Big Oil Lobbying Against Safer Crude-By-Rail Standards
Despite the spate of recent crude by rail accidents, the oil industry is lobbying against new safety measures.
Search results
Select Date Range
2026
2026
Yet Another Crude By Rail Accident
This is getting embarrassing. Another month, another crude by rail accident in the US. Yesterday a 120-car train carrying tar sands oil derailed in western Pennsylvania.
Boom goes the oil industry, bust goes the climate
There was the tar sands boom and then the shale gas boom. Then there was the export boom and the tight oil boom. Now it seems there's the midstream boom.
Will Tar Sands Soon Be on Way to Europe?
As political pressure mounts in the US to lift the country’s decades-old crude oil export ban, Reuters reported yesterday that the US government has recently authorized limited re-exports of foreign crude to Europe for the first time in years. According...
Release: Canada Not Running Out of Pipeline Capacity
Canada does not need new pipelines, in spite of repeated misleading claims by the oil industry. That’s the conclusion of a new Oil Change International (OCI) analysis showing that Canada has ample pipeline Capacity to export all existing and under...
Dirty deal lubricates the path to oil exports
Last night Congressional leaders succumbed to the intensive oil industry campaign to lift the ban on exporting crude. The industry wants to export in order to get higher prices. Not only would this keep full the coffers of the opponents...
New Report: Permian fracking boom will bust the climate and intensify environmental injustice
Oil Change International, Earthworks, and the Center for International Environmental Law are releasing a new multi-media report series entitled The Permian Basin Climate Bomb. The six-part series analyzes the climate, public health, economic, and social impacts of the Permian fracking...
Full Report: Permian fracking boom will bust the climate and intensify environmental injustice
The final three chapters focus on the petrochemical build-out and plastics pollution, regulatory failure of watchdogs, and stories of families on the frontlines of the Permian Basin.
Biden’s Final Climate Test: Time for Bold Action on Fossil Fuels
What we need to see from the Biden Administration before Trump takes office.
OECD risks labeling gas and other fossil-based technologies climate-friendly
The OECD has adopted a new list of “climate-friendly” projects that will benefit from preferential financial terms for export support. But a number of projects are poorly defined, potentially allowing for preferential financial incentives for export credit agency investments in gas.