Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Tag: Oil

Tensions escalate as Biden considers Israeli strike on Iran’s oil infrastructure

The announcement has sparked alarm across the globe, with concerns about soaring oil prices, increased instability in the region, and domestic political ramifications in the United States.

Evidence CEOs tried to illegally boost oil prices grows as FTC...

The FTC’s complaint is the second major deal this year where the antitrust agency found evidence of collusion between top shale producers and oil companies that they’re legally obligated to compete against.

Khanna proposes ending billions in taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil amid...

Legislation targets federal handouts fueling enhanced oil recovery while exacerbating the climate emergency.

Ending oil subsidies and taxing the rich could unlock $5 trillion...

The report, released during the United Nations General Assembly talks and ahead of the COP29 climate summit, outlines a series of proposals that could shift resources away from environmentally harmful practices and toward sustainable development.

Canada’s oil patch blames anti-greenwashing law for delayed sustainability reports

Is the global push for climate transparency just getting started?

Democrats push groundbreaking bill to make Big Oil pay for climate...

The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act would require major fossil fuel companies to pay into a damages fund, modeled after the Superfund, to help mitigate the harm caused by their contributions to global warming.

Dems say Big Oil execs failing to come clean on Trump’s...

Nearly four months later, the lawmakers are still awaiting satisfactory answers.

How oil and gas companies infiltrate higher education to maintain influence

It’s a global climate obstruction strategy that dates back decades, researchers from six universities argue in a new study.

Global oil giants and governments fueling Israel’s war on Gaza could...

New research reveals global oil giants and governments fueling Israel’s military operations in Gaza, raising serious questions about their potential complicity in war crimes and violations of international law.

Oklahoma’s oil industry touts a voluntary fund to clean up oil...

The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites.

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Organizers plan massive Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ protests as Trump escalates attacks on dissent

Organizers say more than 2,110 protests across all 50 states will build on June’s nationwide actions, as Trump expands National Guard deployments, ICE raids, and rhetoric about cities as “training grounds.”

Warnings of ‘irreversible’ damage from Trump order to ravage Alaskan wilderness for corporate profits

Conservationists and local tribes that oppose the project argue that it’s misleading to view it as a road-building project.

Gov. Newsom signs legislation to prohibit use of algorithms to artificially raise prices on...

Advocates of the law called AB 325 "groundbreaking" and said it's a "critical step in addressing California's affordability crisis by cracking down on tech-enabled price manipulation."

White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions

Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.

Video claim challenges DHS account of Border Patrol shooting in Chicago

Attorney says body camera shows agent saying “Do something, b––” before firing; prosecutors charge two drivers as officials expand Operation Midway Blitz.