New York seeks to refine fossil fuel company shakedowns for climate change funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — A bill introduced in the New York State Senate seeks to refine and expand the state’s Climate Change Superfund Act, strengthening cost recovery measures against fossil fuel companies and…
From China To Europe, Woke Funds Investing In Fossil Fuels And Slave Labor
From China To Europe, Woke Funds Investing In Fossil Fuels And Slave Labor Micaela Burrow on September 7, 2022 Investment groups in China and Europe intended to promote climate-friendly and social justice-related…
Elon Musk Calls For More Fossil Fuels And Nuclear Power To Avert Energy Crisis
Elon Musk Calls For More Fossil Fuels And Nuclear Power To Avert Energy Crisis Jack McEvoy on August 29, 2022 Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk told European energy leaders that the…
Climate Activists Slam Fossil Fuel Concessions In Senate Dems’ Climate Bill
Climate Activists Slam Fossil Fuel Concessions In Senate Dems’ Climate Bill Jack McEvoy on August 9, 2022 Environmental groups are condemning fossil fuel provisions in the Senate Democrats’ $369 billion climate spending…
Fetterman Spent Thousands On CO2-Emitting Jet Travel Despite Pledge To Boycott Fossil Fuel Donations, Records Show
Fetterman Spent Thousands On CO2-Emitting Jet Travel Despite Pledge To Boycott Fossil Fuel Donations, Records Show Gabe Kaminsky on July 10, 2022 John Fetterman, the Democratic Pennsylvania Senate nominee, pledged in 2021…
Is The Global Climate Agenda Dead? G7 Turns To Fossil Fuels Amid Energy Crisis
Is The Global Climate Agenda Dead? G7 Turns To Fossil Fuels Amid Energy Crisis Jack McEvoy on June 29, 2022 With the world desperate for fuel, Group of 7 leaders is ignoring…
Green Transition To Be The Biggest Act Of ‘Mass Murder’ Since 20th Century Communist Regimes, ‘Fossil Future’ Author Says
Green Transition To Be The Biggest Act Of ‘Mass Murder’ Since 20th Century Communist Regimes, ‘Fossil Future’ Author Says Thomas Catenacci on May 24, 2022 Energy policy expert Alex Epstein argues in…
Biden Administration Official Says America Must Transition Entirely Away from All Fossil Fuels
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price this week says not only does America need to ween itself off of Russian oil and gas, but that the United States needs to ditch fossil fuels…
CNN Gives Climate Activists Platform To Pressure Banks To Divest From Fossil Fuels
CNN Gives Climate Activists Platform To Pressure Banks To Divest From Fossil Fuels Thomas Catenacci on April 11, 2022 CNN published an article citing several left-wing climate reports and activists about the…
‘Hate To Say It’: Elon Musk Says US Needs To Boost Fossil Fuel Production ‘Immediately’
‘Hate To Say It’: Elon Musk Says US Needs To Boost Fossil Fuel Production ‘Immediately’ Thomas Catenacci on March 5, 2022 Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. must “immediately” increase its…
Ukraine Crisis Proves The Need For Domestic Fossil Fuel Production, Industry Groups Say
Major U.S. oil and gas industry groups urged the Biden administration Thursday to boost domestic energy production amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. “The United States has shown its global energy…
Dozens Of Republican Senators Urge Biden To Counter Russia By Boosting Domestic Fossil Fuel Production
More than two dozen Republican senators wrote Thursday to President Joe Biden, calling for him to boost domestic natural gas (LNG) production and exports amid increasing Russia-Ukraine tensions. The lawmakers argued that…
New York To Divest Pensions From Fossil Fuel Companies
The State of New York announced that its retirement fund would divest $238 million from companies that are “not prepared for net zero transition.” The state will divest from 21 oil and…
Fossil Fuel Groups Slam Biden Fed Nominee For Her ‘Vendetta’ Against US Energy Companies
Several fossil fuel industry groups have lined up in opposition to a top Federal Reserve nominee, saying her preferred climate policies would be antithetical to the central bank’s mission. The organizations have…
Europe Seeks To Classify A Fossil Fuel As ‘Green’ As Energy Crisis Persists
The European Union released a proposal that would define liquified natural gas (LNG) and nuclear energy as “green” energy, opening both up for greater investment across the region. Both natural gas, which…
‘No Interest In Fossil Gas’: Green Group Takes Over Global Fracking Company
A prominent U.K. green energy group took over a firm dedicated to fracking for natural gas, vowing to halt all fossil fuel production and cancel further development, The Guardian reported. The North…
Germany To Shut Down All Remaining Nuclear Plants, Forcing Reliance On Fossil Fuels
Germany announced that it would shutter its remaining six nuclear power plants by the end of 2022, completely ending its reliance on the renewable source. “For the energy industry in Germany, the…
Weak Wind Power To Blame For European Energy Crisis, Greater Reliance On Fossil Fuels: REPORT
Low wind power generation is largely to blame for Europe’s ongoing energy crisis and scramble to import more fossil fuels, according to a Reuters report. Wind farms across Europe produced just 14%…
Big Oil CEOs Thumb Nose At Green Energy Transition, Say Fossil Fuels Still Have ‘Essential Role’
Executives of major oil companies slammed the aggressive global push to renewable forms of energy and warned that such policies could crash economies. Crude oil and natural gas continue to be key…
Democrats Launch Another Probe Into Fossil Fuel Industry Over Emissions Data
The top Democrat on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee sent letters to ten fossil fuel firms demanding information on methane emissions and leaks. Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson informed the companies…
‘Boston Green New Deal’: Boston To Divest From Fossil Fuels, 15% Of City’s Revenue
Boston officials announced plans to divest the city’s portfolio from fossil fuel companies during a ceremony with federal lawmakers and activists on Monday. In her first act in office, recently sworn-in Democratic…