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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RELEASE: FERC Repeats Failure on Mountain Valley Pipeline Review
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. As has been the pattern at FERC, the review fails to adequately assess whether the pipeline is needed in the first place, while sweeping aside the project’s serious threats to water resources, the safety of communities, and the climate.
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Let’s Name the Antarctic Larsen C Iceberg #ExxonKnew
“Exxon’s climate denial created this iceberg. It should be named after it too”.
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Trump’s Interior budget: More drilling, more mining, more handouts
The myth that opening up more public lands and waters for fossil fuel production will result in a windfall for America is dead wrong. The only windfall from this production is enjoyed by oil, gas, and coal executives.
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Interior budget boosts fossil fuels, cuts renewables funding
In a huge industry giveaway, Trump’s Department of Interior budget increases funding for oil, gas, and coal expansion by more than $34 million – and slashes renewable energy by at least $15 million.
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Climate Change: Deadly Heatwaves Will Become More Common
Nearly half the world’s population will suffer periods of deadly heat by the end of the century, even if we radically start to cut greenhouse gas emissions. This will rise to nearly 75 per cent if we do nothing.
Resources
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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
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Infographic: Subsidies Propping Up Oil Profits & Polluting the Climate
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The Elephant in the Room: Canada’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies Undermine Carbon Pricing Efforts
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Carbon Trap: How International Coal Finance Undermines the Paris Agreement
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.