Tag: Oil
Oil industry ponders getting ‘dragged into low-carbon future’ while claiming it...
As the DeSmog series Fracking for Plastics notes, Saetre is not alone in his ambition to either burn all the oil and gas or turn it into plastics.
Oil execs brag about having ‘direct access’ to Trump’s pick for...
This culture of access has had real environmental consequences.
US government knew climate risks in 1970s, National Petroleum Council documents...
“It’s not just Exxon. This is industry-wide knowledge of the fact that the fossil fuel industry’s products were going to cause climate change, and that was going to have damaging side effects for the world.”
What Norway’s big divestment decision means for fracking, tar sands and...
It appears it’s just cutting its losses on money-losing endeavors like fracking in America, tar sands oil production in Canada, and frontier exploration by U.K. companies in Africa and South-East Asia.
Indigenous organizers halted plans for oil drilling in the Amazon
After months of protest, the government scaled back its plans – at least temporarily.
Trump’s push for offshore oil drilling
Offshore oil drilling: regularly disastrous – and unnecessary.
Climate crisis be damned, ‘shale revolution’ poised to make US net...
New oil and gas development "will impede the rest of the world's ability to manage a climate-safe, equitable decline of oil and gas production."
Fracking the world: Despite climate risks, fracking is going global
Yet governments around the world, the same ones which ratified the Paris Agreement, are supporting oil and gas companies as they seek to greatly widen fracking's global footprint.
An illustrated history of what big oil knew about climate change...
“Today much is being discovered about the history of fossil fuel producers, their knowledge of climate science, and their promulgation of disinformation to the public and policymakers.”
‘Nero drilling while Rome burns:’ US oil and gas production soars...
Experts warn that the rush for new oil and gas drilling in 2018 will have consequences for the climate, but there are ways to slow it down – or even stop it.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).