By Andrea Germanos ExxonMobil’s Monday announcement of new targets for addressing greenhouse gas emissions was met with derision by climate advocates who called the plan “too little, too late.” The targets cover the next five years, include “input from shareholders,” and — according to the fossil fuel company — are in line with the goals […]
By Justin Mikulka ExxonMobil is a company capable of contradictions. It has been lobbying against government efforts to address climate change while running ads touting its own efforts to do so. And while the oil giant has been responsible for massive methane releases, Exxon has now proposed a new regulatory framework for cutting emissions of […]
British-based oil and gas giant BP set the most ambitious climate goal of any company in its industry yesterday when it announced that it will eliminate or offset all of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to The New York Times. Its ambitious plans included offsetting the burning of oil and gas it takes […]
By Justin Mikulka Early in the morning of Feb. 6, an oil train derailed and caught fire near Guernsey, Saskatchewan, resulting in the Canadian village’s evacuation. This is the second oil train to derail and burn near Guernsey, following one in December that resulted in a fire and oil spill of 400,000 gallons. Drone footage […]
By Sabrina Kessler Far-reaching allegations about how a climate-sinning American multinational could shamelessly lie to the public about its wrongdoing mobilized a small group of New York students on a cold November morning. They stood in front of New York’s Supreme Court last week to follow the unprecedented lawsuit against ExxonMobil. The case is not […]
By Brendan DeMelle Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil Thursday over the company’s misinformation campaign to delay action to address climate change. Attorney General Maura Healey told reporters in a press conference Thursday that “Exxon has fought us every step of the way,” and was “completely uncooperative,” noting that the company failed to comply with […]
ExxonMobil could be the second company after Monsanto to lose lobbying access to members of European Parliament after it failed to turn up to a hearing Thursday concerning whether or not the oil giant knowingly spread false information about climate change. The call to ban the company was submitted by Green Member of European Parliament […]
By Elliott Negin A decade after pledging to end its support for climate science deniers, ExxonMobil gave $1.5 million last year to 11 think tanks and lobby groups that reject established climate science and openly oppose the oil and gas giant’s professed climate policy preferences, according to the company’s annual charitable giving report released this […]
By Meghana Kuppa The exasperation was apparent in Jesse Marquez’s voice recently as he testified at a public hearing in Washington DC, about a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to roll back a safety rule that would make the chemical industry more accountable for public health. Marquez was 17 years old when he and his […]