The oil giant Exxon Mobil. It’s under criminal investigation in New York over claims it lied to the public and investors about the risks of … Oil giant ExxonMobil is under criminal investigationRead more
Fossil fuel
Posted inCoal / Economics / Fossil fuel
U.S. taxpayer due to subsidize Koch-controlled coal mine
The Obama administration is set to refund as much as $14 million in royalties to a coal company run by billionaire investor William Koch that … U.S. taxpayer due to subsidize Koch-controlled coal mineRead more
Posted inEconomics / Fossil fuel / ToMl
Fossil fuel firms risk wasting $2 trillion on uneconomic projects
Fossil fuel companies risk wasting up to $2.2 trillion in the next decade, threatening substantially lower investor returns, by pursuing projects that could be uneconomic … Fossil fuel firms risk wasting $2 trillion on uneconomic projectsRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Economics / Fossil fuel / ToMl
The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Bankrolling the Paris Climate Talks
You might not expect fossil fuel companies to pay for a conference designed to shrink their industry. But in Paris, that’s precisely what’s happening. This … The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Bankrolling the Paris Climate TalksRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Fossil fuel / News / Politics
Exxon Knew of Climate Change in 1981, Still Funded Deniers
A newly surfaced email shows oil giant ExxonMobil knew about climate change seven years before it became a public issue, but still spent millions of … Exxon Knew of Climate Change in 1981, Still Funded DeniersRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Greenhouse gas / Methane / News / Spill
Gas Leak Spews 150 Million Pounds of Methane into Atmosphere
In California, state officials are warning of ecological disaster as a runaway natural gas leak from a storage facility in the hills above Los Angeles … Gas Leak Spews 150 Million Pounds of Methane into AtmosphereRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Oil / Pollution / Spill / ToMl
BP ‘Got Off Cheaply’ With $18.7 Billion Settlement
BP had already estimated economic damages resulting from the Deepwater Horizon disaster at some $43 billion The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that the United … BP ‘Got Off Cheaply’ With $18.7 Billion SettlementRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Global Warming / Greenhouse gas / Oil / ToMl
Fossil fuel companies have been lying about climate change for more than 30 years
For nearly three and a half decades — longer than many of you dear Grist readers have even been alive — the fossil fuel industry … Fossil fuel companies have been lying about climate change for more than 30 yearsRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Protest / Tar sand
Thousands March In The Midwest’s Largest-Ever Anti-Tar Sands Rally
Thousands gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota Saturday afternoon to march in protest of the growing network of tar sands pipelines in America, singling out one … Thousands March In The Midwest’s Largest-Ever Anti-Tar Sands RallyRead more