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Another Oil Train Crashes as Alberta Government Gets Into Oil-by-Rail Business
Another Oil Train Crashes as Alberta Government Gets Into Oil-by-Rail Business The government of Alberta, Canada, the heart of tar sands country, recently announced plans to get into the oil-by-rail business. Attempting to work around a lack of pipelines, the provincial government intends to spend $3.7 billion to lease 4,400 oil tank cars and locomotives to export more Canadian tar […]
Are Investors Finally Waking up to North America’s Fracked Gas Crisis?
Are Investors Finally Waking up to North America’s Fracked Gas Crisis? The fracked gas industry’s long borrowing binge may finally be hitting a hard reality: paying back investors. Enabled by rising debt, shale companies have been achieving record fracked oil and gas production, while promising investors a big future payoff. But over a decade into the “fracking miracle,” investors […]
Climate Misinformation Researchers Throw Support Behind California Communities Suing Fossil Fuel Companies
Climate Misinformation Researchers Throw Support Behind California Communities Suing Fossil Fuel Companies Just in case fossil fuel companies had forgotten when and how much they knew about the impacts their products have had on the climate, a reminder came at them in court this week. On January 29, six researchers studying climate misinformation filed one of eight […]
BP’s First Global Advertising Campaign Since Deepwater Horizon Accused of Being ‘Deceptive and Hypocritical’
BP’s First Global Advertising Campaign Since Deepwater Horizon Accused of Being ‘Deceptive and Hypocritical’ Nearly a decade after being held responsible for the largest marine oil spill in history, BP’s first global advertising campaign in ten years has been denounced as “deceptive and hypocritical”. The global advertising campaign called “we see possibilities everywhere” aims to showcase BP’s efforts to embrace […]
Climate Advocates Underestimate Power of Fossil Fueled Misinformation Campaigns, Say Top Researchers
Climate Advocates Underestimate Power of Fossil Fueled Misinformation Campaigns, Say Top Researchers Climate action advocates have underestimated the strength and sophistication of decades-long fossil fuel-funded misinformation campaigns and need a coordinated set of strategies to fight back, say leading academics. Among those strategies, say the three researchers from Yale and Brown University, are promoting financial transparency, suing misinformers and their […]
Fracked Shale Oil Wells Drying Up Faster than Predicted, Wall Street Journal Finds
Fracked Shale Oil Wells Drying Up Faster than Predicted, Wall Street Journal Finds In 2015, Pioneer Natural Resources filed a report with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, in which the shale drilling and fracking company said that it was “drilling the most productive wells in the Eagle Ford Shale” in Texas. That made the company […]
14 New Massachusetts State Reps Support 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
14 New Massachusetts State Reps Support 100% Renewable Energy by 2050 With the swearing in of new members last week, the Massachusetts legislature, not unlike the U.S. Congress, is receiving an infusion of brand-new state representatives who already are pushing an aggressive agenda focused on addressing climate change and transitioning to 100 percent renewable electricity […]
Supreme Court Blocks ExxonMobil’s Effort to Conceal Decades of Documents in Probe of Oil Giant’s Climate Deception
Supreme Court Blocks ExxonMobil’s Effort to Conceal Decades of Documents in Probe of Oil Giant’s Climate Deception The high court’s ruling means the company must hand over records to the Massachusetts attorney general for her ongoing investigation In a win for climate campaigners and Massachusetts’ Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey on Monday, the U.S.Supreme Court rejected […]
Energy Transfer Uses Workaround to Open Mariner East 2 Pipeline Amid Hazard Worries, Criminal Investigation
Energy Transfer Uses Workaround to Open Mariner East 2 Pipeline Amid Hazard Worries, Criminal Investigation Energy Transfer has begun shipping natural gas liquids through one of the most troubled pipeline projects in Pennsylvania, sparking calls for additional investigations as residents say safety concerns remain unresolved. Natural gas liquids (NGLs) are fossil fuels found in large volumes in […]
2018 Was a Year of Deadly Climate Disasters and an ‘Ear Splitting Wake-Up Call’
2018 Was a Year of Deadly Climate Disasters and an ‘Ear Splitting Wake-Up Call’ 2018 is set to rank as the fourth warmest year on record — and the fourth year in a row reflecting a full degree Celsius (1.8° Fahrenheit) temperature rise from the late 1800s, climate scientists say. This was the year that introduced […]
Fossil Fuels and Climate Denial Still Reign in Louisiana Despite Scientists’ Dire Warnings for the State
Fossil Fuels and Climate Denial Still Reign in Louisiana Despite Scientists’ Dire Warnings for the State Louisiana is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change. Even though the state is already feeling the costly impacts to life and property due to extreme weather and an eroding coastline linked to a warming planet, its […]
Major Health Study Shows Benefits of Combating Climate Change
Major Health Study Shows Benefits of Combating Climate Change During the holiday season, people often drink toasts to health. There’s something more we can do to ensure that we and others will enjoy good health now and into the future: combat climate change. “Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century, and […]
Countries that Blocked ‘Welcoming’ of Major Climate Science Report at UN Talks have Dozens of Delegates with Ties to Oil, Gas, and Mining
Countries that Blocked ‘Welcoming’ of Major Climate Science Report at UN Talks have Dozens of Delegates with Ties to Oil, Gas, and Mining Dozens of delegates from four countries that forced the UN climate negotiations to weaken language around the acceptance of a major climate science report have ties to the oil, gas and mining industries. […]
Sport, Fashion, and Tourism: Corporate Greenwash’s New Frontiers at the UN Climate Talks
Sport, Fashion, and Tourism: Corporate Greenwash’s New Frontiers at the UN Climate Talks What do Adidas, Hilton hotels, and the World Surfing League all have in common? They’re all climate champions, apparently. They also have a lot of customers and fans. Much more than most climate activists – just take a look at their Twitter followings – […]
COP24: Climate Science Denial, Disinformation and Fake News at the UN Climate Talks
COP24: Climate Science Denial, Disinformation and Fake News at the UN Climate Talks In an age of “fake news” and disinformation, in which climate science deniers have been elected to the head of some of the world’s largest governments, the UN climate talks continue to act as a stage for those who wish to cast […]
