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The world loses when Big Oil holds all the cards
Clean-energy advocates have been willing to come to the table, but it hardly seems worth it when Big Oil holds all the cards, carries a big gun and plays by its own rules.
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How fossil fuel firms use Black leaders to ‘deceive’ their communities
Black community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say.
Fossil fuel companies have the nerve to claim that taxing them will hurt the climate
The Labour Party has proposed a one-year tax hike to help low-income customers handle rising energy prices. Shell and BP oppose it.
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Energy companies spend billions on fruitless projects
Ohio’s high-profile bailout of nuclear plants is just one of several questionable schemes between lawmakers and energy companies.
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California governor hands out fracking permits to connected driller
While California was convulsed by COVID-19 and George Floyd's death, the governor gave Big Oil a big gift.
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PG&E says wildfire victims back settlement in bankruptcy
The vote to accept a $13.5 billion deal will help the California utility resolve its bankruptcy in time to qualify for a state wildfire fund.
Texas and Oklahoma weigh production quotas for oil
Now that Russia, Saudi Arabia and other producers have decided to cut production of oil in the face of the global collapse in demand, some American companies want Texas and Oklahoma to follow suit.
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