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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FERC’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline Review Shrugs at Climate Disaster
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a 600-mile project driven by Dominion Energy and Duke Energy that would carry fracked gas from West Virginia through Virginia and North Carolina.
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US Coast Guard: We Won’t Recover Oil if There’s a Spill in the Arctic
In a devastating rebuke to Donald Trump, the head of the US Coast Guard has admitted the United States is not ready to clean up an oil spill in the Arctic.
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In the Age of Stranded Assets, Who Pays to Clean Up the Mess?
Who will clean up the mess if oil companies go bust as the whole fossil fuel industry goes from a downcycle into a potential “death spiral”?
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“The internal combustion engine will be long decimated by 2040”
Despite all the predictions about the coming renewable and electic vehicle (EV) revolution, Big Oil is still betting on being able to make oil drilling more efficient to compete with renewables, rather than switching to producing clean energy instead.
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Yes, We are in a Fight, But We Will Win
Make no mistake. For those of us working on environmental issues, for social justice, to protect our children, our health, our water, our communities who are on the frontline of fossil fuel extraction, we are in a fight like never before.
Resources
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Dirty Distraction: The Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 (S.1460)
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Talk is Cheap: How G20 Governments are Financing Climate Disaster
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Reality Check: The End of Growth in the Tar Sands
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Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2017
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The Rover Pipeline: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Briefing
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Fossil Fuel Finance at the Multilateral Development Banks: The Low-Hanging Fruit of Paris Compliance
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Unequal Exchange: How Taxpayers Shoulder the Burden of Fossil Fuel Development on Federal Lands
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The Money Behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline: Is Your Bank Financing Another Fracked-Gas Disaster?
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Private Gain, Public Risk: Guarantees & Credit Enhancement for Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia
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Infographic: Who really pays for BP’s arts sponsorship?
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The PennEast Pipeline: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Briefing
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Forecasting Failure: Why Investors Should Treat Oil Company Energy Forecasts With Caution
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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Briefing
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The Mountain Valley Pipeline: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Briefing
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Climate on the Line: Why New Tar Sands Pipelines Are Incompatible With the Paris Goals
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.