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RefineryReport.org
Lorne Stockman, December 13, 2013
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.
A Call for Reason in Warsaw: Finance Climate Action, not Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Shakuntala Makhijani, November 20, 2013
With just a few days left until the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference draws to a close, time is running out to reach a meaningful agreement on providing climate finance for developing countries – a key component of the negotiations. But as shown in...
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Ship, Baby, Ship! The push for U.S. crude oil exports has started. Here’s why it’s a terrible idea
Lorne Stockman, October 16, 2013
Our latest report released today exposes U.S. oil producers that want to export crude oil despite the fact that they still only produce barely more than 50% of U.S. oil demand. 40 years on from the Arab oil embargo and America’s oil producers have only one thing on their minds; profits. Lifting crude export restrictions...
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World Bank Group Increases Lending for Fossil Fuels and Large Hydro
Elizabeth Bast, October 8, 2013
The World Bank Group (WBG) increased financing for both fossil fuels and large hydropower significantly this past year, while financing for clean energy dropped. Overall, only 8 percent of the Bank’s energy financing last year was aimed specifically at the poor.
World Bank Accelerating Coal Development in Indonesia
Heike Mainhardt, September 25, 2013
The World Bank’s infrastructure program in Indonesia stipulates policies and government subsidies that promote the accelerated development of over 16 GW of coal power projects in the country ahead of developing feasible renewable alternatives.
FAIL: How the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Flunks the Climate Test
David Turnbull, September 1, 2013
FAIL: How the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Flunks the Climate Test The Obama administration’s decision on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is a choice about our climate future. Tar sands are one of the most carbon polluting sources of oil on the planet, and limiting tar sands expansion is critical to fighting...
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House Votes to Deny the Cost of Carbon Pollution
Matt Maiorana, August 2, 2013
This past Spring the Obama Administration took an important (and little reported) step towards more aggressively addressing climate change. They increased the social cost of carbon.
New report exposes billions per year in new fossil fuel subsidies
David Turnbull, July 22, 2013
Today we’re releasing a new report with Earth Track that exposes some $4 billion per year in new fossil fuel subsidies which have gone unaccounted for in previous estimates.
Senate Beats Back Fossil Fuel Millions to Confirm Gina McCarthy for EPA
Matt Maiorana, July 18, 2013
The 40 Senators voting against Gina McCarthy's nomination for EPA Administrator would have voted against anyone who would even consider measures that could affect the fossil fuel industry...thanks to $25 million in dirt energy money.
Keystone XL: The Key to Crude Exports – New Report
Lorne Stockman, July 11, 2013
Proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline regularly claim that the pipeline will replace heavy oil from Venezuela and elsewhere if it is built. In fact just this week, Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) claimed that Venezuela’s recent offer of asylum for whistleblower Edward Snowden is somehow a reason to approve the pipeline. The reality is that crude delivered...
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