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Hundreds gather in Minneapolis calling on US Bank to #DefundETP
Last week, hundreds braved frigid temperatures and blinding snow for a series of actions demanding the US Bank end its funding of pipeline companies.
Shell: We will go from “Big Oil into Big Energy”
Shell's scenarios leader says: “I am tasked with making sure that Shell isn’t a dodo.” So will Shell become extinct in the upcoming energy transition or dominate the new energy landscape?
International Energy Agency Undermining Governments’ Climate Goals
The IEA is steering the energy system towards catastrophic levels of warming. It continues to promote an energy future headed for around 3 degrees of warming, and acts as if the Paris Agreement never happened
Dominion pipeline talking points don’t stand up to scrutiny
Following the release of our report on how proposed gas pipelines will fleece ratepayers, Dominion Energy in particular trotted out some tired old talking points. Even when these were fresh they didn't stand up to scrutiny.
All Bust, No Boom
In a dramatic turn of events, it looks like all bust and no more boom for the Alberta tar sands, according to our recent analysis based on industry data. In reality, future rates of production will likely be insufficient to fill even one new pipeline.
Not News: Politicians Take Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Pipeline Companies, Sign Letter Supporting Pipeline Project
What unites Democrats and Republicans from three states that signed a letter supporting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline? Hundreds of thousands in campaign money.
Despite what Trump says “People have left the industry, and they’re not coming back”
Earlier this month when Donald Trump cancelled legislation that required oil and gas companies to disclose taxes and other payments to foreign governments, the President said he was “bringing back jobs big-league.”
DAPL “Could be Operational Within 30 Days” After Legal Setback
Yesterday, a federal judge refused to issue a temporary injunction against construction of the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The latest setback for the First Nations fighting the pipeline means that it could be “operational in as little as 30 days”, according to a lawyer for the company building it, Energy Transfer Partners.
Virginians Stand Up to Dominion’s Fossil Fuel Fatalism
Everyday people in Virginia are standing up to the fossil fuel fatalism of Dominion Power.