Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Tag: oil industry

Trump’s alleged $1 billion oil deal exposed: Media blackout raises alarms

A stunning quid pro quo promise to Big Oil executives by former President Donald Trump receives scant coverage, raising questions about media integrity and democratic accountability.

New evidence reveals fossil fuel industry sponsored climate science in 1954

Documents shed light on the earliest-known instance of climate science funded by the fossil fuel industry, adding to growing understanding of Big Oil’s knowledge of climate change

 The law firm helping Big Oil weaponize the First Amendment

Gibson Dunn is “playing both sides” of free speech, using it to defend fossil fuel companies and silence the industry’s critics.

Honolulu takes Big Oil to court, aiming to set a precedent...

As the Honolulu climate case advances, eyes will be on how Big Oil defends its decades-long practices.

Portland City government compromised with oil industry in private, documents suggest

Climate activists and community associations, who were concerned about the risks associated with oil-by-rail shipments, counted the city’s rejection of the permit as a major victory, and were tantalizingly close to prevailing over the company.

Oregon County sues fossil fuel entities and enablers for contributing to...

“Multnomah County is utilizing irrefutable climate science to hold corporate polluters accountable for their role in causing a discreet and disastrous event, as well as recent wildfires.”

Worldwide demand for oil to decline through 2028, new report

A new report from the International Energy Agency confirmed that high prices and security of supply concerns caused by the global energy crisis has shifted the world towards renewable energy.

Big oil shill tells Fox viewers there is ‘no health risk’...

"He has been trying to recast air pollution—particularly PM2.5—as innocuous for decades, since he was working for Big Tobacco."

Climate activists decry pipeline ‘deal with the devil’ at protest outside...

"It's time to stop building fossil fuel infrastructure and that means no more pipelines. Chuck, stop appeasing Manchin!"

‘Investment already paying off’: McCarthy assigns Big Oil favorites to key...

"Instead of holding Big Oil executives accountable for price gouging consumers at the pump, the committee will be dominated by the interests of extractive industries."

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How the charter school industry’s newest scheme could be ‘the death of public schools’

A charter school “shitstorm” in Florida shows how the industry intends to take over public education.

Who’s the real outlaw at sea? Trump’s tanker grab vs. the Houthis’ anti-genocide blockade

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Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens

Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.