Tag: fossil fuel industry
Fossil fuel giants’ record payouts amid deepening climate crisis
The world's five largest oil companies, BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies, reported record profits and approved major new fossil fuel projects.
Biden’s balancing act: Navigating offshore oil leasing amid climate concerns
The impact of Biden's offshore oil policy on climate goals and energy dynamics.
Reuters, New York Times top list of fossil fuel industry’s media...
New report by DeSmog and Drilled reveals extent of commercial partnerships between trusted outlets and Big Oil.
Fossil fuel firms accelerating climate catastrophe despite urgent warnings
More than 1,000 oil and gas companies worldwide are actively plotting to enlarge their fossil fuel operations.
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.
Paying for an overheating Earth
At a time when the major fossil-fuel companies are still raking in staggering profits off their oil and natural gas supplies, as that line straight out of my childhood went: There oughta be a law.
Oil undercover: The sneaky ways Big Oil pushes its interests
Big Oil lied to us for decades about climate change.
The PR industry has been a ‘major’ but ‘overlooked’ influence in...
The fossil fuel industry spends millions of dollars on shaping its image in an effort to block climate action. A new analysis shows a relatively small number of PR firms have aided this campaign from behind the scenes over the last three decades.
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.
First draft of COP26 decision text slammed as ‘love letter’ to...
“To keep 1.5 alive,” said the head of Greenpeace, “fossil fuels phase-out” must be added, and “countries must come back next year to close the gap.”
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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention
Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.
Trump delivers lunch to Beijing
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba
This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.
Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota
After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.