Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Tag: fossil fuel

Trump’s energy pick weaponizes global poverty to block climate action

Chris Wright has taken a different tack on climate—less outrageous, but no less dangerous.

In ‘historic win,’ court rules against UK’s Rosebank Oilfield over climate...

The judgment said the carbon emissions that would be created by the burning of oil and gas at the largest untapped oilfield in the UK had not been taken into consideration.

California’s bold move to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters

New bill aims to shift wildfire recovery costs from taxpayers to fossil fuel companies.

Should climate activists target fossil fuel subsidies?

It’s hard to imagine Sanders and Musk actually agreeing on much, but the message from Sanders got me wondering about another area of wild government overspending: fossil fuel subsidies.

Survivors of deadly LA wildfires demand accountability for Big Oil’s role...

Victims, scientists, and legal experts unite to hold fossil fuel companies criminally responsible.

Students clash with UW Board of Regents over divestment and transparency...

Student activists demand divestment and transparency from the University of Wisconsin, facing police crackdowns and administrative pushback.

North Carolina town files historic climate deception lawsuit against Duke Energy

Carrboro’s lawsuit against Duke Energy alleges decades of misinformation, greenwashing, and obstruction of climate progress, demanding accountability for millions in damages.

Lessons on building independent progressive power in a city

An interview about the policy impact and political lessons of Richmond Progressive Alliance-led municipal reform efforts in a majority-minority city of 115,000.

Maine becomes ninth state to sue Big Oil for climate deception

The state will take fossil fuel companies including Chevron, BP and ExxonMobil to court for climate lies and damages.

Taxing Big Oil could boost UN loss and damage fund by...

Targeting the world’s seven largest publicly traded oil and gas companies—ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, TotalEnergies, BP, Equinor, and ENI—the tax would hold major polluters accountable for their contributions to the climate crisis.

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What the tawdry stunt to rename the Gulf of Mexico exposes about appalling, arrogant...

Behold imperial bellowing, another classic MAGA “bargain” that costs millions and lowers our prestige.

Trump’s education department freezes civil rights investigations while targeting schools over ‘culture war’ issues

Since returning to office, the Trump administration has stalled thousands of civil rights investigations in education while redirecting federal enforcement toward politically motivated cases.

Musk’s double standard: SpaceX wins government contract while public services face deep cuts

A $38.85 million contract awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX sparks outrage as his government office slashes funding for health care, education, and social programs.

Trump official destroying USAID secretly met with Christian nationalists abroad in defiance of US...

Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign aid system from the inside out.

Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 while GOP pushes more corporate tax...

Musk’s trillion-dollar company paid nothing in federal taxes while working Americans foot the bill.