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House GOP Majority Has Been Shoving Big Oil Favors Into Nearly Every Major Bill
From the debt ceiling to their latest tax plan, the GOP has been taking pot shots at the climate movement at every turn.
“The Climate Crisis Is Here”: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Eastern Half of US
“This is not about our grandchildren anymore,” wrote activist group Climate Defiance.
New Montana Law Bans Agencies From Considering Climate Impacts in Analyses
The bill severely undermines a major tool of the climate movement.
Manchin Vows to “Oppose Every EPA Nominee” Over Agency’s Emission Reduction Plan
The coal baron is waging a revolt against a proposal that hasn’t even been unveiled yet.
Senator Whitehouse: 275 of 315 Pages of GOP Debt Limit Bill Are Big Oil Favors
The proposal contains the entirety of Republicans’ H.R. 1, a major pro-fossil fuel package.
Biden Officials Are Backing Another “Climate Bomb” Fossil Fuel Project in Alaska
The nearly $40 billion proposal would see the construction of a pipeline and LNG facility along Alaska's south coast.
Republicans Parroted Oil Lobbyist Talking Points Verbatim in Energy Bill Debate
“Energy security is national security,” said the American Petroleum Institute and four House Republicans.
Week After UN Report Warning of Climate Disaster, GOP Passes Huge Pro-Oil Bill
The sweeping bill contains a litany of provisions long lobbied for by the oil and gas industry.
AOC Says GOP Energy Bill May as Well Have Been Written Entirely by Big Oil
The sweeping bill amounts to a “trickle down fantasy” to hand profits to fossil fuel companies, she said.
Report: Big Oil Has Given Nearly $700M to Fund Research at Top Universities
This funding can be used to push industry-favored products and “solutions,” a new report says.