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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Kinder Morgan’s Pipeline in Canada Could “Violate” US Endangered Species Law
As Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and Albertan Premier, Rachel Notley, prepare to invest in Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, they are trying to spin the benefits of the highly controversial project.
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Shell on Earth: Why Shell Fails on Climate
Shell’s claims to be a climate leader do not stand up to scrutiny
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Trump Expresses “Confidence” in Pruitt, Despite Eleven Investigations into EPA Head
How much longer will Trump hang on to Scott Pruitt – his ideological climate-denying, fossil fuel-loving, crony promoting, whistle-blower bashing, blundering, big spending, security-paranoid buddy?
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PR Company Tries to Hide Links to New Pro-Fossil Fuel Investment Group
Last month, Oil Change International and Desmogblog reported on the formation of a new organization, The Institute for Pension Fund Integrity (IPFI), which had published its first “white paper” on “getting politics out of pensions.”
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Trump’s Iran Decision May Backfire With Political Base if Gas Prices Rise
In the short-term his political base may be happy, but in the long term, once again Trump has shown that by opening his mouth he has shot himself in the foot.
Resources
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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
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Investor Briefing: The many obstacles facing Keystone XL
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Jordan Cove LNG and Pacific Connector Pipeline Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Letter: 200+ Groups to G20 & Multilateral Development Banks – Stop Funding Fossils
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Briefing: Dirty Dozen – How Public Finance Drives the Climate Crisis through Oil, Gas, and Coal Expansion
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Fact Sheet: Despite Paris Agreement, Governments Still Fund Billions in Fossil Fuel Finance Each Year
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Burning the Gas ‘Bridge Fuel’ Myth
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Time to Stop Digging: Why Germany’s Climate Leadership Requires a Rapid Phaseout of Fossil Fuel Production and Finance
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Sign-on Letter: Oppose Expanding the 45Q Tax Credit for Oil, Gas and Coal Companies
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Sign-on Letter: No Subsidies for Enhanced Oil Production
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Funding Tar Sands: Private Banks vs. the Paris Climate Agreement
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What’s the plan?
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In the Pipeline: Risks for Funders of Tar Sands Pipelines
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.