Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Hoboken, New Jersey sues oil industry for climate impacts from its ‘deceptive actions’

“We want to be compensated for the costs of climate damages both past, present and future.”

Arsonists ‘pledging to light a few less fires’: Analysis exposes failure of big oil...

“BP, Shell, and Total are still drilling us into a deeper climate emergency, and that has to stop before they can claim any credibility.”

How the COVID-19 crisis can help fight climate change

“Just as we need a vaccine for COVID-19, climate change requires urgent solutions that can’t wait a generation. But people are moved to modify behavior based on emotion, not on research.”

Bakken oil now flowing in Dakota Access pipeline, but oil trains to remain on...

“Dakota Access presented no evidence to substantiate the argument that the pipeline will reduce shipments of oil by rail.”

New HSBC-backed coal plants will contribute to 19,000 deaths annually, new study estimates

Researchers said the total health impacts of the plants could amount to $6.2 billion a year.

Trump’s FBI nominee’s ties to Exxon

There is no reason to believe that any real federal investigation of ExxonMobil's climate change disclosures, or those of other companies, will occur while Trump is in the White House.

Footage of Exxon lobbyist increases pressure on Biden to end fossil fuel subsidies

“It’s time for President Biden to pick a side: Exxon or the American majority?”

Climate breakdown

The only way we can mitigate and adapt to climate breakdown is by working together toward the common goals of reducing our carbon footprint.

UK banks defend climate record despite billions lent to fossil fuel industry this year

DeSmog research has found that over 86 percent (13 out of 15) of HSBC’s board of directors have current or past ties to polluting companies and industries.

A quarter of all ‘critical’ US infrastructure at risk from flooding: Report

“Our nation’s infrastructure is not built to a standard that protects against the level of flood risk we face today, let alone how those risks will grow over the next 30 years as the climate changes,” said one expert.