A group of senators have sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to investigate and crack down on misleading environmental claims by fossil fuel companies and gas certification programs. Over the past decade, the gas industry has engaged in a greenwashing campaign in which third-party “gas certifiers” evaluate methane emissions from natural gas production, often utilizing unreliable and inaccurate technologies and methodologies.
US politics
“The smell of death”: Gulf Coast communities speak out against Japanese-backed LNG development
As we drove by the long chain of refineries and other petrochemical facilities that surround the small town of Port Arthur, Texas, noxious fumes wafted into our truck. The residents of Port Arthur, Groves and towns along the Gulf Coast are forced to inhale polluted air day in and day out. “Smell that? To some … Read More
Press Release: World Energy Outlook 2023
Paris, France – Today, the International Energy Agency’s flagship report, the World Energy Outlook (WEO), reaffirms that world leaders must not develop new oil, gas, or coal beyond existing fields, and must close some existing fields and infrastructure early, to remain within the internationally agreed upon temperature limit. The WEO’s findings reinforce urgent calls for … Read More
Biden and Manchin are wrong about the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Energy Security
The Biden administration’s claims that the Mountain Valley Pipeline would help Europe or benefit national security — in Europe, in the United States, or anywhere else — are wildly unfounded.
‘No room for climate deniers!’ CSOs call for World Bank President David Malpass to be fired
Climate change organizations under the Big Shift Coalition have called on the World Bank to fire its President David Malpass.
Political deregulation of Texan grid to blame for near total collapse & bills of $15,000+
If shivering with cold dark for days in sub-zero temperatures was not enough for many Texans, those lucky enough to still have electricity during the recent freezing weather have been hit with exorbitant electricity bills.
We need your help to keep Big Oil’s influence out of the Biden Administration
In the coming days, weeks, and months Oil Change will work to build on our wins and hold the Biden Administration to account, just like we did with Trump and Obama before. We will be pushing for a radical just transition away from fossil fuels.
Post COVID-19, the public demands a cleaner, healthier future, but politicians fund fossil fuels
So the public want change for a post-COVID-19 future, towards a cleaner, fairer, greener society. Whereas politicians want to remain stuck in our polluted past. It is time to make our voices heard.
Demand for Dirty Coal in the U.S. Drops to New Low
Try as he might, Trump cannot stop the slow death march of coal towards the history books, in the US, at least. We are shutting down the fossil fuel industry, one coal plant at a time.
Americans Want Action on Climate; Not War Over Oil With Iran
Twice as many Americans want climate action, not war. It is that simple.