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Stop the Money Pipeline: Private Banks Owning Oil Companies Is a Recipe for Disaster

"Allowing private banks to start an unholy marriage with bankrupt fossil fuel companies would be a catastrophic mistake for communities and climate," said Collin Rees

Experts React to Impending G20, OPEC+ Statement

In anticipation of yet another announcement released by the G20 and OPEC+ today, experts at Oil Change International have issued the following statements.

Response to OPEC+ Deal on COVID-19 Production Cuts

In response to the apparent deal struck today by major oil producers for deep output cuts to end the price war, and in anticipation of the G20 meetings tomorrow, experts at Oil Change International have issued the following statements.

200 Groups Call for Moratorium on Pipeline Construction during COVID-19

A letter from over 200 organizations calls for a moratorium on construction of natural gas pipelines and LNG export facilities during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Climate Action Network Members React to COP26 Postponement

The COP26 bureau and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have announced the postponement of the Bonn intersessional and COP26 climate negotiations to 2021.

Response to Keystone XL subsidy announcement from Alberta

Today, the Government of Alberta announced that it would support TC Energy’s Keystone XL oil pipeline, with a direct investment of more than USD 1 billion.

Groups Demand Immediate Halt to All Keystone XL Activity amid Coronavirus Emergency

A broad coalition of Indigenous, landowner, environmental, and conservation groups called on TC Energy to immediately halt all activity on its Keystone XL pipeline project due to the coronavirus public health threat. 

Response: Export Development Canada changes in the Emergency Response Act could amount to a giant oil bailout

The new measures allow for an unlimited amount of public finance to flow to Canada's oil and gas sector at the sole discretion of the Minister of Finance.

Response to Canada’s possible oil and gas bailout

We’re in the middle of an unprecedented global health emergency and economic crash, we can’t afford for the federal government to bail out a sector in terminal decline. Workers and communities are struggling right now – there are still massive gaps in Canada’s COVID-19 response packages that are putting millions at risk of losing their homes, jobs, and health. It is criminal for Trudeau to be pursuing a massive handout to Big Oil instead of ensuring these basic needs are met.

Oil Change International response to FERC approval of Jordan Cove LNG

The Jordan Cove LNG project would be a climate disaster, responsible for at least 36 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions – more emissions than any other source in the state of Oregon if it were to be built. For over fifteen years, this project has been delayed, denied, and protested at every step of the way. Three key state permits have already been denied, rendering FERC’s approval likely impotent, and highlighting the fact that FERC acts as an industry rubber stamp, ignoring local opposition and state permitting decisions.