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As Biden expands Gulf of Mexico drilling, new research finds it has significantly greater climatic impact than previously thought

A new scientific paper, published yesterday in the PNAS, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has concluded that government inventories of methane and carbon dioxide significantly underestimate the amount of gases which are released in the Gulf of Mexico from oil and gas operations.

Biden Admin holds huge Gulf of Mexico drilling auction as BC issues emergency due to flooding

Just days after the ending of the landmark climate talks in Glasgow, where Joe Biden promised to lead the world on climate action, the President’s administration offered the largest ever auction of Gulf of Mexico offshore drilling rights.

Hurricane Ida’s legacy is even more pollution dumped on Cancer Alley communities

Hurricane Ida may have slipped from the news, but its deadly legacy continues, with the extent of lasting damage only now becoming apparent in many communities.

BP and Big Oil Drive Society Over the “Climate Cliff”

What is a "world class" reserve of oil to BP, is "world destroying" to everyone else.

Coast Guard responders “harmed by chemicals used to clean up BP’s spill”

A new study on Coast Guard workers who responded to the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 finds increased levels of exposure to toxic disperants led to a higher prevalence of coughing, shortness of breath, and more reporting of wheezing, skin rashes, vomiting and diarrhea.

“President Obama: More Drilling = More Floods”

As Louisiana recovers from the worst flooding in the US since Hurricane Sandy, you would have thought that the chaos and lives lost in the flooding would force an immediate rethink from the Obama Administration regarding energy policy and our continued use of fossil fuels.

US Secretly Approves Hundreds of Offshore Fracking Wells

As the US shale industry comes under increasing scrutiny for its environmental and health impact, it has emerged that the US has secretly approved fracking offshore leading to billions of gallons of waste-water to be dumped at sea.

BP’s “Sunken Cities” Exhibition is “Beyond Parody”

Oh dear, BP. Last week was a lesson in how corporate sponsorship of the arts backfires badly.

Shell’s Oil Spill the Size of Manhattan

Oil giant Shell is still struggling to clean up an estimated 90,000 gallons of oil spilt in to the Gulf of Mexico last Thursday. This latest spill has led to increased calls by local residents on President Obama not to open additional leases in the next Five Year Plan for the Gulf.

America’s First “Climate Refugees” Receive Funding To Relocate

A small community of French-speaking Native Americans, who have lived on the low-lying Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana for generations, have become America’s first official climate refugees.