The fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline is not over. Hundreds of Virginians circled the state Capitol last weekend, and Virginians across the state will continue to oppose this dangerous pipeline. The Mountain Valley Pipeline is a boondoggle that imperils our climate and communities. It must not be built.ā
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Why Does the IEA Keep Forecasting Climate Failure?
Thereās a battle taking place over how we think our energy future will unfold. And tomorrow, the organization that arguably holds a near monopoly over how most decision-makers perceive this future ā the International Energy Agency (IEA) ā will release its latest volley.
Burning the Gas āBridge Fuelā Myth
This analysis provides five clear reasons why fossil gas is not a “bridge fuel.ā It shows that even with zero methane leakage, gas is not a climate change solution.
Time to Stop Digging: Why Germany’s Climate Leadership Requires a Rapid Phaseout of Fossil Fuel Production and Finance
Germany is falling far short of true climate leadership ā our new report details why it must end coal production swiftly with a just transition and stop funding fossil fuels aboard.
Scientists Argue Gas Isn’t “Green” & Call for Urgent Phase Out Across EU
New scientific research argues that gas is not a bridge fuel to a clean energy future and that the methane emissions from gas have been severely underestimated.
Community Responses to FERC’s Terrible Pipeline Approvals
Last Friday, FERC continued it’s rubber-stamping ways. Fortunately for pipeline fighters, fights against these two fracked gas pipelines is far from over. Hereās a selection of community voices responding to FERCās terrible pipeline approvals of Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coastās certificates.
Financing Climate Disaster: How Export Credit Agencies Are a Boon for Oil and Gas
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (USEXIM) is the third-largest supporter of fossil fuels among all G20 countries, according to a new report out today from Oil Change International, Friends of the Earth U.S., and WWF’s European Policy Office.
U.S. export credit agency spends nearly $6 billion to finance fossil fuel projects abroad
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (USEXIM) is the third-largest supporter of fossil fuels among all G20 countries, according to a new report out today from Oil Change International, Friends of the Earth U.S., and WWF’s European Policy Office.
Oil Change International responds to FERC gas pipeline approvals
FERC has ignored all the evidence and certified these destructive gas pipeline projects as āconvenient and necessaryā ā when in fact they are neither.
The Hazards of EIA Energy Forecasts
WARNING: Use of this outlook for decision-making may cause sea level rise, flooding, droughts, extreme weather, food shortages and ecosystem collapse. Ā Ā Accepting the conclusions of theĀ latest energy outlook, released this month by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) means also accepting certain climate catastrophe. As we haveĀ noted before, the EIA has made a routine … Read More