Steve Knisely was an intern at Exxon Research and Engineering in the summer of 1979 when a vice president asked him to analyze how global … Exxon Confirmed Global Warming Consensus in 1982 with In-House Climate ModelsRead more
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Exxon Knew Climate Change Would Melt Arctic as Early as 1980s
A new investigation has revealed more information about Exxon’s decades-long bid to conceal what it knew about global warming. The Los Angeles Times reports Exxon … Exxon Knew Climate Change Would Melt Arctic as Early as 1980sRead more
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Norway to double carbon tax on oil industry
Norway is to double carbon tax on its North Sea oil industry and set up a £1bn fund to help combat the damaging impacts of … Norway to double carbon tax on oil industryRead more
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Fossil fuels subsidised by $10m a minute, says IMF
‘Shocking’ revelation finds $5.3tn subsidy estimate for 2015 is greater than the total health spending of all the world’s governments Fossil fuel companies are benefitting … Fossil fuels subsidised by $10m a minute, says IMFRead more
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Global energy subsidies touch new high
Latest estimates published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have projected the total global energy subsidies at US $5.3 trillion. This number, mentioned in the … Global energy subsidies touch new highRead more
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Fossil Fuels Receive $5.3 Trillion A Year In Subsidies
The world pays $5.3 trillion a year in hidden costs to keep burning fossil fuels, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund … Fossil Fuels Receive $5.3 Trillion A Year In SubsidiesRead more
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US taxpayers subsidising world’s biggest fossil fuel companies
The world’s biggest and most profitable fossil fuel companies are receiving huge and rising subsidies from US taxpayers, a practice slammed as absurd by a … US taxpayers subsidising world’s biggest fossil fuel companiesRead more
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Protesters Urge The Smithsonian Institution To Cut Ties With Climate Denier David Koch
Protesters in Washington, D.C. gathered outside of the National Museum of Natural History on Monday, urging the Smithsonian Institution to cut ties with noted climate … Protesters Urge The Smithsonian Institution To Cut Ties With Climate Denier David KochRead more
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Shell abandoned its Arctic drilling plans
The Arctic drilling season has come to an end, and with it, Shell’s hopes of striking oil in the Chukchi Sea. Royal Dutch Shell announced … Shell abandoned its Arctic drilling plansRead more
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Cost $5 Trillion Annually and Worsen Pollution
Global energy subsidies, including the social and environmental costs associated with heavily subsidized fossil fuels, are costing the world’s governments upward of $5 trillion annually, … Fossil Fuel Subsidies Cost $5 Trillion Annually and Worsen PollutionRead more