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us/'Biggest Threat Yet' to Arctic Refuge as Trump Readies Last-Minute Lease Sale
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By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. “The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge faces its biggest threat yet.” That's the warning issued by th...
us/These Are Some Climate Stories That Flew Under the Radar in 2020
By Sharon Kelly
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At the start of December 2020, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres spoke at Columbia University, appearing not before a packed auditorium as in years past, but before a “virtual” audience, maki...
Revealed: Kenyan Oil Project Had Environmental Concerns Months Ahead of World Bank Investment
By Joe Casey and Maina Waruru
on
In 2015, the World Bank bought a 6.8 percent stake in Africa Oil Corp, a Canadian-based oil and gas company, for CAD $65 million (US$50 million), despite opposition to the deal by the U.S Treasury ...
2020 Gulf Coast Hurricane Season in Photos: From the Front Lines of Climate Change
By Julie Dermansky
on
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season had a record-breaking 30 named storms, so many that the National Hurricane Center ran through the standard list of names and moved on to the Greek alphabet with o...
uk/Our 2020 Highlights: COVIDenial, Polluter Backlash, and Big Oil's 'Forest Fever'
By Rich Collett-White
on
Climate change took a bit of a backseat this year, there’s no denying it. The Greta Thunberg-inspired school strikers and Extinction Rebellion protesters stepped out of the limelight, for the most ...
'Disappointing' Decision from Norway's Supreme Court in Climate Lawsuit Challenging Arctic Offshore Oil Licenses
By Dana Drugmand
on
Norway’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled not to overturn the Norwegian government’s approval of new licenses for offshore oil drilling in the fragile Arctic region. The ruling – a culmination of fo...
us/How The Fracking Revolution Is Killing the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry
By Justin Mikulka
on
After over a decade of the much-hyped U.S. fracking miracle, the U.S. oil and gas industry is having to deal with years of losses and falling asset values which has dealt the industry a serious fin...
uk/‘Coal Has Had Its Day’: Campaigners Celebrate Rejection of Dewley Hill Mine
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Campaigners are today celebrating a “changing tide” after plans to extract 800,000 tonnes of coal in the North East were rejected.  A report for Newcastle City Council found the impact of an openc...
us/San Antonio's City-Owned Energy Utility Is Paying a Quarter Million Dollars a Year to Gas Industry Groups
By Dana Drugmand
on
Deep in the heart of Texas, by far the nation's top oil producer, the city of San Antonio is starting to grapple with its reliance on fossil fuels. But the key player in implementing the Alamo Cit...
uk/Fossil Fuel Exec Bonuses Still Linked to Oil and Gas Growth, Report Finds
By Jocelyn Timperley
on
Oil and gas companies continue to reward their top executives for increases in fossil fuel production or reserves, analysis shows, with European majors coming out worse than their US counterparts. ...

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us/'Biggest Threat Yet' to Arctic Refuge as Trump Readies Last-Minute Lease Sale
ByGuest
on

By Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. “The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge faces its biggest threat yet.” That's the warning issued by th...
us/These Are Some Climate Stories That Flew Under the Radar in 2020
BySharon Kelly
on

At the start of December 2020, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres spoke at Columbia University, appearing not before a packed auditorium as in years past, but before a “virtual” audience, maki...
Revealed: Kenyan Oil Project Had Environmental Concerns Months Ahead of World Bank Investment
ByJoe Casey and Maina Waruru
on

In 2015, the World Bank bought a 6.8 percent stake in Africa Oil Corp, a Canadian-based oil and gas company, for CAD $65 million (US$50 million), despite opposition to the deal by the U.S Treasury ...
Series: British Company Tullow Oil Exploiting Africa’s Resources and People
Series: British Company Tullow Oil Exploiting Africa’s Resources and People
2020 Gulf Coast Hurricane Season in Photos: From the Front Lines of Climate Change
ByJulie Dermansky
on

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season had a record-breaking 30 named storms, so many that the National Hurricane Center ran through the standard list of names and moved on to the Greek alphabet with o...
uk/Our 2020 Highlights: COVIDenial, Polluter Backlash, and Big Oil's 'Forest Fever'
ByRich Collett-White
on

Climate change took a bit of a backseat this year, there’s no denying it. The Greta Thunberg-inspired school strikers and Extinction Rebellion protesters stepped out of the limelight, for the most ...
'Disappointing' Decision from Norway's Supreme Court in Climate Lawsuit Challenging Arctic Offshore Oil Licenses
ByDana Drugmand
on

Norway’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled not to overturn the Norwegian government’s approval of new licenses for offshore oil drilling in the fragile Arctic region. The ruling – a culmination of fo...
Series: Tracking the Lawsuits Fighting for Climate Accountability
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
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us/How The Fracking Revolution Is Killing the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry
ByJustin Mikulka
on

After over a decade of the much-hyped U.S. fracking miracle, the U.S. oil and gas industry is having to deal with years of losses and falling asset values which has dealt the industry a serious fin...
Series: Finances of Fracking: Shale Industry Drills More Debt Than Profit
Series: Fracking Finances
uk/‘Coal Has Had Its Day’: Campaigners Celebrate Rejection of Dewley Hill Mine
ByPhoebe Cooke
on

Campaigners are today celebrating a “changing tide” after plans to extract 800,000 tonnes of coal in the North East were rejected.  A report for Newcastle City Council found the impact of an openc...
us/San Antonio's City-Owned Energy Utility Is Paying a Quarter Million Dollars a Year to Gas Industry Groups
ByDana Drugmand
on

Deep in the heart of Texas, by far the nation's top oil producer, the city of San Antonio is starting to grapple with its reliance on fossil fuels. But the key player in implementing the Alamo Cit...
Series: Unplugged: The Gas Industry Is Fighting Efforts to 'Electrify Everything'
Series: Gas vs. 'Electrify Everything'
uk/Fossil Fuel Exec Bonuses Still Linked to Oil and Gas Growth, Report Finds
ByJocelyn Timperley
on

Oil and gas companies continue to reward their top executives for increases in fossil fuel production or reserves, analysis shows, with European majors coming out worse than their US counterparts. ...

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