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“Sinchiurco is coated with oil”: The Kichwa people going up against Petroecuador
In 1985, a road opened through the Kichwa community of Sinchiruco, in the northern Ecuadorian Amazon. With it came the Guanta 1 oil platform, which would lead to repeated complaints of human and environmental rights violations.
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In the Amazon, a U.N. agency has a green mission, but dirty partners
One of the world’s largest sustainable development agencies has worked with energy companies to quash opposition and keep oil flowing, even in sensitive areas.
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Louisiana lawmakers block attempt to pull tax breaks from solar, wind projects
Fossil fuel proponent Rep. Danny McCormick met resistance Tuesday on a bill that targeted state tax breaks on solar and wind energy projects.
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Suncor and TC Energy lobby to delay Canadian climate transparency rules
Companies such as Suncor and TC Energy are pushing back against rules that would mandate reporting on how the climate crisis may disrupt their finances, according to an investigation by The Narwhal.
BC oil and gas cleanup ‘going in wrong direction’
Enforcing cleanup rules and timelines will shift to the industry-funded regulator. ‘Fox guarding the henhouse,’ say critics.
As blackouts loom, Indonesia’s energy crisis highlights its addiction to coal
Coal miners in Indonesia have been shirking their obligation to allocate 25% of their output for the domestic market, leading to a critical shortage of the fossil fuel for power generation.
Canada’s 100 heaviest greenhouse gas emitters
Canada's National Observer maps the 100 heaviest greenhouse gas emitters in Canada which were responsible for more than 25 per cent of the entire country's emissions.
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