Exxon Mobil Corp. set a quarterly profit record for a U.S. company, surging past analystย estimates.
Exxon Mobil, the leading U.S. oil company, said its 2008 third-quarter net profit was $14.83 billion, or $2.86 per share, up from $9.41 billion, or $1.70, a year earlier.ย The company’s prior record was $11.68 billion in the second quarter ofย 2008.
Federal lawsuit claiming local officials illegally pushed polluting industries into Black communities reaches new stage.
Record LNG exports to Europe pushing up prices for U.S. consumers even more than forecast.
Off-shore industrial boats illegally harvest thousands of tonnes of small fish vital to the marine food web in Guinea-Bissau, a DeSmog investigation with The Guardian reveals.
First Nations are furious, environmentalists feel betrayed, oil companies are demanding more, and the clock is ticking.
