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Tag: Fossil fuels

UK government won’t block first deep coal mine in three decades

07/01/202108/01/2021 - Leave a Comment

Despite pressure from green groups, the UK Government has said it will not intervene in a county council’s decision to approve a deep coal mine – the first facility of …

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IEA: Coronavirus ‘accelerating closure’ of ageing fossil-fuelled power plants

27/05/202029/05/2020 - Leave a Comment

This year will see the largest ever drop globally in both investment and consumer spending on energy as the coronavirus pandemic hits every major sector, according to the International Energy …

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Oil, gas, petrochemical financial woes predate pandemic

16/04/202017/04/2020 - Leave a Comment

The oil, gas, and petrochemical industries have taken a massive financial blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) concludes, but its financial troubles preexisted the emergence …

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Officials undermine rooftop solar movement in Puerto Rico in favour of natural gas

09/02/202014/02/2020 - Leave a Comment

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, the power system’s failure was a key factor in the estimated 4,645 deaths associated with the storm. Hospitals and senior homes lost air conditioning …

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Fossil Fuel Trade Associations Spent $1.4 Billion on Ads in Past Decade

04/04/201907/06/2019 - Leave a Comment

The American Petroleum Institute spent over half of that total on contracts with the PR giant Edelman, says Kert Davies of Climate Investigations Center. Click here to read full story

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