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ExxonMobil Accused of Pressuring Witnesses in Climate Fraud Case

ExxonMobil Accused of Pressuring Witnesses in Climate Fraud Case

By Jessica Corbett New York state prosecutors last week accused ExxonMobil of trying to discourage witnesses from testifying against the company in a climate fraud case, leading the head of the environmental group 350.org to declare Thursday that “we won’t be intimidated.” In a statement, May Boeve, the avocacy group’s executive director, also charged that […]

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    Global Divestment Movement Celebrates Milestone: 1,000 Institutions With Nearly $8 Trillion in Assets Have Vowed to Ditch Fossil Fuels

    Global Divestment Movement Celebrates Milestone: 1,000 Institutions With Nearly $8 Trillion in Assets Have Vowed to Ditch Fossil Fuels

    By Jake Johnson While the COP24 climate talks are at risk of ending without a concrete plan of action thanks in large part to the Trump administration’s commitment to a dirty energy agenda, environmental groups on Thursday celebrated a major milestone in the global movement to take down the fossil fuel industry after the number […]

    Coal-Friendly Manchin Named Top Dem on Senate Energy Panel

    Coal-Friendly Manchin Named Top Dem on Senate Energy Panel

    After weeks of discord over the potential appointment, Sen. Joe Manchin, the pro-coal Democrat of West Virginia, was named the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday. Many Democrats and environmental groups were adamantly opposed to Manchin serving as the top Democrat on the committee that […]

    Pending Youth Climate Case Inspires Nationwide Movement

    Pending Youth Climate Case Inspires Nationwide Movement

    Monday was set to be the first day of a landmark youth climate trial against the federal government over climate change, three years after the lawsuit was first filed. But last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a temporary stay as it considers a last-ditch attempt by the Trump administration to throw out the case […]

    New York Sues Exxon for Deceiving Investors on Climate Change

    New York Sues Exxon for Deceiving Investors on Climate Change

    New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil on Wednesday alleging the company defrauded shareholders and downplayed the risk of climate change to its business. The suit, first reported by the New York Times, is the culmination of a years-long investigation—colloquially known as the #ExxonKnew probe—into the energy giant’s business practices […]

    Teen Climate Activist to Crowd of Thousands: ‘We Can’t Save the World by Playing by the Rules’

    Teen Climate Activist to Crowd of Thousands: ‘We Can’t Save the World by Playing by the Rules’

    By Jessica Corbett Addressing some 10,000 people in Helsinki on Saturday at what some campaigners are calling Finland’s largest ever climate demonstration, 15-year-old Greta Thunberg urged marchers to fight for the major systemic changes that experts have said are necessary to limit greenhouse gas emissions and avert a looming climate catastrophe. “Today we use 100 […]

    7 Events to Check Out During the 10th Annual Climate Week NYC

    7 Events to Check Out During the 10th Annual Climate Week NYC

    Monday marks the start of the 10th annual Climate Week NYC. From Sept. 24 to the 30, non-profit The Climate Group has invited businesses, governments, nonprofit organizations, universities and art and music organizations to host a wide variety of affiliated events devoted to raising awareness and prompting action around climate change. “Climate Week NYC is […]

    Musicians and Activists Unite at ‘Pathway to Paris’

    Musicians and Activists Unite at ‘Pathway to Paris’

    Musicians, artists and activists lended their unique voices to the issue of climate change at the Pathway To Paris concerts at The Masonic in San Francisco and the ACE Theatre in Los Angeles over the weekend, a closing act of the Global Climate Action Summit in California. This year’s concerts, a collaboration with 350.org and […]

    250,000 People #RiseForClimate on All 7 Continents

    250,000 People #RiseForClimate on All 7 Continents

    More than 250,000 people took to streets and waterways to #RiseForClimate Saturday as part of more than 900 different events on all seven continents to urge global leaders to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, march coordinating site Rise for Climate reported. The day began with demonstrations in Pacific islands like Fiji and Vanuatu […]