Fight to save 200-year-old tree under threat from West Dunbartonshire development The tree could be knocked down to make way for the creation of a new storage and distribution centre. Glasgow Live · Mar 28, 2023
Gas giant ExxonMobil warns of rapidly reducing Bass Strait supplies Gas giant ExxonMobil says the number of wells it operates in the Bass Strait could close to halve in the next eighteen months. But an expert says gas shortages can be avoided with the right policies. ABC News · Mar 23, 2023
Biden urges SCOTUS on climate suits Big Oil has long counted on corporate-friendly federal courts to get rid of climate suits Salon · Mar 20, 2023
Big oil firms touted algae as climate solution. Now all have pulled funding Insiders aren’t surprised as ExxonMobil, the last remaining proponent of green algae biofuel, ends research The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2023
A U.S. federal agency is suing Exxon after 5 nooses were found at a Louisiana complex The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil saying the company failed to take action to prevent a racially hostile work environment. WEKU · Mar 5, 2023
Big Biz's "dishonest climate accounting" Companies pledge to cut emissions caused by their production, while opposing measures to reduce emissions Salon · Mar 3, 2023
Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2023
The Dishonest Accounting of Net-Zero Emissions Companies pledge to cut emissions caused by their production, while opposing measures to reduce emissions from the use of their products. Capital & Main · Mar 1, 2023
The Ukraine economic war: Who's winning? Neither Ukraine nor Russia is "winning" — but Saudi Arabia, the oil companies and the arms industry certainly are Salon · Feb 24, 2023
Inquiry issues damning report into Dutch gas drilling A Dutch parliamentary inquiry has released a damning report into the government’s handling of lucrative natural gas extraction that caused a string of earthquakes in the northern province of Groningen The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023
Michael Hiltzik: Right-wing culture warriors say wokeness is dead. They can't even define it Across the intellectual heavens, the cry is heard: "Wokeness is dead." Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023
ExxonMobil should ‘own up and pay up’ for heating planet, government’s climate adviser says Lord Deben, a cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher, says oil and gas giant is refusing to take ‘any responsibility’ for role it played in accelerating climate change The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Outrage as Shell, ExxonMobil rake in record profits Energy giants are reaping the benefits of high energy prices. Shell followed ExxonMobil in doubling its annual profit for 2022 to nearly $40 billion, the highest in its 115-year history. It's sparked outrage among climate activists and those calling for higher taxes as households struggle with high energy bills. Also… France 24 · Feb 2, 2023
ExxonMobil rakes in record net profits in 2022, leading to backlash US oil company ExxonMobil recorded a net profit of $56 billion last year, beating its previous 2008 record. It benefitted from a surge in prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a cost-cutting drive during the pandemic. The White House has called these profits "outrageous", leading to further calls… France 24 · Feb 1, 2023
WEKU · Jan 31, 2023 Exxon announced record earnings. It's bound to renew scrutiny of Big Oil Exxon earned nearly $56 billion in profit last year, the biggest annual profit any Western oil company has ever seen. Chevron set its own record with $35 billion in profit.
ABC News · Jan 31, 2023 Methane emissions from offshore oil and gas severely under-reported, study finds An environmental group is concerned offshore oil and gas industries are underestimating their emissions after an international study found methane leaks were under-reported in the UK.
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Oil giants making 'obscene' £5,000 profit a second while millions struggle to heat homes Five of the world's biggest oil companies are expected to reveal profits equating to £5,000 a second between them while millions continue to struggle with rising energy bills
Reuters · Jan 26, 2023 Strikes disrupt French fuel deliveries, but participation waning Protests against French government plans to raise the retirement age had a muted impact on the energy sector on Thursday, the first day of 48-hour strikes, lowering hydropower output and curbing some refinery deliveries.
Salon · Jan 19, 2023 Emissions don't discriminate, people do What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels
Capital & Main · Jan 17, 2023 Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Do Not Discriminate, But People Do What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels.
The Guardian - US · Jan 15, 2023 The world’s biggest PR firm claims to be an expert on trust – but is it? Edelman, which will publish the latest edition of its ‘trust barometer’ at Davos, says trust is its legacy – but critics say its reluctant to follow its own advice
The Times of India · Jan 13, 2023 $58 billion investment in E&P; Chevron, Exxon, Total keen on India: Hardeep Puri NEW DELHI: India will likely see an investment of $58 billion in finding and producing oil and gas resources by 2023, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday, adding global energy majors Chevron Corp, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies are keen to invest.
The New Daily · Jan 13, 2023 ExxonMobil ignored accurate global warming studies by its scientists for decades, research finds ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest fossil fuel companies, predicted global warming, but chose to downplay climate change for decades.
Al Jazeera · Jan 13, 2023 ExxonMobil predicted climate change while downplaying risk US-based company’s own scientists accurately predicted global warming as far back as the 1970s, study says.
Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023 News briefs New ‘kraken’ mutation of the COVID-19 virus is most contagious subvariant yet