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Big Oil Is in Big Trouble

Big Oil Is in Big Trouble

By Andy Rowell Something significant happened on Friday that warrants more than just a few column inches in a newspaper. With the most divisive presidential election in U.S. history just days away from concluding, it is easy to understand why more is not being made of the news, but just to tell you something seismic […]

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    Renewables Soar by 70% in World’s 20 Major Economies

    Renewables Soar by 70% in World’s 20 Major Economies

    By Andy Rowell As the renewable revolution gathers a pace, the oil industry has launched yet another PR offensive trying to rebrand fossil fuels as sustainable. So first the good news. The percentage of electricity generated by renewables in the world’s largest economies has soared by 70 percent over the last five years, according to […]

    Big Oil, Not Big Tobacco, Wrote the Public Skepticism Playbook

    Big Oil, Not Big Tobacco, Wrote the Public Skepticism Playbook

    By Nadia Prupis The playbook on sowing public skepticism about health and climate issues originated not with Big Tobacco—as long believed—but with Big Oil, a new investigation reveals. Documents published Wednesday by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) show that the tobacco and fossil fuel industries used the same public relations firms, the same […]