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Internal Documents Reveal Big Oil’s Plan for Profiting Amid Climate Pressures
The largest oil and gas companies are leveraging the climate crisis to further entrench their domination of energy markets.
Aftermath of Climate Disasters Looms Large in Louisiana Runoff Election
On December 10, a three-term incumbent utility regulator faces a challenger backed by a people-powered movement.
Chilean Indigenous Activist Says COP27 Promoted Devastating Mega-Projects
The COP27 climate summit has pitted the human rights of Indigenous peoples against rich nations’ energy needs.
Saudi Arabia’s “Green New Agenda” Doesn’t Include Cutting Oil Production
The world’s biggest petroleum exporter is now styling itself as a pioneer of climate change solutions.
Greenwashing Governments and Oil Companies Turned COP27 Into a Climate Disaster
In the end, COP27 looked more like a fossil fuel industry trade show than a climate summit.
Global South Demands Reparations From Rich Nations in Form of Climate Financing
However, the U.S. has said it would not support a “legal structure that is tied to compensation or liability.”
Wall Street Lobbyists Admit Big Banks Don’t Plan to Honor Their Climate Pledges
Big bank lobbyists have openly told regulators that Wall Street’s disingenuous climate pledges were made to be broken.
Utility Companies Claim to Embrace Renewables, Yet Are Planning New Gas Plants
Despite the passage of nearly $370 billion in renewable energy funding, utilities are squandering the opportunity.
Patagonia’s Greenwashing Ignores Workers and Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
Relinquishing profits won’t solve the planetary inequities that produce those profits in the first place.
Ad Parodying Chevron for Contributing to Climate Crisis Goes Viral
The fake commercial depicts the oil giant as “actively murdering” people across the globe with fossil fuel extraction.