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Hakluyt, the London-founded corporate intelligence consultancy with a reputation for attracting former MI6 operatives, has announced the opening of its new North American headquarters in New York.

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Its early private-sector patrons included senior executives at Royal Dutch Shell.
It has been widely described in media and governance circles as the “commercial arm of MI6.”

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Shell’s Plastic Palace: Beaver County Gets the Smog, Investors Get the Bill

Oct 2nd, 2025

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Shell once promised its $14 billion petrochemical plant in Monaca, Pennsylvania would transform Beaver County into a growth engine. The reality? An economic lemon wrapped in a PR puff piece.

The Hype Machine

In local press, Shell amplified claims that Beaver County’s population was rebounding thanks to its shiny new “cracker” plant. Trouble is, those claims came from cherry-picked data with “no statistical reliability”, according to Times Online.

The truth: Beaver County has lost 9% of its residents since 1980. Shell’s arrival hasn’t changed the trend. What has grown? Plastic pellets, truck traffic, and community scepticism.

The Financial Meltdown

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) lays it bare: read more

Will Shell sell or shut its only polyethylene manufacturing site?

Aug 25th, 2025

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Shell’s plastic palace, the “brilliant basics,” and the slow-motion corporate moonwalk toward the exit

Remember when the U.S. Department of Energy promised Appalachia was “on the cusp of an energy and petrochemical renaissance,” with Shell’s ethane cracker outside Pittsburgh as “the first of what could be multiple facilities”? Yeah—about that. Five years later, Shell stands alone as the only mega-project that actually got built… and now it wants out.

Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan told analysts, verbatim: “The issue is it’s our only one, our only major facility” making this kind of plastic. “And that’s why we’ve said we’re not the natural owner of that asset.” Translation: we spent billions building a single plastic pellet factory in Pennsylvania and, whoops, our corporate strategy is oil and gas again. Or, in his words, back to “the brilliant basics.” read more

Shell’s Plastic-Fueled Pollution Parade: Toxic Air, Missing Fines, and Deafening Silence

Aug 6th, 2025

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Six fresh Clean Air Act violations and nearly 50 since 2022, but hey—no worries! Shell’s just too busy torching plastic profits and ignoring your lungs.

Oh look—Shell’s back at it again. This time, not with an oil spill, a reserve scandal, or yet another shareholder payday funded by planetary collapse. No, this time the royal court jester of fossil capitalism is serving up a toxic buffet of formaldehyde, benzene, nitrogen oxides, toluene, and everyone’s favourite: fine particulate matter. All courtesy of its shiny new ethane cracker plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Yes, Shell Polymers Monaca—built to turn fracked gas from the Marcellus Shale into billions of plastic pellets that the ocean will never digest—is exceeding Clean Air Act limits like it’s a competitive sport. Six high-priority violations already this year. That’s right—high-priority, according to the actual U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, meaning Shell’s antics are so egregious they warrant special scrutiny. But you wouldn’t know it if you lived nearby. read more

How Shell Showed Contempt for the Planet – and Got Tax Breaks for It

Jun 11th, 2025

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Behold the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex: a billion-dollar plastic-spewing behemoth where climate pledges come to die, and carcinogens go to party. Nestled in the rolling green of Potter Township, this petrochemical monster—cheerily dubbed “Shell Polymers Monaca”—is Shell’s love letter to deregulation, tax holidays, and fossil-fueled hypocrisy.

Built with the subtlety of a Bond villain lair and $1.65 billion in public subsidies (yes, you read that right), the plant turns fracked gas from the Marcellus Shale into over a million tons of plastic pellets per year. Because when Shell talks about “the energy transition,” what they really mean is transitioning the planet into a floating garbage patch. read more

Shell & BP Sin Syndicate: Pollution, Profits, and Privilege – The Real Energy Transition

Jun 9th, 2025

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What do you get when you cross two oil giants with a fondness for dictatorship-era espionage, apartheid-era diplomacy, and fireballs of carcinogens? You get Shell and BP: the dynamic duo of destruction, the real masters of global transition—transitioning the planet from livable to cooked, one explosive scandal at a time.

Let’s begin with , Britain’s teetering national oil champion, desperately trying to cling to its “independence” like a CEO clings to a bonus while oil rigs burn. With shares down 22% over the last year, BP is now more of a discount bin than a blue-chip. The vultures are circling—US oil giants and even Shell (because nothing says “rescue” like handing the keys to another moral sinkhole). read more

Shell Games: When Explosions, Carcinogens, and Tax Breaks Are Just Business as Usual

Jun 6th, 2025

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Stop the presses—but not the pollution. Shell, that gentle guardian of our planet’s health (sarcasm so thick it’s practically a fossil fuel), has once again blessed us with a “minor incident” at its Pennsylvania ethane cracker, because what’s a little benzene and 1,3-butadiene between friends?

On June 4th, at approximately 2:20 p.m., Shell’s Potter Township petrochemical playground went boom. Smoke billowed from furnace unit number five, sending plumes of “nothing to worry about” into the atmosphere. Shell, of course, handled the matter with all the calm precision of a fire brigade at an arsonists’ convention. They evacuated 15 employees, reported one heat-related injury, and called it a day. read more

Shell’s Nightlight of Doom: Pennsylvania’s Sky Ablaze in the Name of Progress

May 14th, 2025

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Because nothing says “energy transition” like carcinogenic smoke and zombie-apocalypse vibes

BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — In yet another dazzling display of corporate responsibility, Shell decided to treat western Pennsylvania residents to several nights of unannounced fireworks—minus the fun and with a strong hint of benzene.

On April 25, the company’s shining jewel of petrochemical progress—the $6 billion Shell ethane cracker plant—began flaring excess gas with all the subtlety of a burning oil rig. The event lasted several days, lighting up the skies, rattling nerves, and sending a bouquet of volatile organic compounds wafting across the region. Residents described scenes straight out of a dystopian Netflix original. read more

Shell’s New Spin on Plastic: Now with Extra Greenwash!

May 9th, 2025

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From crude oil to crudely circular—Shell turns trash into PR treasure. Circularity, in Shell-speak, apparently means burning plastic to make plastic, while emitting a generous side order of CO₂ and carcinogens.

Shell, the ultimate sin stock and planetary pyromaniac, is once again trying to paint a halo on its hydrocarbon horns. This time, it’s doing it with garbage—literally. In a move it breathlessly calls a “landmark agreement,” Shell has teamed up with Freepoint Eco-Systems to supply its Monaca, Pennsylvania plastic plant with a “steady stream” of pyrolysis oil—a charming euphemism for melting down old plastic and pretending it’s sustainable.

Let’s decode the spin.

Pyrolysis, the process Shell is now trumpeting as an environmental breakthrough, involves heating plastic waste into oblivion until it liquefies into an oil-like substance. This can then be turned back into—you guessed it—more plastic, just as “virgin” as the stuff made from fossil fuels, but now with a side of eco-theatre. read more

Shell’s Plastic Palace of Lies: Welcome to the Cocoon of Corporate Greed

Apr 8th, 2025

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Pennsylvania Got a Toxic Temple Instead of Jobs — But Hey, BlackRock’s Still Cashing Dividends

Somewhere along the Ohio River, Shell built its shining monument to climate denial and capitalist overkill: an ethane cracker plant that turns fracked gas into plastic — because what the world clearly needs right now is more plastic.

Locals were promised an economic renaissance. What they got instead?

Foul air, poisoned water, 33 environmental violations, and the scent of yet another Shell masterclass in corporate betrayal.

“I have to live in a cocoon year-round,”

said local resident Nadine Luci, who probably didn’t envision her American Dream involving respiratory issues, constant dread, and chemically laced air fresheners. read more

Shell to Ditch Chemicals, Polish Profits — Because Who Needs Plastics When You Can Just Sell Pollution Directly?

Mar 25th, 2025

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As Exxon and Chevron cash in, Shell flails, flips assets, and prays Wall Street will finally love it.

In its never-ending quest to appear as valuable as ExxonMobil and Chevron — two American oil giants who at least own their villainy — Shell has announced that it might sell off the most awkward, least profitable bits of its chemicals business. What better way to prove you’re serious about climate not change than unloading your plastics division to fund more oil and gas?

On Tuesday, Shell confirmed it’s “exploring strategic and partnership opportunities” for parts of its chemicals operations in the U.S., including the much-hyped Pennsylvania ethylene cracker plant — a monument to fossil-fueled manufacturing so planet-wrecking it makes a coal mine look like a herb garden. read more

WTF is Shell Up to Now? A “Safety Drill” at the Monaca Cracker Plant?

Mar 19th, 2025

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Wed, 19 March 2025

Ah, Shell—the benevolent, community-loving, totally-not-environmentally-disastrous oil behemoth—wants you to know they care. So much so that their Monaca, PA Cracker Plant, the one that belches out plastic pellets and pollutants like a chain-smoker at an open-bar wedding, is holding an “emergency response drill” today at noon.

What’s the emergency? That’s a great question! Maybe it’s the toxic emissions, maybe it’s the air pollution that’s been raising alarm bells, or maybe it’s just another PR stunt to make it seem like they’re doing something other than poisoning the planet while raking in obscene profits. Because let’s not forget, this plant is part of Shell’s grand plan to flood the world with even more plastic—just what the planet desperately doesn’t need.

And hey, if you have any questions about their noble efforts, feel free to dial 844-776-5581. Maybe ask them about the air quality in the area, or how much of that lovely ethane cracker pollution is ending up in the Ohio River. Or better yet, inquire about how this multi-billion-dollar facility is doing its part to accelerate climate change while pretending to be a “good neighbour.” read more

Shell’s Toxic Playground: Pennsylvania’s Lucky Residents Get a Front-Row Seat to Pollution

Mar 3rd, 2025

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Who Needs Clean Air When You Can Have Plastic?

Great news, everyone! If you live near Shell’s monstrous petrochemical complex in western Pennsylvania, you now have a fun new website to track the toxins floating through your air! That’s right—thanks to Shell repeatedly violating its air pollution permit (because following basic environmental laws is just too much to ask), a local advocacy group has launched a real-time air monitoring project to let residents know exactly what kind of filth they’re breathing in.

The Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC) has introduced “Eyes on Air”, a website displaying data from five new air monitors placed near Shell’s plastic-churning nightmare in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The monitors continuously track particulate matter, benzene, toluene, and other delightful air pollutants, giving residents real-time insights on whether it’s safe to step outside—or if today’s air is best enjoyed through a gas mask. read more

Shell Dumps Chemicals to Focus on Pure, Unfiltered Greed

Mar 2nd, 2025

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Who Needs Basic Ethics When You’ve Got Oil Profits?

In yet another move that screams “cash first, planet last,” Shell—the notorious climate criminal and investor darling of BlackRock and Vanguard—is looking to offload its chemical assets in the U.S. and Europe. Why? Because chemicals, while useful, just don’t generate the same obscene, shareholder-pleasing profits as fossil fuels.

The ultimate sin stock has hired Morgan Stanley’s finest to help decide which assets get the boot. Among the first on the chopping block? The Deer Park facility in Texas, a site responsible for churning out light and heavy olefins—chemicals used in everything from pharmaceuticals to adhesives. Shell already sold its stake in the refinery next door, because obviously, refining crude is only fun when someone else takes the regulatory heat. read more

Shell’s Billion-Dollar Boondoggle: How Beaver County Got Played

Feb 8th, 2025

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Posted by John Donovan: 8 Feb 2025

Shell, which has raked in obscene profits while contributing to environmental degradation on a global scale, proudly pointed out that they have paid $52 million in taxes, royalties, and fees over the last three years. What a bargain for Pennsylvania taxpayers, who handed over $1.65 billion to Shell in exchange. You don’t need to be an economist to see that the math here is, shall we say, garbage.

In a shocking twist that absolutely no one could have predicted, throwing $1.65 billion in taxpayer-funded corporate welfare at an oil giant did not magically transform Beaver County into an economic utopia. Who knew? (Oh right, plenty of people warned about this, but let’s not let common sense get in the way of a good old-fashioned cash grab.)

According to a new report by the Ohio River Valley Institute, a clean energy think tank, Shell’s shiny new petrochemical plant—the recipient of the largest tax credit in Pennsylvania history—has done virtually nothing to stop the region’s long-term economic decline. read more

WTF Shell? Pennsylvania Sacrificed on the Altar of Plastic Profits

Dec 13th, 2024

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Posted by John Donovan: 13 Dec 2024

Welcome to Monaca, Pennsylvania, where Shell has transformed an idyllic community into a 386-acre homage to pollution, hypocrisy, and “economic revitalization.” Step right up, folks, and marvel at the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex—a modern-day marvel that takes fracked gas, cracks it, and pumps out plastic pellets and pollution like it’s 2023’s hottest trend. Because who needs breathable air or drinkable water when you can have millions of tons of plastic?

Let’s meet Nadine Luci, a local resident turned involuntary test subject for Shell’s experiment in corporate gaslighting. She lives just two miles from the facility but practically needs a hazmat suit to step outside. “I have to live in a cocoon,” says Nadine, as she surveys the syrupy stench of corporate greed wafting through her town. Her tap water smells like dead fish, but it’s okay, because Shell generously provides… scholarships? Basketball courts? It’s like offering Band-Aids at a massacre. read more

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From crude oil to crudely circular—Shell turns trash into PR treasure. Circularity, in Shell-speak, apparently means burning plastic to make plastic, while emitting a generous side order of CO₂ and carcinogens.

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