Saturday, August 16, 2025

Lawsuit targets Shell’s board of directors over energy transition plans

Shell admits in internal documents it has “no immediate plans to move to a net-zero emissions portfolio.”

The impact of Green New Deals on Latin America

A new wave of extractivism from the Global South is the hidden side of the energy transitions in the North.

Banks have cut funding for fossil fuels projects 22 percent

But activist groups say that’s not enough: There’s no resting, even after divestment victories.

USDA invests $121 million to solve challenges facing specialty crop and organic agriculture producers

The investment is part of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) $82.3 million in grant funding through the Agricultural Marketing Service.

Right-wing group uses ‘B.S.’ environmental justice argument in effort to keep an oil pipeline...

“Keeping our communities apart ensures they can keep one of the riskiest pipelines open and pumping profits for themselves while we assume all the risk.”

Bearing the burden of climate change and extinction

Knowing what we’re going through weighs heavily on us, but there are ways to express and alleviate that pain.

Is historical oil drilling responsible for L.A.’s reputation as earthquake prone?

It cannot be ruled out that the Long Beach earthquake, which killed 115 people, was induced by oil drilling activities.

Flush with record profits, Exxon sues to block EU windfall tax

Exxon has also been rewarding its top executives, boosting the annual salary of CEO Darren Woods from $1.70 million to $1.88 million for the coming year.

New York state’s pension fund will divest from fossil fuel

This is being hailed as "the most aggressive divestment target set by any U.S. pension fund by a decade."

Congress investigates how Marathon Petroleum and Koch Network influenced clean cars rollbacks

Marathon “worked with powerful oil-industry groups and a conservative policy network financed by the billionaire industrialist Charles G. Koch to run a stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards.”