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Senators Introduce “Merchants of Doubt” Amendment Into Energy Bill, Call On Fossil Fuel Industry To End Climate Denial and Deception
Senators Introduce “Merchants of Doubt” Amendment Into Energy Bill, Call On Fossil Fuel Industry To End Climate Denial and Deception Democratic U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), Ed Markey (MA) and Brian Schatz (HI) introduced an amendment into the energy bill yesterday intended to express Congress’s disapproval of the use of industry-funded think tanks and misinformation tactics aimed […]
Political Climate Shifting Against The Oil And Gas Industry
Political Climate Shifting Against The Oil And Gas Industry Oil and gas companies have had a tough time over the past year trying to weather the storm of falling oil prices. But the political and financial winds are moving in the wrong direction for the industry, raising more “above ground” problems at a time that […]
Fossil Fuel Companies Dominate EU Meetings on Climate and Energy Policy, Report Shows
Fossil Fuel Companies Dominate EU Meetings on Climate and Energy Policy, Report Shows Big energy and fossil fuel companies are enjoying privileged access to the EU’s top climate policy decision makers in the run-up to December’s Paris climate conference a new report reveals. The report by transparency research and campaign group Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) […]
Mark Carney wants business to calculate the fossil fuel future: Don Pittis
Mark Carney wants business to calculate the fossil fuel future: Don Pittis Bank of England governor’s climate change warning puts the focus on the bottom line No doubt Bank of England governor Mark Carney has personal views on whether or not climate change is a danger to his children’s future. Most thoughtful people do. But when the […]
Obama’s Bipolar Approach To Energy And Climate Change
Obama’s Bipolar Approach To Energy And Climate Change With less than two years to go in office, President Obama has already sealed his fate with regards to his legacy on climate change. When historians look back and assess his actions on what could be one of the biggest issues of his presidency, they will undoubtedly be […]
Emails Reveal Coziness Between Koch Lobbyists and Regulators
Emails Reveal Coziness Between Koch Lobbyists and Regulators The close ties between corporate interests and the regulators who are supposed to police them contributes, many argue, to fundamentally lax oversight. Emails I recently obtained through a records request show how cozy a Koch Industries lobbyist is with officials at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the […]
Fossil Fuels Drive Rapid Glacier Loss across Western Canada, Study Finds
Fossil Fuels Drive Rapid Glacier Loss across Western Canada, Study Finds Melting offers a ‘big signal’ about the climate, expert says. Western Canadian glaciers, an ancient water bank that maintains stream flow for hydroelectric dams and salmon-bearing rivers, could shrink by 70 per cent by 2100. The catastrophic loss of ice for Western Canada has […]
How Industry First Went to War With Climate Science | DeSmog UK
How Industry First Went to War With Climate Science | DeSmog UK. Scientists had well understood for many decades that adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere could raise global temperatures and cause climate change. But when politicians finally took notice, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was formed, industry began a war with science itself. […]
