Ecuador Faces Economic Dilemma After Vote to Ban Oil Drilling In the Amazon
How will the new president reconcile the ban on oil with the country’s economic dependence on extractivism?
Net Zero Minister Linked to Oil-Funded Group That Targeted Climate Protesters
Claire Coutinho was senior fellow at Policy Exchange, which drafted law to crack down on XR and other climate activists
‘Historic and Wonderful’: Ecuadorians Reject Oil Drilling in Precious Amazon Region
"A remarkable example for other countries in democratizing climate politics."
Texas’ Methane Waste Accelerates Climate Change While Squandering State Revenue
Environmental groups fault the Railroad Commission for lax oversight, warn of health impacts.
Green Groups Slam Biden Admin for Awarding $1 Billion to ‘Unproven’ Carbon Capture Projects
"Fossil fuel interests see a clear benefit in promoting direct air capture as a means to preserve the dominance of dirty fossil fuels," said one advocate.
The Pacific Northwest’s Deadly 2021 Heat Wave Fuels a New Lawsuit Against Big Oil
Multnomah County’s suit is one of the first to seek damages related to a specific weather event.
As Canada Burns, Docs Reveal Oil Giant Weighed In on Government Carbon Plan
"Carbon capture and storage is a scam, and as these documents show, the call is coming from inside the house," said one campaigner.
How Big Oil is Manipulating the Way You Think About Climate Change
A logic professor explains how a persistent, subtle fallacy has infected public discussion of climate change.
Big Oil’s Outrageous Spending in California
By Dan Bacher / CounterPunch Sacramento, CA — If you thought the $18 million that Big Oil spent on lobbying California officials in 2022 was outrageous, the gusher of money…
US Corporations Cash In on Ukraine’s Oil and Gas
As Ukraine sells off public assets in a privatization spree, US fossil fuel corporations like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Halliburton are in talks to run its oil and gas industry, and…
Documents Reveal Oil Giant Shell Knew About Climate Impacts Even Earlier
"Despite internal awareness, the company systematically downplayed the problem to the public, instead promoting more and more fossil fuel use despite the dangers," said one expert. "Now, five decades later,…
Big Oil’s Trade Group Allies Outspent Clean Energy Groups by a Whopping 27x, With Billions in Ads and Lobbying To Keep Fossil Fuels Flowing
By Christian Downie, Australian National University and Robert Brulle, Brown University / The Conversation You’ve probably seen ads promoting gas and oil companies as the solutions to climate change. They’re…
California Passed a Milestone Law To Stop Neighborhood Drilling. Now Big Oil Has Launched Its Counterattack
A new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative could reverse a major environmental justice victory.
The Road to De-Dollarisation Will Run Through Saudi Arabia
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 9 December, China’s President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia…
BBC Accused of ‘Whitewashing’ Autocratic Azerbaijan in BP-Sponsored Film
‘Wonders of Azerbaijan’ film was made with BP funding and the help of the country’s controversial ruling Aliyev family.