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    Biden’s State of the Union Criticizes Big Oil Profiteering, Says Oil Will Be Needed for ‘at Least Another Decade’

    Biden’s State of the Union Criticizes Big Oil Profiteering, Says Oil Will Be Needed for ‘at Least Another Decade’

    President Biden touted the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and criticized Big Oil profiteering while saying oil would be needed “for at least another decade” in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Connecting the devastation wrought by across the country by “record floods, droughts, storms and wildfires” to climate change, Biden touted […]

    Biden Announces Increased Crackdown on Methane Leaks at COP27

    Biden Announces Increased Crackdown on Methane Leaks at COP27

    President Biden, speaking at COP27 Friday, will announce additional efforts to crack down on methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. The new rule, supplementing leak detection and monitoring requirements unveiled at COP26, covers wells emitting less than 3 tons of methane per year and requires drillers to address third-party leak reports. Multiple studies have […]

    Biden and Manchin Spar Over Coal

    Biden and Manchin Spar Over Coal

    President Joe Biden and influential West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin clashed over the future of coal in the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections Tuesday.  The conflict started when Biden gave a speech in Carlsbad, California, Friday on the CHIPS and Science Act. This act, signed by Biden in August, was designed to boost semiconductor […]

    Biden Threatens Windfall Tax for Fossil Fuel ‘War Profiteers’

    Biden Threatens Windfall Tax for Fossil Fuel ‘War Profiteers’

    President Joe Biden threatened major oil companies with a windfall tax after they announced massive profits following a surge in energy prices prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  ExxonMobil, for example, announced October 28 that it had earned $19.7 billion in profits during the third quarter of 2022. That’s more than the fossil fuel company […]

    Al Gore Calls Head of World Bank a ‘Climate Denier’

    Al Gore Calls Head of World Bank a ‘Climate Denier’

    Yesterday, at a New York Times-organized climate change event that coincided with the United Nations General Assembly, former Vice President Al Gore said President Biden should work to remove World Bank President David Malpass, referring to him as a “climate denier,” reported The New York Times. Later, during a panel discussion, Malpass refused to respond […]

    Rep. Deb Haaland on Verge of Becoming First Native American to Lead Interior

    Rep. Deb Haaland on Verge of Becoming First Native American to Lead Interior

    After a second day of Senate hearings, Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) is poised to become the first Native to serve as Secretary of the Interior (or any such high-ranking cabinet position.) It was clear the GOP appeared to hold her to a standard far different from the unqualified or corrupt Trump nominees it approved, with […]

    Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Orders on Climate and Science

    Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Orders on Climate and Science

    President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday to address the climate crisis. The order set out a bold plan to prioritize climate action for both domestic and international policy while moving away from fossil fuels, creating jobs and emphasizing environmental justice. “In my view, we’ve already waited too long to deal with this […]