A new report examines the extensive support for fossil fuel production on public lands and waters, provided by the U.S. government to the fossil fuel industry through a combination of direct subsidies, enforcement loopholes, lax royalty collection, and stagnant lease rates.
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New French President Has to Tackle Trump Over Climate
Donald Trump was quick to take to Twitter last night to congratulate the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron on his resounding victory against the far-right, Marine Le Pen, in the French presidential race.
Shareholders criticise Exxon for “putting itself and its investors at risk” over climate
The oil giant may have its man of choice in the White House and its old boss as Secretary of State, but Exxon is once again coming under pressure over its stance on climate change.
Going, Going, Gone
How can it be that as the evidence about climate change gets stronger, politicians like Trump seem to get more ignorant?
Putin Denies Humans Cause Climate Change, “Endorses” Scott Pruitt
These are dangerous days for the climate. Not only do we have a climate denier in the White House, we have one in the Kremlin too.
Donald the Medieval King Canute of Coal
Like the misguided Medieval King Canute, who believed he could hold back the incoming tide, Trump yesterday tried to reign back President Obama’s climate legacy and derail the “unstoppable” clean energy transition, by denying climate science and pledging his allegiance to fossil fuels, notably coal.
Trump Goes From Climate Denier to Climate Destroyer
There is a new climate villain in town. Later today, President Donald Trump will deliberately go from a climate denier to a climate destroyer.
Due to KXL’s “Hefty Financial Risk”, Will it Ever be Built?
For those fighting the KXL pipeline, there are important lessons to learn from recent events. First that Trump is defeatible. The man who has made a career of being an Alpha-male bully in business is now finding the reality of politics very different.
RELEASE: Oil Change Int’l responds to Trump approval of Keystone XL permit
“Keystone XL has been seen as inevitable before, but we persisted and won. This isn’t game over, it’s game on. Now we have a President who is deeply beholden to the oil industry and will do anything they ask, so this approval is no surprise.”
Climate Denier Trump Takes us into “Unchartered Territory” with KXL
Later today, the Trump administration is expected to announce the approval of the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline.