Big Oil Faces Mounting Legal Battles Over Climate Threats to its New England Oil Terminals
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Aug 12, 2020, 8:48 am By Phoebe CookeRead time: 4 mins Communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon are calling for an end to “violence against…A Plastics Spill on the Mississippi River But No Accountability in Sight
Aug 11, 2020, 7:27 pm By Julie DermanskyRead time: 7 mins When I arrived on Sunday, August 9, scores of tiny plastic pellets lined the sandy…SoCalGas, Nation’s Largest Gas Utility, Sues California Over Climate Policy for not 'Maximizing the Benefits' of Gas
Aug 10, 2020, 7:07 pm By Dana DrugmandRead time: 5 mins As California works to shift away from fossil fuels to meet its climate…How the UK's Climate Science Deniers Turned Their Attention to COVID-19
Aug 10, 2020, 7:01 am By Zak DerlerRead time: 16 mins On December 31, 2019 many of us were reflecting on the past year and thinking…The Bakken Boom Goes Bust With No Money to Clean up the Mess
Aug 8, 2020, 12:00 pm By Justin MikulkaRead time: 12 mins More than a decade ago, fracking took off in the Bakken shale of North Dakota and…Listen to the Drilled Podcast on Climate Denial
Aug 7, 2020, 9:00 am By DeSmogRead time: 1 min You thought you knew the story of climate denial, but what about its connection to…Long-time Contrarian Michael Shellenberger Is a Republican Star Witness in Climate Hearings
Aug 6, 2020, 8:14 pm By Dana DrugmandRead time: 8 mins Fresh off the publication of his new book Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental…Big Oil Knew Climate Change Could Be ‘Catastrophic.’ Study Shows Heat Could Become Deadlier Than Infectious Diseases
Aug 4, 2020, 3:52 pm By Dana DrugmandRead time: 6 mins More than a half century ago, the oil industry's top lobbyist warned his peers…Racism and Discrimination in the Oil and Gas Industry
Aug 2, 2020, 10:58 am By Justin MikulkaRead time: 10 mins With the recent focus on systemic racism in America, the oil and gas industry…Fossil Fuel Industry Engaging in 'Pervasive Fraud' that Threatens Global Economy, Report Warns
Jul 31, 2020, 4:00 pm By Dana DrugmandRead time: 5 mins Warning of an impending financial implosion driven largely by fossil fuel industry…Historic Supreme Court Verdict Means Ireland's Government Must Increase Climate Ambition
Jul 31, 2020, 10:25 am By Dana DrugmandRead time: 4 mins The Supreme Court of Ireland has ruled in favour of an environmental group…As Trump Leaves Permian Oilfield, Industry Insiders Question If 2020 Bust Marks Texas Oil's Last Big Boom
Jul 30, 2020, 6:14 pm By Sharon KellyRead time: 11 mins Yesterday, President Trump left Midland, Texas, after arriving in the state’s…Mainstream News Prioritises Big Business and Opponents of Climate Action – Study
Jul 29, 2020, 6:19 pm By Dana DrugmandRead time: 3 mins Statements from large business associations and opponents of climate action are…Unplugged: How the Gas Industry Is Fighting Efforts to Electrify Buildings
Jul 28, 2020, 4:50 pm By Dana DrugmandRead time: 21 mins Just over a year ago, the city of Berkeley, California, passed into law a…FirstEnergy Scandal is Latest Example of Utility Corruption, Deceit
Sun 10:58am By GuestRead time: 13 mins By Matt Kasper, originally published at Energy and Policy Institute Federal…Trump’s Golden Era of Energy Is Turning to Lead
Jul 25, 2020, 7:00 am By Justin MikulkaRead time: 9 mins It was just over a year ago that President Trump announced, “The golden era of…Following Lawsuit, Formosa Agrees to Hold Major Construction on One of Largest Planned US Plastics Plants Until 2021
Jul 24, 2020, 2:57 pm By Julie Dermansky and Sharon KellyRead time: 6 mins Back in late March, Formosa Plastics broke ground on its $9.4 billion plastics and…Analysis: Aviation Industry Coronavirus Bailouts Contradict Governments' Climate Commitments
Jul 23, 2020, 6:45 am By Jocelyn TimperleyRead time: 17 mins Is the chance for a green recovery flying by? Despite governments around the…Whose Allegiance? Three Percenters Militia Working in Bakken Oil Patch Raises Concerns of Domestic Terrorism Risk
Jul 21, 2020, 9:00 am By Justin NobelRead time: 28 mins The Three Percenters, a loosely organized group of far-right militants, appear to…
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