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Image: Sunset over an oil rig in Reeves County, Texas. Credit: Justin Hamel
Fracking’s ‘New Religion’ Offers False Hope
By Justin Mikulka
on
U.S. oil fracking industry is asking investors to have faith that ‘bigger is better’ to try to lure them back into risky shale investments.
Oil well.
us/The U.S. Shale Revolution Has Surrendered to Reality
By Justin Mikulka
on
Fracking companies aren’t drilling as investment continues to dry up.
Freight train burning in Lac-Megantic, Quebec
What the Exxon Tapes Reveal About the American Petroleum Institute’s Lobbying Tactics on Oil Trains
By Justin Mikulka
on
The top oil trade group, which a senior Exxon lobbyist recently described as one of the company's "whipping boys," used similar delay tactics to push back against oil-by-rail safety rules.
Andrew Neil GB News
uk/We Watched GB News’ First Week of Climate Coverage and… Ouch
By Rich Collett-White
on
GB News gave a platform to climate science deniers and went in hard on environmental policies in its first week of broadcasting.
Oil pumpjack in the distance at sunset in a flat plain
us/Shale Oil Fraud Case Reveals Executives Ignore Their Own Engineers and Mislead Investors
By Justin Mikulka
on
An increasing number of investor lawsuits shine a light on how oil industry leadership has been demanding optimistic predictions of oil production that turn out to be fraudulent.
An offshore drilling platform in the distance at sunset with mountains behind.
us/How Third-Party Auditors Make Oil Industry Fraud Possible
By Justin Mikulka
on
The accounting companies hired by oil companies to evaluate their inflated financial claims are on the hook from investors frustrated by the lack of accountability.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
us/After Pouring Over $1 Trillion Into Fossil Fuel Finance, CEOs of 6 US Banks Testify Before Congress
By Sharon Kelly
on
Despite talk of an energy transition and a wave of fossil fuel bankruptcies, big bank CEOs described plans to continue business with beleaguered fossil fuel industries.
An ExxonMobil oil and gas refinery
Engine No. 1’s Big Win Over Exxon Shows Activist Hedge Funds Joining Fight Against Climate Change
By Guest
on
"We can’t recall another time that an energy company’s shareholder has been so effective and forceful in showing how a company’s failure to take on climate change has eroded shareholder value."
Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News (C)
uk/Steve Baker's #CostOfNetZero Campaign Trended But Only Because Steve Baker Kept Tweeting It
By Phoebe Cooke
on
The Wycombe MP has found his climate science denying friends most receptive to his tweeting -- the rest of his followers, less so.
Activists hold a white banner with red letters reading "End Coal"
China Finances Most Coal Plants Built Today
By Guest
on
It's a climate problem and why U.S.-China talks are essential.

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Analysis
Fracking’s ‘New Religion’ Offers False Hope
ByJustin Mikulka
on
U.S. oil fracking industry is asking investors to have faith that ‘bigger is better’ to try to lure them back into risky shale investments.
Image: Sunset over an oil rig in Reeves County, Texas. Credit: Justin Hamel
Analysis
us/The U.S. Shale Revolution Has Surrendered to Reality
ByJustin Mikulka
on
Fracking companies aren’t drilling as investment continues to dry up.
Oil well.
Analysis
What the Exxon Tapes Reveal About the American Petroleum Institute’s Lobbying Tactics on Oil Trains
ByJustin Mikulka
on
The top oil trade group, which a senior Exxon lobbyist recently described as one of the company's "whipping boys," used similar delay tactics to push back against oil-by-rail safety rules.
Freight train burning in Lac-Megantic, Quebec
Analysis
uk/We Watched GB News’ First Week of Climate Coverage and… Ouch
ByRich Collett-White
on
GB News gave a platform to climate science deniers and went in hard on environmental policies in its first week of broadcasting.
Andrew Neil GB News
Analysis
us/Shale Oil Fraud Case Reveals Executives Ignore Their Own Engineers and Mislead Investors
ByJustin Mikulka
on
An increasing number of investor lawsuits shine a light on how oil industry leadership has been demanding optimistic predictions of oil production that turn out to be fraudulent.
Oil pumpjack in the distance at sunset in a flat plain
Analysis
us/How Third-Party Auditors Make Oil Industry Fraud Possible
ByJustin Mikulka
on
The accounting companies hired by oil companies to evaluate their inflated financial claims are on the hook from investors frustrated by the lack of accountability.
An offshore drilling platform in the distance at sunset with mountains behind.
Analysis
us/After Pouring Over $1 Trillion Into Fossil Fuel Finance, CEOs of 6 US Banks Testify Before Congress
BySharon Kelly
on
Despite talk of an energy transition and a wave of fossil fuel bankruptcies, big bank CEOs described plans to continue business with beleaguered fossil fuel industries.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
Analysis
Engine No. 1’s Big Win Over Exxon Shows Activist Hedge Funds Joining Fight Against Climate Change
ByGuest
on
"We can’t recall another time that an energy company’s shareholder has been so effective and forceful in showing how a company’s failure to take on climate change has eroded shareholder value."
An ExxonMobil oil and gas refinery
Analysis
uk/Steve Baker's #CostOfNetZero Campaign Trended But Only Because Steve Baker Kept Tweeting It
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
The Wycombe MP has found his climate science denying friends most receptive to his tweeting -- the rest of his followers, less so.
Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News (C)
Analysis
China Finances Most Coal Plants Built Today
ByGuest
on
It's a climate problem and why U.S.-China talks are essential.
Activists hold a white banner with red letters reading "End Coal"