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Chevron and Israel: Profits Above Human Rights

Israel’s government relies on Chevron to extract the rich supply of gas off its coast, making money for a government actively perpetrating a genocide against the Palestinian people. And Chevron relies on Israel – Israel will be Chevron’s third largest source of gas globally over the next twenty years.

Historic victory for Indigenous communities against oil drilling in the Amazon

Amongst the barrage of near-constant lousy news on the climate, from record rain bombs and flooding to relentless heat domes and wildfires, comes historic great news.

Weeks before COP27, Big Oil remains in state of “deceptive” climate denial

Its that time of year again with the annual UN climate meeting, called the conference of the Parties, or COP, just a couple of weeks away. This year’s meeting, COP27, will take place from 6-18 November 2022 at the luxury resort of in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.

Calls grow for a U.S windfall tax after Exxon makes USD $2,245.62 every second

The amounts are obscene. They are mindboggling. This is profit-making like you have never seen it before. It is also profiteering from war or price goughing at our expense. Big Oil is making billions off the misery of millions.

#FreeDonziger: 900 days under house arrest for fighting Big Oil’s dirty pollution in Ecuador

Embedded into the story of the struggle against Big Oil in Ecuador is the American lawyer: Steven Donziger. His story adds another layer of torrid injustice in the fight to hold Big Oil accountable. His story needs to be told.

Biden’s climate diplomacy mustn’t turn a blind eye to Big Oil’s “dirty footprints” in Africa

When President Joe Biden signed his first set of Executive Orders on Climate Change and cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline project soon after his inauguration, he sent a very clear message to the global fossil fuel industry: it’s no longer going to be business-as-usual with fighting the existential threat that climate change poses to humanity.

Spoiler alert: Big oil companies are still failing on climate

Being a “leader” among laggards doesn’t cut it when we’re in a climate emergency – a crisis that the oil and gas industry has done the most to cause.

Ending Amazon Crude Is “Key to Fossil-Free Movement”

Yesterday a coalition of some 50 environmental, indigenous and human rights groups sent an unprecedented letter to Californian policymakers and US-based corporations involved in the processing, use or financing of Amazon crude to “stem the influx of crude oil into the United States” from the region.

Bribery Is a Bargain for Big Oil

Wonder why Keystone XL is the #1 priority for the new congress? You're not alone. The answer is money. Read our in-depth analysis.