Even as European countries rolled out a suite of climate-friendly policies over the past year, they also provided an unprecedented volume of subsidies for continued … World’s fossil fuel subsidies surged to $1 trillion after Ukraine invasionRead more
Fossil fuel
A Carbon Sink to a “Carbon Bomb”
ExxonMobil’s massive new oil project in Guyana, which is thousands of miles away, projected to be the corporation’s largest oil production in the world, coming … A Carbon Sink to a “Carbon Bomb”Read more
Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate grounds
Guyana’s government is being taken to court by two citizens seeking an end to offshore drilling by ExxonMobil and other large oil firms that will … Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate groundsRead more
Tech Giants ‘Cashing In on Climate Delay’ Fuels Demand for Tobacco-Style Ad Ban
A report published Wednesday revealed the extent to which Big Tech platforms profit from selling advertising space to climate-wrecking oil and gas corporations, prompting calls … Tech Giants ‘Cashing In on Climate Delay’ Fuels Demand for Tobacco-Style Ad BanRead more
Reducing Risk in California Extraction
New research shows that low-income communities and communities of color that are most impacted by oil and gas extraction (Frontline Communities) in California are at … Reducing Risk in California ExtractionRead more
The Quest to Defuse Guyana’s Carbon Bomb
In late June, inside a squat concrete building in Georgetown, Guyana, on a noisy street flanked by telephone repair shops and beauty supply stores, two … The Quest to Defuse Guyana’s Carbon BombRead more
A former BP lawyer is going up against Exxon to stop offshore oil drilling
That’s the title of a new piece in Wired magazine by investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz which details an effort to block ExxonMobil from drilling off … A former BP lawyer is going up against Exxon to stop offshore oil drillingRead more
The shifting state of planet earth and alien planets
https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2018.07/5b54305bdda4c8f2618b4581.mp4 Adam Frank, On Contact
US Mining law has barely changed since 1872
This year has already brought some unusual setbacks for mining companies, thanks to the Biden administration. On January 26, the administration dealt a possibly fatal … US Mining law has barely changed since 1872Read more
Keystone pipeline shut after 14,000-barrel oil spill in Kansas
Canada’s TC Energy shut its Keystone pipeline in the United States after more than 14,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into a creek in Kansas, … Keystone pipeline shut after 14,000-barrel oil spill in KansasRead more