It is well documented that major oil and gas companies have known about the dangers of the climate crisis since the late 1970s, yet chose to double-down on their existing business models and fund climate denial. Now, new internal documents subpoenaed as part of a House Committee on Oversight and Reform investigation reveal how the […]
Campaigners say the research shows Total and other oil and gas majors have “stolen the precious time of a generation to stem the climate crisis.” By Adam Barnett and Phoebe Cooke French oil giant Total knew that its fossil fuel extraction could contribute to global warming as early as 1971 but stayed silent about it […]
By Mark Hertsgaard The CEOs of Exxon, BP, Shell and Chevron face a Capitol Hill hearing on their climate crisis lies – will it mirror the downfall of big tobacco? This story is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets strengthening coverage of the climate story. Mark Hertsgaard is […]
By Julia Conley Environmental justice advocates and other progressives on Friday condemned a federal judge’s decision Friday to sentence human rights lawyer Steven Donziger to six months in prison — following more than two years of house arrest related to a lawsuit he filed decades ago against oil giant Chevron. The sentence, delivered by U.S. […]
By Jessica Corbett A coalition of conservation groups sued the Biden administration on Thursday over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s recent rule allowing fossil fuel companies to harass polar bears and walruses while searching and drilling for oil and gas in the Southern Beaufort Sea. Announced last month by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
By Amy Westervelt This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets strengthening coverage of the climate story. ExxonMobil has been touting its commitment to “reducing carbon emissions with innovative energy solutions”. Chevron would like to remind you it is keeping […]
By Jessica Corbett While ExxonMobil’s decades of sowing public doubt about climate science and the impact of fossil fuels have provoked various lawsuits, secretly recorded videos released Wednesday expose how the company continues to fight against U.S. efforts to tackle the climate emergency. Published by Unearthed, Greenpeace UK’s investigative journalism arm, and the British Channel […]
By Chris McGreal After a century of wielding extraordinary economic and political power, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for driving the greatest existential threat of our lifetimes. An unprecedented wave of lawsuits, filed by cities and states across the US, aim to hold the oil and gas industry to account for the environmental devastation […]
Marathon Petroleum laid off nearly 2,000 workers across the U.S. despite taking more than $2 billion in federal tax bailouts meant to soften the blow of the pandemic, a new report from BailoutWatch says. The company spent millions on lobbying, including on specific provisions in the Cares Act. “Executives receiving this bailout did nothing to […]
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