural resources which many see as part of a new type of colonial piracy.
At the eye of just one of the storms lies the Malvinas (Falklands), where the British are seeking to exploit the islands fossil fuel deposits, while trampling all over Argentinas sovereignty and jeopardizing the stability of the whole region.
This latest violation has come about thanks to Britain giving the go-ahead for an oil exploration project being carried out at the Ocean Guardian platform, owned by US-based Diamond Drilling Company. British-owned Desire Petroleum has hired the rig but will later lease it to, amongst others, BHP Billiton.
