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Biden and Manchin are wrong about the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Energy Security

The Biden administration's claims that the Mountain Valley Pipeline would help Europe or benefit national security — in Europe, in the United States, or anywhere else — are wildly unfounded.

Political deregulation of Texan grid to blame for near total collapse and bills of $15,000+

If shivering with cold dark for days in sub-zero temperatures was not enough for many Texans, those lucky enough to still have electricity during the recent freezing weather have been hit with exorbitant electricity bills.

We need your help to keep Big Oil’s influence out of the Biden Administration

In the coming days, weeks, and months Oil Change will work to build on our wins and hold the Biden Administration to account, just like we did with Trump and Obama before. We will be pushing for a radical just transition away from fossil fuels.

Post COVID-19, the public demands a cleaner, healthier future, but politicians fund fossil fuels

So the public want change for a post-COVID-19 future, towards a cleaner, fairer, greener society. Whereas politicians want to remain stuck in our polluted past. It is time to make our voices heard.

Demand for Dirty Coal in the U.S. Drops to New Low

Try as he might, Trump cannot stop the slow death march of coal towards the history books, in the US, at least. We are shutting down the fossil fuel industry, one coal plant at a time.

Americans Want Action on Climate; Not War Over Oil With Iran

Twice as many Americans want climate action, not war. It is that simple.

Remembering green heroes and fighting anti-green “zealots”

Two people from polar opposites of the political and ecological spectrum are in the news.

Trump erases climate change from SOTU “but you can’t erase a global crisis”

Trump "celebrated the US being the world's No. 1 oil and gas producer. And the house cheered - they cheered for the knowing destabilization of the planet. Don't call them deniers, they are arsonists."

John Bolton: “Big difference” if “US oil companies invest in and produce oil in Venezuela”

What is being forgotten in the fight between Maduro and Guaido is that whoever wins, the impetus on the victor will be on maximising output from the country’s oil reserves to help alleviate the country's crippling economic problems. Because much of this is heavy oil, it is extremely carbon intensive to produce. And that can only be bad news for the climate.