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Here’s How Shareholders Are Pressuring Oil Companies to Act on Climate Change
By Sophie Yeo
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Oil companies are preparing for their upcoming annual general meetings (AGMs), an occasion where shareholders gather to scrutinise directors, vote on resolutions, and express their concerns about h...
us/'Disaster Capitalism at its Worst': Report Details Big Oil's Efforts to Cash in on Coronavirus
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By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Recent lobby filings from major oil and gas paint a picture of “disaster capitalism at its worst.” ...
us/Leader of Gas Industry Front Group Used Public Health Threat to Cancel Climate Policy Vote in California
By Dana Drugmand
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A gas industry union leader and chair of a group funded by California’s largest gas utility threatened to protest with “no social distancing” a vote last month on a city policy in San Luis Obispo t...
Fossil Fuel Firms Linked to Trump Get Millions in Coronavirus Small Business Aid
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By Emily Holden, The Guardian. This story was originally published by The Guardian, and is republished here as part of the Covering Climate Now partnership to strengthen the media's focus on the cl...
uk/National Portrait Gallery Drops BP Judge After Prolonged Protest
By India Bourke
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For the first time in over two decades the National Portrait Gallery has not included a representative from oil giant BP on the judging panel for its annual Portrait Award. The presence of BP as a...
Irish LNG Plan That Would Allow US Fracked Gas Imports ‘Dead in the Water’
By John Gibbons
on
It is increasingly unlikely that Ireland will develop new infrastructure to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from fracked wells in the US, after the plans suffered a series of potentiall...
Big Oil Fears Keystone XL Ruling Means End of Easy Pipeline Permits
By Steve Horn
on
A ruling from a Montana judge could have far-reaching implications for a water-crossing permit frequently used by fossil fuel pipeline construction projects.
A ruling from a Montana judge could have far-reaching implications for a water-crossing permit frequently used by fossil fuel pipeline construction projects.
uk/International Energy Agency Says Global Demand for Fossil Fuels is Buckling
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By Kieran Cooke for Climate News Network The world’s energy markets are in upheaval, as experts report an historic fall in global fossil fuel demand. One of the pillars of industrial society is t...
us/‘Energy Policy Advocates’ and the Fossil Fuel Boosters Attacking Legal Efforts to Hold Climate Polluters Accountable
By Dana Drugmand
on
While fossil fuel companies defend against mounting climate liability lawsuits in court, their surrogates are working in parallel to target the attorneys, academics, and institutions supporting the...
The Syrian Job: Uncovering the Oil Industry's Radioactive Secret
By Justin Nobel
on
Cancerous lesions have developed across Keith MacDonald’s body and his son is dead from leukemia. His life has disintegrated, and in his eyes fault lies with the third richest company on earth. It ...

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Here’s How Shareholders Are Pressuring Oil Companies to Act on Climate Change
BySophie Yeo
on

Oil companies are preparing for their upcoming annual general meetings (AGMs), an occasion where shareholders gather to scrutinise directors, vote on resolutions, and express their concerns about h...
us/'Disaster Capitalism at its Worst': Report Details Big Oil's Efforts to Cash in on Coronavirus
ByGuest
on

By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Recent lobby filings from major oil and gas paint a picture of “disaster capitalism at its worst.” ...
us/Leader of Gas Industry Front Group Used Public Health Threat to Cancel Climate Policy Vote in California
ByDana Drugmand
on

A gas industry union leader and chair of a group funded by California’s largest gas utility threatened to protest with “no social distancing” a vote last month on a city policy in San Luis Obispo t...
Fossil Fuel Firms Linked to Trump Get Millions in Coronavirus Small Business Aid
ByGuest
on

By Emily Holden, The Guardian. This story was originally published by The Guardian, and is republished here as part of the Covering Climate Now partnership to strengthen the media's focus on the cl...
uk/National Portrait Gallery Drops BP Judge After Prolonged Protest
ByIndia Bourke
on

For the first time in over two decades the National Portrait Gallery has not included a representative from oil giant BP on the judging panel for its annual Portrait Award. The presence of BP as a...
Irish LNG Plan That Would Allow US Fracked Gas Imports ‘Dead in the Water’
ByJohn Gibbons
on

It is increasingly unlikely that Ireland will develop new infrastructure to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from fracked wells in the US, after the plans suffered a series of potentiall...
Big Oil Fears Keystone XL Ruling Means End of Easy Pipeline Permits
BySteve Horn
on

A ruling from a Montana judge could have far-reaching implications for a water-crossing permit frequently used by fossil fuel pipeline construction projects.

A ruling from a Montana judge could have far-reaching implications for a water-crossing permit frequently used by fossil fuel pipeline construction projects.
uk/International Energy Agency Says Global Demand for Fossil Fuels is Buckling
ByGuest
on

By Kieran Cooke for Climate News Network The world’s energy markets are in upheaval, as experts report an historic fall in global fossil fuel demand. One of the pillars of industrial society is t...
us/‘Energy Policy Advocates’ and the Fossil Fuel Boosters Attacking Legal Efforts to Hold Climate Polluters Accountable
ByDana Drugmand
on

While fossil fuel companies defend against mounting climate liability lawsuits in court, their surrogates are working in parallel to target the attorneys, academics, and institutions supporting the...
The Syrian Job: Uncovering the Oil Industry's Radioactive Secret
ByJustin Nobel
on

Cancerous lesions have developed across Keith MacDonald’s body and his son is dead from leukemia. His life has disintegrated, and in his eyes fault lies with the third richest company on earth. It ...