big oil

15 Lawmakers Plotting to Privatize America’s Public Lands

15 Lawmakers Plotting to Privatize America’s Public Lands

The U.S. holds more than 600 million acres of stunning public lands in trust for the American public. These beloved places, ranging from the granite spires of the Black Hills National Forest to the mystical Mojave National Preserve, are home to diverse native wildlife, inspire wonder in people from around the world who visit them […]

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    Trump Lied: Keystone XL Now Allowed to Be Built Using Imported Steel

    Trump Lied: Keystone XL Now Allowed to Be Built Using Imported Steel

    Late Thursday evening, news broke that TransCanada, the company behind the formerly rejected Keystone XL pipeline, will not be required to use U.S. steel to construct the dirty tar sands pipeline from Alberta, Canada through the U.S. to refineries in the Houston area. This is in spite of the repeated pledges by President Trump—including at […]

    What Shell Knew About Climate Change in 1991

    What Shell Knew About Climate Change in 1991

    By Nadia Prupis Oil giant Shell also knew of the dangers of climate change decades ago, while it continued to lobby against climate legislation and push for fossil fuel development, a joint investigation by The Guardian and the Dutch newspaper The Correspondent revealed Tuesday. Shell created a confidential report in 1986 which found that the […]

    Tom Goldtooth: ‘They Cannot Extinguish the Fire That Standing Rock Started’

    Tom Goldtooth: ‘They Cannot Extinguish the Fire That Standing Rock Started’

    By Andy Rowell Once again Big Oil has been forced to rely on brutal militarized force to bludgeon, bully, beat and intimidate peaceful water protectors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline. https://facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1462944880385111/ But in the face of such violence and intimidation, the growing movement against new fossil fuels will not be intimidated, it will only grow. […]

    Sun Sets on Big Oil Jobs

    Sun Sets on Big Oil Jobs

    By Andy Rowell Earlier this month when Donald Trump cancelled legislation that required oil and gas companies to disclose taxes and other payments to foreign governments, the president said he was “bringing back jobs big-league.” It's Official: #Trump Gives Big Gift to Big Oil https://t.co/YwhpdONCon @billmckibben @climatehawk1 @SierraClub @NRDC @greenpeaceusa @350 — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) February […]

    A Big Gift to Big Oil

    A Big Gift to Big Oil

    Today’s decision by the Republican-led U.S. Senate to overturn a rule designed to stop oil companies striking corrupt deals with foreign governments is a grave threat to U.S. national security and an astonishing gift to big oil. The news comes just two days after Rex Tillerson, a longstanding opponent of the law while CEO of […]

    The Rise of Big Oil in American Politics

    The Rise of Big Oil in American Politics

    By Brian C. Black “How Big Oil Bought the White House and Tried to Steal the Country” is the subtitle of a book that tells the story of a presidential election in which a candidate allowed money from big oil companies to help him win office and then rewarded them with plum appointments in his […]

    Big Oil Puts New Shade of Lipstick on Climate Denial Pig

    Big Oil Puts New Shade of Lipstick on Climate Denial Pig

    By Andy Rowell “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.” The history of Big Oil‘s climate denial campaign is littered with slightly progressive sounding front groups trying to give the impression that the industry cares about climate change. From the Global Climate Coalition, the Climate Council, the Global Climate Science […]