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us/SoCalGas, Nation’s Largest Gas Utility, Sues California Over Climate Policy for not 'Maximizing the Benefits' of Gas
By Dana Drugmand
on
As California works to shift away from fossil fuels to meet its climate goals, one of the state's largest suppliers of fossil energy is fighting tooth-and-nail against this energy transition, even ...
The Bakken Boom Goes Bust With No Money to Clean up the Mess
By Justin Mikulka
on
More than a decade ago, fracking took off in the Bakken shale of North Dakota and Montana, but the oil rush that followed has resulted in major environmental damage, risky oil transportation ...
us/Big Oil Knew Climate Change Could Be ‘Catastrophic.’ Study Shows Heat Could Become Deadlier Than Infectious Diseases
By Dana Drugmand
on
More than a half century ago, the oil industry's top lobbyist warned his peers of the potentially “catastrophic consequences” of burning fossil fuels, consequences that are already starting to unfo...
us/Racism and Discrimination in the Oil and Gas Industry
By Justin Mikulka
on
With the recent focus on systemic racism in America, the oil and gas industry is depicting itself as leading on the issue of diversity in the workforce. However, its public relations efforts and sl...
us/As Trump Leaves Permian Oilfield, Industry Insiders Question If 2020 Bust Marks Texas Oil's Last Big Boom
By Sharon Kelly
on
Yesterday, President Trump left Midland, Texas, after arriving in the state’s Permian oilfield region for a $2,800 a plate luncheon and a “roundtable” that required each participant to pony up $100...
Fossil Fuel Industry Engaging in 'Pervasive Fraud' that Threatens Global Economy, Report Warns
By Dana Drugmand
on
Warning of an impending financial implosion driven largely by fossil fuel industry deception, a recent report calls on fossil fuel insiders and other potential whistleblowers to help expose and pro...
us/FirstEnergy Scandal is Latest Example of Utility Corruption, Deceit
By Guest
on
By Matt Kasper, originally published at Energy and Policy Institute Federal agents arrested Ohio Speaker of the House Larry Householder, along with several lobbyists, on July 21 on charges that th...
us/Unplugged: How the Gas Industry Is Fighting Efforts to Electrify Buildings
By Dana Drugmand
on
Just over a year ago, the city of Berkeley, California, passed into law a first-in-the-nation ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups in new buildings, a move that alarmed the gas industry. This ...
us/Whose Allegiance? Three Percenters Militia Working in Bakken Oil Patch Raises Concerns of Domestic Terrorism Risk
By Justin Nobel
on
The Three Percenters, a loosely organized group of far-right militants, appear to have established a significant presence in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield, one of the most productive oilfields in ...
uk/Church of England Dioceses Investments in Fossil Fuels: Methodology
By Frances Rankin
on
For the investigation, DeSmog contacted all 42 dioceses to request information on how much they invest in fossil fuel companies, which investment managers they use and which funds specifically they...

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us/SoCalGas, Nation’s Largest Gas Utility, Sues California Over Climate Policy for not 'Maximizing the Benefits' of Gas
ByDana Drugmand
on

As California works to shift away from fossil fuels to meet its climate goals, one of the state's largest suppliers of fossil energy is fighting tooth-and-nail against this energy transition, even ...
The Bakken Boom Goes Bust With No Money to Clean up the Mess
ByJustin Mikulka
on

More than a decade ago, fracking took off in the Bakken shale of North Dakota and Montana, but the oil rush that followed has resulted in major environmental damage, risky oil transportation ...
Series: Finances of Fracking: Shale Industry Drills More Debt Than Profit
Series: Fracking Finances
us/Big Oil Knew Climate Change Could Be ‘Catastrophic.’ Study Shows Heat Could Become Deadlier Than Infectious Diseases
ByDana Drugmand
on

More than a half century ago, the oil industry's top lobbyist warned his peers of the potentially “catastrophic consequences” of burning fossil fuels, consequences that are already starting to unfo...
us/Racism and Discrimination in the Oil and Gas Industry
ByJustin Mikulka
on

With the recent focus on systemic racism in America, the oil and gas industry is depicting itself as leading on the issue of diversity in the workforce. However, its public relations efforts and sl...
us/As Trump Leaves Permian Oilfield, Industry Insiders Question If 2020 Bust Marks Texas Oil's Last Big Boom
BySharon Kelly
on

Yesterday, President Trump left Midland, Texas, after arriving in the state’s Permian oilfield region for a $2,800 a plate luncheon and a “roundtable” that required each participant to pony up $100...
Series: Permian Problems: Fracking Industry's Promised Land Turns Sour
Series: Fracking the Permian
Fossil Fuel Industry Engaging in 'Pervasive Fraud' that Threatens Global Economy, Report Warns
ByDana Drugmand
on

Warning of an impending financial implosion driven largely by fossil fuel industry deception, a recent report calls on fossil fuel insiders and other potential whistleblowers to help expose and pro...
us/FirstEnergy Scandal is Latest Example of Utility Corruption, Deceit
ByGuest
on

By Matt Kasper, originally published at Energy and Policy Institute Federal agents arrested Ohio Speaker of the House Larry Householder, along with several lobbyists, on July 21 on charges that th...
us/Unplugged: How the Gas Industry Is Fighting Efforts to Electrify Buildings
ByDana Drugmand
on

Just over a year ago, the city of Berkeley, California, passed into law a first-in-the-nation ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups in new buildings, a move that alarmed the gas industry. This ...
Series: Unplugged: The Gas Industry Is Fighting Efforts to 'Electrify Everything'
Series: Gas vs. 'Electrify Everything'
us/Whose Allegiance? Three Percenters Militia Working in Bakken Oil Patch Raises Concerns of Domestic Terrorism Risk
ByJustin Nobel
on

The Three Percenters, a loosely organized group of far-right militants, appear to have established a significant presence in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield, one of the most productive oilfields in ...
uk/Church of England Dioceses Investments in Fossil Fuels: Methodology
ByFrances Rankin
on

For the investigation, DeSmog contacted all 42 dioceses to request information on how much they invest in fossil fuel companies, which investment managers they use and which funds specifically they...