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    Shell’s Latest Annual Report: More Greenwashing?

    Shell’s Latest Annual Report: More Greenwashing?

    By Dana Drugmand Two years after internal documents surfaced showing that Royal Dutch Shell, like ExxonMobil, knew about climate dangers decades ago, the oil giant released its latest annual report outlining its business strategy and approach to addressing climate change. Despite clear warnings from scientists, global health experts and even central banks of impending climate-driven […]

    Gas Explosion in Nigeria Leaves 15 Dead, More Than 50 Buildings Damaged

    Gas Explosion in Nigeria Leaves 15 Dead, More Than 50 Buildings Damaged

    At least 15 people died in a gas explosion in Lagos, Nigeria Sunday morning. More than 50 buildings were damaged in the blast, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) acting coordinator in Lagos Ibrahim Farinloye told reporters, as The Vanguard reported. One of the buildings was the Bethlehem Girls College, and at least 60 injured students […]

    Mexico Is Letting an Oil Company Destroy Protected Mangroves for an $8 Billion Oil Refinery

    Mexico Is Letting an Oil Company Destroy Protected Mangroves for an $8 Billion Oil Refinery

    Mexico’s president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ordered state-owned oil company, Pemex, to build an $8 billion oil refinery. So, the company has followed orders and razed protected mangrove trees to clear way for the controversial project, according to Quartz. Satellite images posted on Quartz show the cleared land to accommodate the construction. Mangrove forests, which […]

    Longtime Climate Science Foe David Schnare Uses ‘Scare Tactics’ to Bash Transportation Climate Initiative for Koch-Tied Think Tank

    Longtime Climate Science Foe David Schnare Uses ‘Scare Tactics’ to Bash Transportation Climate Initiative for Koch-Tied Think Tank

    By Dana Drugmand Opponents of a regional proposal to curb transportation sector emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are using a number of deceptive tactics to attack and criticize the Transportation and Climate Initiative. Groups tied to the oil industry have pointed to misleading studies, deployed questionable public opinion polling and circulated an open letter […]

    Equinor Drops Plans to Drill in the Great Australian Bight

    Equinor Drops Plans to Drill in the Great Australian Bight

    By Andy Rowel For those fighting the oil industry, the good news keeps on coming this week. The Norwegian company, Equinor, has announced it is abandoning plans to drill for oil in the highly ecologically sensitive, Great Australian Bight, which has been a battleground between conservationists and the industry for years. Off the country’s southern […]