Our energy system has changed since 1913 – why hasn’t this subsidy?
Standard Oil has long since been broken up yet the subsidy designed to do so has only grown over its 100-year lifespan in terms of total value to the industry.
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Dakota Access Pipeline Company Vows to Continue Despite Worldwide Protests
Despite worldwide protests yesterday, Kelcy Warren, the billionaire owner of the company building the Dakota Access pipeline, has defiantly vowed to "complete construction" of what has rapidly become the most highly controversial fossil fuel project in the world.
Dakota Access’s owners got over $650 million from taxpayers last year
Hundreds of thousands have joined Native water protectors in opposing Dakota Access. So why are taxpayers subsidizing its owners with millions of dollars?
Activists Shut Down Tar Sands Pipelines Crossing US-Canada Border
Last night 10 climate activists, support team members, and videographers spent the night in jail across four US states after five of them shut down all the tar sands pipelines crossing the Canada-U.S. border.
Bob Dudley’s $20M Pay Packet is “Reward For Failure”
I want to tell you a story about a man called Bob. Bob runs a large multinational oil company. His company has just recorded its worst ever record loss of $6.5 billion. He has sacked some 7,000 workers, ruining lives...
Tar Sands Capitol Evacuated Due to Massive Wildfire
Fort McMurray, the capitol of the Canadian tar sands industry, was under a “mandatory evacuation order” last night as a massive uncontrolled wildfire engulfed the city, forcing some 60,000 residents to flee.
What do Japan and the tobacco industry have in common?
[caption id="attachment_23204" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo: Alex Doukas[/caption] “Cigarettes are good for you.” The tobacco industry successfully peddled this myth for decades. Today, nobody would believe them, and the boldness of the lie seems staggering in retrospect. But Japan, under the...
Big Oil’s “Long Twilight”
Big Oil’s twilight could happen faster than many have predicted.
Climate Deniers Push for Brexit Which Could Fast-Track Fracking
Leading climate denial organisations in the UK are pushing for Brexit which could fast-track fracking.
Lord Browne: Big Oil Needs to Invest in Renewables or Face Bankruptcy
The man who famously rebranded BP as “Beyond Petroleum” has re-entered the debate over climate and oil by warning that oil companies face bankruptcy if they do not address the risks of global warming.