Tag: gas and oil
US mega-banks behind 1/3 of climate-destroying oil and gas expansion: Report
"Global banks' top fossil fuel clients amount to a rogues' gallery of bad actors."
The strategy of maximal extraction
This is how Donald Trump plans to enlist fossil fuels in the struggle for global dominance.
Coal lobbyist hosted fundraisers for senators evaluating his nomination for top...
Andrew Wheeler raised funds for Republican senators on the committee that makes the preliminary decision on confirming appointments to the agency.
This vigilante scientist trekked over 10,000 kilometers to reveal BC’s leaking...
John Werring could detect gas leaking from the wells just with his nose. His curiosity was officially piqued.
Obama alums are pushing fracked gas exports. That’s exactly what Trump...
At least five of these Obama officials now work for natural gas export companies.
Norway’s central bank proposes divesting from fossil fuels
The Norwegian central bank's proposal blazes a trail to fossil fuel divestment for the rest of the world.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.