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Oil Change International response to John Podesta speech at COP29

“If John Podesta and President Joe Biden are committed to doing everything possible to continue climate progress despite Donald Trump’s re-election, this moment demands a bold agenda that goes beyond locking in clean energy gains and takes real action toward a just transition off fossil fuels."

Oil Change International Responds to Election of Donald Trump

We’ve been here before and we know that our movement’s collective power stands ready to protect our communities, our climate, and stand for justice. We will adjust our strategies and our tactics, but we stand strong in our fight for a just and fossil-free future.

Activists Rally Against Trudeau’s Support for Keystone XL

Activists rallied at the Canadian Embassy during Trudeau’s first visit to D.C. – the PM has said he wants to “work with” Trump to construct Keystone XL.

Oil Change International responds to PM Trudeau visit with President Trump

We know that Justin and Barack had a budding bromance, which came to an abrupt end when Trump took office. Like any friend would say to someone getting over a break-up, our message to Justin is: Don't let Donald be your rebound. It won’t end well. Donald is no Barack.

Oil Change International responds to DAPL easement

Oil Change International stands in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and the thousands of water protectors who have and will continue to resist the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Oil Change International responds to Tillerson confirmation

The Senators who voted to confirm Rex Tillerson voted for climate denial and they will be judged by the voters for that. We will make sure the voters know. We will demand a Separation of Oil and State.

Oil Change response to executive orders on KXL and DAPL

We stopped Keystone XL and Dakota Access before and we’ll do it again. These are fights Trump and his bullies won’t win.

Research: Canadian Oil Expansion Will Block Paris Climate Goals

New research released today reveals disturbing new evidence on how locking-into new long-lived tar sands production undermines global efforts to address the global climate crisis far beyond Canada’s borders.

Oil Change International Statement on First Morning of Tillerson Hearing

Rex Tillerson seems determined to run US foreign policy like he ran Exxon: deny, evade, and even lie, in order to defend power and certainly without regard to any 'moral compass'.

Oil Change International statement on offshore drilling announcement

We congratulate President Obama for this historic action. As he knows, and as he stated when he rejected Keystone XL, ‘if we’re going to prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we’re going to have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground.

Oops. Rick Perry as Energy Secretary is laughable.

It’s clear that Rick Perry has no idea what the job of Energy Secretary entails, and frankly we hope it stays that way.