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.
The president touted U.S. plans to cut methane emissions and boost climate funding to developing countries in an address that sought to reclaim the mantle of global leadership on efforts to limit climate change.
Occidental Petroleum’s Vicki Hollub fended off a shareholder revolt led by Carl Icahn. Lifted by rising crude prices, she now has the confidence of Warren Buffett.
More than 2 million California residents live within 2,500 feet of operational oil wells, which release pollutants linked to higher rates of asthma and cancer.
Some investors are wagering that Wall Street’s preference for green energy will depress spending on oil extraction, setting the stage for supply shortages and higher fuel prices.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken came to the island with a message of mutual respect and support for multilateralism, drawing a sharp contrast with the ex-president’s “America First” mantra.
