Thursday, August 21, 2025

Tag: fossil fuel

‘A deeply dangerous order’: Trump-appointed judge blocks Biden from pausing new...

"This is a deeply dangerous order that heightens the imperative for bold, urgent climate action on our public lands and ocean."

Shale oil fraud case reveals executives ignore their own engineers and...

ExxonMobil is currently under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for overvaluing assets despite reports that employees disagreed with the valuations.

The ‘big con’ revealed: Report details fossil fuel industry’s deceptive ‘net...

"Big polluters and rich governments should not only reduce emissions to Real Zero, they must pay reparations for the huge climate debt owed to the Global South."

HSBC to phase out coal financing after shareholder vote

“We’re delighted that our campaign has resulted in a binding commitment by HSBC to phase out coal, but the devil is in the detail and the next six months are crucial to ensure that this commitment is translated into robust sector policies.”

A judge holds Shell liable for causing climate change in historic...

The Dutch ruling is being called a first of its kind and a big "step forward for the international climate movement."

New Mexico stuck with $8 billion in cleanup for oil wells,...

The oil industry boasts that it fills state coffers with revenues from drilling, but a new study finds a serious gap in funding available to tackle the environmental legacy of abandoned wells.

One in three directors at Africa’s biggest bank have ties to...

Over 80 percent of directors had a past or current tie to polluting industries, either as a current or former adviser or employee.

Fossil fuel companies in UK awarded £150 million of public money...

A new paper is calling on the government to scrap research and development tax credits for fossil fuel extraction and instead invest the money in clean energy.

SEC finds fracking sand company misled investors with claims of ‘game...

The fracking industry’s over-the-top claims to investors have been the norm, but even when proven to be fraudulent, companies suffer almost no consequences.

New study decodes ExxonMobil’s ‘modern’ climate misinformation

Where it’s no longer credible to deny climate change, the fossil fuel giant puts the focus on ‘risk’ and blame on consumers, in echo of tobacco industry PR, researchers find.

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Private equity looted Connecticut hospitals, leaving patients and staff in crisis

A new Senate report reveals how private equity firms gutted community hospitals, endangered patients, and left taxpayers and workers to clean up the mess.

Texas Republicans push Trump-backed map to entrench power and silence voters of color

A rare mid-decade gerrymander in Texas, championed by Donald Trump, sparks lawsuits, protests, and warnings of a nationwide redistricting arms race.

When the term ‘genocide’ falls short

It is not enough for national governments to "recognize" a Palestinian state. It is time to compel Israel, via sanctions, diplomacy, and UN enforcement, to stop the killing and any talk of forced relocation.

The ultimate caricature

I suspect that, on returning to this eerie world of ours so many decades later, my mother might find it to be the ultimate caricature—a Trump presidency.

America may have invaded Iraq for its oil, but solar power is what Iraqis...

The vogue for solar is sweeping other areas of Iraq, too, such as Kurdistan, where the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is also increasingly committed to solar.