Tag: fossil fuel industry
Trump’s alleged billion-dollar deal with oil magnates
Trump is reported to have offered a rollback of President Joe Biden’s environmental regulations in return for a staggering $1 billion towards his presidential re-election campaign.
Burgeoning hydrogen industry draws $41 million in federal lobbying from fossil...
Fossil fuel companies, which have promoted hydrogen as a catch-all solution to climate change, rank among the top spenders and outnumber clients from every 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.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.