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COP26: Civil society tells Biden to leave fossil fuels in the ground

President Biden has continued to approve fossil fuel expansion in recent months, while pointing to Congress to excuse the United States’ lack of climate ambition and espousing false solutions like carbon capture and “net zero” plans that perpetuate fossil fuel destruction and environmental racism.

Blame gas and coal shortages, not renewables, for Texas blackouts

The devastating deep freeze continues to cause havoc in Texas and other southern states in the United States.

Oil and gas news & insights: Week of May 4

OCI is producing weekly news and resources updates for allies as part of our response to the COVID-19 crisis.

The Climate Rebellion May Be Growing, but Big Oil Keeps on Drilling

Even though the science says we cannot carry on drilling, the oil industry capital investment over the next decade is forecast to rise over 85%, reaching over $1 trillion a year.

PR Company Tries to Hide Links to New Pro-Fossil Fuel Investment Group

Last month, Oil Change International and Desmogblog reported on the formation of a new organization, The Institute for Pension Fund Integrity (IPFI), which had published its first “white paper” on “getting politics out of pensions.”

Permit without a cause: The danger Nebraskans face from an unneeded pipeline

With public hearings beginning today in Lincoln, Nebraska, we look at why the Nebraska PSC should be considering whether the pipeline is really needed.

As Trump Signs New Russian Sanctions; Old Ones Don’t Stop Oil Exploration

As US President, Donald Trump, reluctantly signs new legislation imposing sweeping new sanctions on Russia, it has been revealed that existing sanctions on the country, designed to prevent frontier oil and gas exploration, are not working.

CAPP’s Fictional Forecast – What Pipe are They Puffing?

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers' "data" claiming a need for pipelines looks increasingly far-fetched the more one looks into it.