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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Keystone XL announcement met with predictable oily response
The State Department announced a delay in their Keystone XL review process today, as they wade through 2.5 million public comments, as well as work to get a handle on the fact that thanks to a Nebraska Supreme Court ruling, there is currently no legal route through Nebraska. This announcement is a good thing, from…
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Oil Change International response to Keystone XL announcement
Despite the industry’s multi-million dollar effort to distort the facts, the truth remains that Keystone XL would promote the increased production of the dirtiest oil on the planet
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Fracking’s Growing Problem of Radioactive Waste
With every passing day the downside of America’s burgeoning fracking boom becomes apparent. The industry has done much to portray fracked gas as a clean fuel. But its dirty secrets are slowly and painfully being revealed.
Resources
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World Bank Group financed $1 billion in fossil fuel exploration projects in 2013
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Lifting the Ban, Cooking the Climate
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Frozen Future: Shell’s Ongoing Gamble in the US Arctic
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Kerry’s State Department Ignored Obama’s Climate Action Plan
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A Call for Reason in Warsaw: Finance Climate Action, not Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Projects
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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.