Oil Change International is a research, communication, and advocacy organization focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the coming transition towards clean energy. The production and consumption of oil, gas, and coal are major sources of global warming, human rights abuses, war, national security concerns, corporate globalization, and increased inequality.
News
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Guilty Verdict of “Stansted 15” Sends “Shiver Down Spine” Of Right to Protest in UK
The breaking news from a trial in Chelmsford in Essex, north of London, is that 15 non-violent peaceful activists have just been convicted of a terror-related offence, for which they could be jailed for life.
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US, Russia, Saudi Arabia & Kuwait “wilfully ignorant & grossly negligent” at UN climate talks
Anyone new walking into a climate conference would be shocked at how simple words get argued upon for hours with the climate wreckers’ simple task of trying to increase the uncertainty of the science in the text or reduce the urgency of our coming climate catastrophe.
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During UN climate talks, Donald the “depraved” climate denier backs coal, oil & gas
Donald Trump swung another wrecking ball into the global effort to tackle climate change yesterday, when his administration reversed an Obama-era rule that tightened emissions on the coal industry and opened up more land to oil and gas drilling.
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Big Shift Global reaction to World Bank Group’s post-2020 climate goals announcement
The World Bank Group released new climate targets for 2021-2025, aiming to provide and mobilize $200 billion in support of countries’ climate action. Members of the Big Shift Global coalition react to this announcement.
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“Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take responsibility”
“Why should I be studying for a future that soon may be no more, when no one is doing anything to save that future?”
Resources
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Risking It All: How Export Development Canada’s Support for Fossil Fuels Drives Climate Change
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Korea’s Coal Finance: Polluting the World
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The African Development Bank and Energy Access Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fact Check: IEA Climate Scenarios are not Aligned with Paris Goals
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Shortchanging Energy Access: A Progress Report on Multilateral Development Bank Finance
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Letter: 65 Groups from 28 Countries Tell EBRD and EIB to Stop Financing Fossil Fuels
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Nobel Peace Laureates Call on Governor Brown to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Production
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Assessing International Public Finance for Energy in Africa
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Gas Is Not a Bridge Fuel: Why Ireland’s Climate Goals Cannot Be Met with More Gas
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Debunked: The G20 Clean Gas Myth
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Letter: 230+ Groups to Justin Trudeau – Climate Leadership Means Saying No to Pipelines
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The Sky’s Limit California
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Empty Promise: US Bank Continues Pipeline Finance
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Off Track: IEA Briefing for Investors
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OFF TRACK: The IEA and Climate Change
Projects
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Crude-by-Rail Resources
The Crude-by-Rail Resource Hub includes our interactive map charting major rail routes and terminals for the transport of crude oil by rail in the U.S. and Canada. The hub also contains our latest crude-by-rail reports and actions.
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RefineryReport.org
The Refinery Report project will develop and publish data on North America’s refineries, beginning with the amount of crude oil refined from the world’s dirtiest and most destructive source of oil: the Canadian tar sands.
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ShiftTheSubsidies.org
The Shift the Subsidies database is an interactive tool to visually track and analyze the flow of energy subsidies from international, regional and bilateral public financial institutions around the world.
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DirtyEnergyMoney.com
Dirty Energy Money is an interactive tool that tracks the flow of oil, gas and coal industry contributions to the US Congress.
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The Price of Oil Wheel
The price of oil per barrel doesn’t include all of oil’s hidden costs. Learn more about the true cost of oil by using the flash navigation tool.