Friday, November 13, 2026

Tag: big oil

Big Oil is creating ‘pain at the pump’ to boost profits:...

"Numerous executives have emphasized that shareholder profits, rather than expanding domestic production, is their top goal."

Total’s East African crude oil pipeline ‘struggling’ to find financiers, say...

Total’s “incredibly risky” crude oil pipeline may still lack the financial backing it requires, campaigners have claimed, as the controversial project moved...

How the PR industry has helped Big Oil transform the way...

The role of PR agents has been to create and execute strategies for their clients while remaining completely invisible.

Individuals are not to blame for the climate crisis

Generation Z has grown up in the shadow of the climate crisis. Global leaders promised they would act. But despite grave warnings...

New reports allege Texas oil and gas regulator’s lax enforcement

When a Canadian company started drilling for oil and gas near Jim and Sue Franklin’s ranch in a small Permian Basin town...

As Americans struggle to afford rising gas prices, Big Oil profits...

U.S. oil companies are making more money than any other time in history.

Biden continues drilling boom on public lands despite campaign pledge, analysis...

“The reality is that in the battle between the oil industry and Biden, the industry is winning.”

Shell oil plans to blast South African coastline in search for...

Shell’s oil and gas exploration on South Africa's Wild Coast will be destructive for people and nature. The best way to mitigate the effects of seismic blasting is NOT TO DO IT!!

Biden drilling report blasted as ‘shocking capitulation to the needs of...

"The government's royalty rates and bonding requirements are far too low and lead to public money subsidizing Big Oil's profits while our federal lands and waters suffer egregious harm."

Governments are sending oil executives to COP26 despite climate pledges. Here’s...

A DeSmog analysis found that the delegations from multiple countries are heavily drawn from their oil ministries and even large oil companies. Shell and other publicly traded oil giants are also attending the climate proceedings under the cover of trade groups.

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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”
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Blue Tsunami, Meet the Senate Filibuster

Democrats will hold at least 54 Senate seats when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2027, but ending debate on a bill still takes 60 votes.
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The real Dem bombshell – the new coalition’s breakthrough fusion of agendas and values

“The times, they are a-changin’ and progressive Dems, new and old, lead the redemption of America.”

The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?