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‘Victory’: Supreme Court Rejects Exxon’s Appeal, Time to Fork Over Climate Docs

‘Victory’: Supreme Court Rejects Exxon’s Appeal, Time to Fork Over Climate Docs

Massachusetts’ Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey declared “victory” on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected ExxonMobil’s attempt to derail her office’s probe into whether the fossil fuel giant misled investors and the public about its knowledge of climate change. The justices declined to hear Exxon’s appeal of an April ruling by Massachusetts’ highest court, […]

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    Yes, ExxonMobil and Chevron Are Still Distorting Climate Science

    Yes, ExxonMobil and Chevron Are Still Distorting Climate Science

    By Brenda Ekwurzel If you look at headlines from the last year, ExxonMobil, Chevron and other major fossil fuel companies have seemingly turned a new page on climate change. Recently, ExxonMobil received major kudos for giving $1 million to Americans for Carbon Dividends, a lobbying offshoot of the industry-backed Climate Leadership Council. Shortly before that, […]

    Changing the Main Course of Climate Change

    Changing the Main Course of Climate Change

    By Chloë Waterman As the Trump administration’s dangerous deregulatory agenda leads us closer to climate catastrophe, cities, counties and businesses are stepping up to address the crisis. Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg released their “Fulfilling America’s Pledge” plan, laying out the top climate strategies for subnational governments […]

    Why Is ExxonMobil Still Funding Climate Science Denier Groups?

    Why Is ExxonMobil Still Funding Climate Science Denier Groups?

    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 […]

    South Portland, Maine Wins Critical Fight vs. Big Oil

    South Portland, Maine Wins Critical Fight vs. Big Oil

    The city of South Portland, Maine has won an important victory in a three-year legal battle to stop a pipeline company from offloading tar sands crude oil on its waterfront, after a judge ruled Friday that the city’s ordinance against the activity was constitutional, The Portland Press Herald reported. Portland Pipe Line Corp. had wanted […]

    ExxonMobil’s Support for a Carbon Tax Is a Sham

    ExxonMobil’s Support for a Carbon Tax Is a Sham

    By Elliott Negin ExxonMobil executives just had another opportunity to convince skeptics that their support for a carbon tax is genuine. They blew it. On July 23, Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo introduced a bill that would place a $24 per ton tax on carbon emissions and dedicate 70 percent of the revenue to rebuilding U.S. […]

    Fake Grassroots Campaigns Deserve Uprooting

    Fake Grassroots Campaigns Deserve Uprooting

    AstroTurf looks and feels like grass—in an all-too-perfect way. But it’s not grass. Now the well-known artificial turf’s brand name has taken on a new meaning, referring to purported “grassroots” efforts that are actually funded and supported by industry and political entities. Some people, organizations and campaigns around everything from forestry to fossil fuels look […]