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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San Francisco & Oakland Sue Big Oil Over Climate Change
The two Californian cities of San Francisco and Oakland have announced they are suing five major oil companies, blaming them for climate change, which poses a “catastrophic risk”.
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As Hurricane Maria hits region, the Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister says: “We are the victims of climate change”
There is rising anger in the Caribbean about hurricanes and climate change
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The hazards of EIA energy forecasts
WARNING: Use of this outlook for decision-making may cause sea level rise, flooding, droughts, extreme weather, food shortages and ecosystem collapse. Accepting the conclusions of the latest energy outlook, released last week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) means also accepting certain climate catastrophe. As we have noted before, the EIA has made…
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Don’t Look Now! With clean energy disruption looming, pipeline developers are rushing to dupe consumers
As clean energy accelerates, it’s time regulators stepped up to protect ratepayers from rip-off gas pipelines.
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Report: Gas Pipeline Construction Leading to Massive Risks to Utility Ratepayers
As the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission prepares for its first meeting in seven months, and as states weigh new gas pipelines facing imminent rulings from Trump-appointed regulators, a report released today exposes an impending crisis of risk to utility ratepayers.
Resources
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Art of the Self-Deal: How Regulatory Failure Lets Gas Pipeline Companies Fabricate Need and Fleece Ratepayers
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Saudi Aramco’s IPO: A Test of whether Investors Are Serious about Climate
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The Sky’s Limit Norway: Why Norway Should Lead the Way in a Managed Decline of Oil and Gas Extraction
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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
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.