The Biden administration’s claims that the Mountain Valley Pipeline would help Europe or benefit national security â in Europe, in the United States, or anywhere else â are wildly unfounded.
Energy Security
âWe’re not in an energy crisis, we’re in a fossil fuel crisisâ â advocates discuss fossil fuels at onset of COP27
“Make no mistake â the fossil gas agenda is a neocolonial agenda and patriarchal one. Fossil gas will not provide âenergy securityâ in Africa or anywhere else.” âLorraine Chiponda
Environmental Leaders Sit-In on Capitol Hill to Protest Schumer/Manchin Permit Deal
A group of 13 environmental and community leaders are calling on the Senate to reject Senator Manchinâs proposal to undermine environmental and community review and fast-track oil, gas, coal and mining projects.
Release: New âpermitting reformâ text from Sen. Joe Manchin would devastate communities, climate
“All Congress members should speak out publicly to stand with frontline communities and reject Joe Manchin’s dirty deal,â said Collin Rees.
New Bill Calls for Turbocharging Renewable Energy with Defense Production Act to Ensure Energy Security, End Fossil Fuels
“True energy security means affordable, reliable, and fossil-free energy for all communities,” said Rees. “Congress should reject Big Oil and Gasâs cynical attempts to profit from human suffering and pass this bill immediately.”
Putting clean energy stimulus at the heart of IEA analysis?
People all over the world are facing unprecedented crises from COVID-19. These tragic impacts will be the deepest in the worldâs most vulnerable communities, regions and countries. IEA director Dr. Fatih Birol has urged governments worldwide to place clean energy at the heart of stimulus. Here Dr. Birol is right – but making this clean energy call count with real ambition is critical if the IEA wants to shake its reputation as a shill for the fossil fuel sector. Â
EUâs lending arm wants more pipelines and the Paris Agreement â it canât have both
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the worldâs largest multilateral lender, bigger even than the World Bank. As a public bank, itâs tasked with providing finance in the EU public interest, and it has an outsized influence on the EUâs energy system because of the private investment it can âcrowd inâ and the sheer amount of money it has at its disposal.
States Vow to Fight Trumpâs âDisastrousâ Offshore Drilling Plans
As Washington continues to digest the explosive revelations in the book Fire and Fury about the chaotic and dysfunctional White House and whether the President is mentally fit for office, the Trump Administration continues its full-frontal assault on the environment.
US âNot Immuneâ to Oil Price Hike
As war rages in Iraq, and oil and gasoline prices rise, the impotence of the US oil boom is exposed.
Our Oil Addiction Ignores CO2 Milestone
Last week we reached an unwelcome milestone which should send alarm bells ringing in every capital across the globe.