Tag: big oil
Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the...
Should the bill survive the legal challenges as expected, Vermont will be the first state in the nation to force Big Oil to pay for the climate disasters caused by its products.
DOJ must investigate Big Oil’s ‘ongoing enterprise,’ lawmakers say
Whitehouse and Raskin’s plea today is for the Justice Department to go further and launch its own actions to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable.
House Democrats urge DOJ to investigate Big Oil’s climate misinformation campaign
State and local governments have also taken legal action against the fossil fuel industry, seeking compensation for climate-related damages.
Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let...
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
Congressional investigation reveals new evidence of Big Oil’s decades-long campaign to...
Fossil fuel industry efforts to delay inquiries highlight its sense of impunity—and echo tactics used to obstruct climate action and deceive the public.
New report makes case against Big Oil and plastic industry for...
A decades-long campaign about the recyclability of plastics despite internal knowledge contrary to its claims lays out a foundation for potential lawsuits.
LNG exports: Profit for speculators, cost for consumers and climate
"Record LNG exports drive up home heating prices for Americans, and line the pockets of fossil fuel CEOs."
Revealed: Three-quarters of prestigious green advertising awards go to agencies working...
The majority of Ad Net Zero’s accolade-winners also represent major polluters.
The silencing of dissent: how Big Oil is shielding itself through...
money talks, and it’s drowning out the voice of the people as 60% of U.S. oil and gas operations are now fortified against protests due to an infusion of lobbying dollars.
‘A disturbing symbol of big oil’s intentions:’ Chevron buys up rival...
"Our leaders must stand up to these polluting industries, halt all new fossil fuel projects, and implement policies that phase out dangerous fossil fuels for good."
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Trump quietly expands corporate tax breaks while threatening states over food aid
Treasury guidance weakens corporate minimum tax as the Agriculture Department warns states to “undo” full November SNAP payments amid shutdown confusion.
Bill Gates gave $3.5M to think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
Military moral injury, iolence, and the parable of the Guinea worm
An unexpected encounter with compassion.
Taxing the rich is key to challenging the far-right
There are many things that need to change in this world. But one thing is clear: anyone who claims to oppose the rise of the far right must, at the very least, support higher taxes on extreme wealth.
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.