Chevron hires PR company to paint Green New Deal as “racist” — while claiming to support BLM protests
For years Big Oil has repeated the dirty tactics of Big Tobacco. And once again it has been found doing so again.
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How Big Oil courted and emboldened Putin for decades
For decades Big Oil courted Putin and helped him exploit Russia’s vast reserves. Big Oil poured billions into Russia’s war chest with devastating consequences.
Biden’s climate diplomacy mustn’t turn a blind eye to Big Oil’s “dirty footprints” in Africa
When President Joe Biden signed his first set of Executive Orders on Climate Change and cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline project soon after his inauguration, he sent a very clear message to the global fossil fuel industry: it’s no longer...
West Africa oil boom overlooks tattered environmental safety net
[caption id="attachment_10598" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fishmongers shown in Sekondi, now Sekondi-Takoradi, is Ghana's "Oil City." Fishermen here are among those whose operations have been impacted by the oil development. Like all the fishermen in the "frontline communities," they are extremely worried...
Youth-led climate activists to march in DC on Earth Day, demand end to fossil fuels
A diverse collective of climate activists and groups, including youth-led groups, are coming together this Saturday to hold a rally and march to the White House to call for immediate, radical change and an end to the era of fossil...
Open Letter: The World Needs A Transformational Outcome, Not More Voluntary Pledges
COP28 has the potential to be an historic moment in confronting the climate crisis. The COP28 Presidency has an opportunity to secure a transformational negotiated outcome, if it secures a robust negotiated energy package, including an unambiguous agreement to end...
Big Oil Buys Democratic Support for Keystone XL
Earlier today, twenty-two House Democrats sent a letter to President Obama expressing their support for the Keystone XL pipeline project. The letter was announced in a press release from TransCanada. Both the letter and the press release predictably recycle discredited...
Ahead of OECD negotiations, report shows OECD export finance props up fossil fuels, blocking energy transition
New analysis by Oil Change International shows that OECD countries supported fossil fuel exports by an average of $41 billion from 2018 to 2020, almost five times more than clean energy exports. This directly contradicts internationally agreed climate goals, including...
Global call for United States to change course on LNG at COP28 climate talks
Over 300 organizations from over 40 countries across the globe released a letter today calling on the Biden Administration to abandon its support for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at COP28.
Oil and gas news & insights: Week of May 11
OCI is producing weekly news and resources updates for allies as part of our response to the COVID-19 crisis.