Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) introduced the Future Generations Protection Act to help ensure a rapid shift to clean renewable energy by stopping further expansion of fracking and new fossil fuel infrastructure.
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It’s not just oil that’s in trouble: “Gas is over-supplied, over-hyped, and out of time”
“Shell has been a leader in peddling the gas myth for a decade or more, and it’s now clearer than ever that gas is over-supplied, over-hyped, and out of time.”
UK firm Ineos invests in Texas shale — as US companies slash production
Whereas the oil majors are pulling back their shale operations, others though are looking to expand in US shale.
Groups: New Mexico Delegation Must Support People, Oppose Big Oil Bailout
Indigenous, community, and conservation groups today called on New Mexico’s congressional delegation to oppose bailing out fossil fuel companies with emergency aid during the coronavirus pandemic, and to focus all support on vulnerable communities.
Due to lack of oversight, methane emissions “could actually increase during pandemic”
A day after meeting big oil bosses at the White House last Friday, Donald Trump was at his usual chest-thumbing best defending an industry he loves: “I am a big believer in our great energy business, and we’re going to take care of our energy business,” he said at a press conference.
200Â Groups Call for Moratorium on Pipeline Construction during COVID-19
A letter from over 200 organizations calls for a moratorium on construction of natural gas pipelines and LNG export facilities during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Unthinkable becomes thinkable as US shale industry ponders production cuts
The unthinkable could soon be thinkable.
As UN says we are “way off track” on CO2; White House says “let’s bailout out dirty shale”
Instead of responding responsibly to the climate crisis, the chief climate denier in the White House, Donald Trump, continues to promote the fossil fuel industry. And even worse, he wants to bail out his fossil fuel friends in response to the rapidly declining oil price.
British Columbia is trying to fuel an LNG boom with billions in industry handouts
The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) is shaping up to be one of the worst actors in the global dash for gas, facilitating Indigenous rights violations and climate chaos while they try to stake out a reputation as progressive leaders on both.
Scientists Find Exxon’s 2018 Well Blowout is Bigger Than Emissions From Many EU Countries
For years, the fossil fuel industry has argued that gas is clean. But we know the truth: Gas is not a bridge fuel, and is not compatible with a climate-safe future.