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The Argentine government has subsidized oil and gas drilling for years, and is now shifting its sights offshore. But opposition is growing.
The Argentine government has subsidized oil and gas drilling for years, and is now shifting its sights offshore. But opposition is growing.
Ahead of a race for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, two new reports document the agency’s failure to track harmful emissions and failing infrastructure.
Ahead of a race for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, two new reports document the agency’s failure to track harmful emissions and failing infrastructure.
Neighbors of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility near Corpus Christi say ExxonMobil and SABIC have left them in the dark while courting local regulators.
Neighbors of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility near Corpus Christi say ExxonMobil and SABIC have left them in the dark while courting local regulators.
Lobbyists and an alliance of some EU governments push gas and nuclear in a sustainable investing guide. Scientific experts are “deeply concerned.”
Lobbyists and an alliance of some EU governments push gas and nuclear in a sustainable investing guide. Scientific experts are “deeply concerned.”
Fracking one barrel of oil in Texas can produce 10 times as much wastewater – and the region’s started running low on cheap options for handling that toxic water, with one disposal tactic recently linked to a spate of earthquakes. Some hope to turn this contaminated flood into a hot commodity.
Fracking one barrel of oil in Texas can produce 10 times as much wastewater – and the region’s started running low on cheap options for handling that toxic water, with one disposal tactic recently linked to a spate of earthquakes. Some hope to turn this contaminated flood into a hot commodity.
For years, top advertising and PR firms have profited by helping the fossil fuel industry spread misinformation, set up front groups, promote false solutions, and obstruct climate action. Climate scientists are demanding PR firms part ways with climate deniers
For years, top advertising and PR firms have profited by helping the fossil fuel industry spread misinformation, set up front groups, promote false solutions, and obstruct climate action. Climate scientists are demanding PR firms part ways with climate deniers
America’s largest oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.
America’s largest oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.
A judge said the claimants’ focus on specific years when the companies received more in tax breaks than they sent to the government was “nonsensical”.
A judge said the claimants’ focus on specific years when the companies received more in tax breaks than they sent to the government was “nonsensical”.
A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.
A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.
An Oregon State University study of almost 3 million births in Texas found mothers living less than a mile from drilling sites were more likely to experience higher blood pressure and other potentially dangerous health conditions.
An Oregon State University study of almost 3 million births in Texas found mothers living less than a mile from drilling sites were more likely to experience higher blood pressure and other potentially dangerous health conditions.

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The Argentine government has subsidized oil and gas drilling for years, and is now shifting its sights offshore. But opposition is growing.

The Argentine government has subsidized oil and gas drilling for years, and is now shifting its sights offshore. But opposition is growing.
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Ahead of a race for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, two new reports document the agency’s failure to track harmful emissions and failing infrastructure.

Ahead of a race for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, two new reports document the agency’s failure to track harmful emissions and failing infrastructure.
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Neighbors of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility near Corpus Christi say ExxonMobil and SABIC have left them in the dark while courting local regulators.

Neighbors of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility near Corpus Christi say ExxonMobil and SABIC have left them in the dark while courting local regulators.
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Lobbyists and an alliance of some EU governments push gas and nuclear in a sustainable investing guide. Scientific experts are “deeply concerned.”

Lobbyists and an alliance of some EU governments push gas and nuclear in a sustainable investing guide. Scientific experts are “deeply concerned.”
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Fracking one barrel of oil in Texas can produce 10 times as much wastewater – and the region’s started running low on cheap options for handling that toxic water, with one disposal tactic recently linked to a spate of earthquakes. Some hope to turn this contaminated flood into a hot commodity.

Fracking one barrel of oil in Texas can produce 10 times as much wastewater – and the region’s started running low on cheap options for handling that toxic water, with one disposal tactic recently linked to a spate of earthquakes. Some hope to turn this contaminated flood into a hot commodity.
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For years, top advertising and PR firms have profited by helping the fossil fuel industry spread misinformation, set up front groups, promote false solutions, and obstruct climate action. Climate scientists are demanding PR firms part ways with climate deniers

For years, top advertising and PR firms have profited by helping the fossil fuel industry spread misinformation, set up front groups, promote false solutions, and obstruct climate action. Climate scientists are demanding PR firms part ways with climate deniers
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America’s largest oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.

America’s largest oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.
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A judge said the claimants’ focus on specific years when the companies received more in tax breaks than they sent to the government was “nonsensical”.

A judge said the claimants’ focus on specific years when the companies received more in tax breaks than they sent to the government was “nonsensical”.
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A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.

A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.
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An Oregon State University study of almost 3 million births in Texas found mothers living less than a mile from drilling sites were more likely to experience higher blood pressure and other potentially dangerous health conditions.

An Oregon State University study of almost 3 million births in Texas found mothers living less than a mile from drilling sites were more likely to experience higher blood pressure and other potentially dangerous health conditions.