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An Attempt to Silence the Public’s Voice’: Trump Moves to Accelerate Oil Project Approvals

27/04/2025 - Leave a Comment

The Trump administration announced late Wednesday that it is moving to implement new permitting procedures designed to speed up reviews and approvals of oil and gas development, a plan that …

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A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows

03/05/2024 - Leave a Comment

An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and …

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Plastics industry heats world 4 times as much as air travel, report finds

20/04/2024 - Leave a Comment

Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government. The industry releases about four times …

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Utilities Are Buying Pricier ‘Responsible Gas.’ But for What Climate Benefit?

07/03/2024 - Leave a Comment

Virginia Natural Gas’s aim, as it wrote in its request to the state regulator, was to “further support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.” As part of its “Sustainable Gas Program,” the …

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Petrochemical companies have known for 40 years that plastics recycling wouldn’t work

21/02/2024 - Leave a Comment

For 40 years, plastic and petrochemical companies have tried to convince the public that plastics can be recycled. But they’ve known for just as long that plastics recycling would never …

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How the U.S. Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-Pipeline Movement

16/02/2024 - Leave a Comment

On the morning of March 5, 2012, Debra White Plume received an urgent phone call. A convoy of large trucks transporting pipeline servicing equipment was attempting to cross the Pine …

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A Superfund for climate change? States consider a new way to make Big Oil pay

02/02/2024 - Leave a Comment

Last July, the normally warm and humid but still pleasant New England summer was disrupted by a series of unusually heavy rain storms. Flash floods broke creek banks and washed …

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Air Pollution From Canadian Tar Sands Up to 6,300% Worse Than Industry Reports

26/01/2024 - Leave a Comment

Aircraft measurements of pollutants over the Athabasca tar sands in Alberta, Canada show levels exceeding industry reports by 1,900% to more than 6,300%, scientists revealed Thursday, underscoring the need for …

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Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds

15/12/2023 - Leave a Comment

In 2022, Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras had 68 places staked out for oil exploration off the South American coast, searching for new reserves while spending $6.9 billion in …

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Warren Buffett’s company joins oil-buying frenzy this week by resuming its Occidental Petroleum buys

27/10/2023 - Leave a Comment

Investor Warren Buffett joined the recent oil-buying spree in the market this week by resuming Berkshire Hathaway’s purchases of Occidental Petroleum stock for the first time in four months. Buffett’s …

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