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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Shell’s Troubles Mount After “Staggering” Arctic Failure
Twenty four hours after Shell’s seismic announcement that it was pulling out of the Arctic “for the foreseeable future” the announcement is still making waves.
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What went right? Why Shell lost its bet in the Arctic
Royal Dutch Shell announced this morning that it would be abandoning its exploration program in the U.S. offshore Arctic for the “foreseeable future” (see our response here). After more than 7 billion dollars and many seasons of almost unbelievable mishaps – Shell made the call along with an announcement that this season’s efforts had failed…
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Oil Change International Statement on Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic Retreat
In response to Royal Dutch Shell’s announcement that they will end exploration in the U.S. offshore Arctic for the “foreseeable future”, Oil Change International has released the following statement from Executive Director Stephen Kretzmann: “This is a great day for the Arctic, the climate, and for everyone around the world that has worked so hard…
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Oil Change International Statement on China’s Announcement to Limit Investment in Polluting Projects
In moving towards an end to government funding for the fossil fuel industry, President Obama and President Xi are demonstrating real, substantive progress towards the 2009 G20 Leader’s Pledge of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.
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Climate Villain Shell Set to Advise Governments on Climate
Irony. You have got to love irony. Just imagine, in a cartoonish kind of way, that there is a climate villain out there defying all logic and reason and hurting the planet at its most vulnerable point.
Resources
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The Cost of Subsidizing Fossil Fuel Production In Turkey
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A Convenient Lie: Why Fossil Fuel Supply Matters for the Climate
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Untouchable: The Climate Case Against Arctic Drilling
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U.S. East Coast is key crude-by-rail destination
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Lift the Export Ban, Cook the Climate
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Under the Rug: How Governments and International Institutions are Hiding Billions in Support to the Coal Industry
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On the Edge: 1.6 million barrels per day of proposed tar sands oil on life support
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Still Funding Fossils: World Bank Group Energy FY 2014
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Frozen Future: the gaps in Shell’s Arctic spill response
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Analysis: Public Finance from Rich Nations Driving Fossil Fuel Expansion Globally
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Frozen Future: Shell and the US Offshore Arctic
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Analysis: Fossil Fuel Exploration and the Green Climate Fund
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The Fossil Fuel Bailout: G20 Subsidies for Oil, Gas and Coal Exploration
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Material Risks: How Public Accountability Is Slowing Tar Sands Development
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Development Banks Failing on Energy Access for the Poor
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.