Sharon Kelly

About

Sharon Kelly is an attorney and investigative reporter based in Pennsylvania. She was previously a senior correspondent covering energy and antitrust at The Capitol Forum and, prior to that, she reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other print and online publications.

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The oil giantโ€™s massive plan to drill in Guyanaโ€™s waters comes as the UN Secretary General warns of fossil fuels as a โ€œblight on investment portfolios.โ€

The oil giantโ€™s massive plan to drill in Guyanaโ€™s waters comes as the UN Secretary General warns of fossil fuels as a โ€œblight on investment portfolios.โ€
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In a pilot project last year, ExxonMobil used up to 18 million cubic feet of gas per month to mine bitcoin in North Dakota.

In a pilot project last year, ExxonMobil used up to 18 million cubic feet of gas per month to mine bitcoin in North Dakota.
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A new report highlights how paid ads on social media platforms might help reach people who are often susceptible to disinformation.

A new report highlights how paid ads on social media platforms might help reach people who are often susceptible to disinformation.
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The oil and automotive industries, as well as the Koch network, undercut efforts to make todayโ€™s fleet of vehicles more efficient and less reliant on fossil fuels.

The oil and automotive industries, as well as the Koch network, undercut efforts to make todayโ€™s fleet of vehicles more efficient and less reliant on fossil fuels.
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Documents show the company continued โ€œtie insโ€ for the pipeline project after a February 16 earnings call announcement, and photographs and videos showed pipeline work underway into March.

Documents show the company continued โ€œtie insโ€ for the pipeline project after a February 16 earnings call announcement, and photographs and videos showed pipeline work underway into March.
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A November incident involving the Transocean Deepwater Pontus drillship is a reminder that โ€œsimple failures can cause serious incidents, in the blink of an eye,โ€ one oil spill expert said.

A November incident involving the Transocean Deepwater Pontus drillship is a reminder that โ€œsimple failures can cause serious incidents, in the blink of an eye,โ€ one oil spill expert said.
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The 2015 slides describe โ€œdiscreditingโ€ science, โ€œdebunkingโ€ documentaries, and positioning its fracking industry project Energy In Depth โ€œat the center of the shale boomโ€™s biggest moments.โ€

The 2015 slides describe โ€œdiscreditingโ€ science, โ€œdebunkingโ€ documentaries, and positioning its fracking industry project Energy In Depth โ€œat the center of the shale boomโ€™s biggest moments.โ€
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Fracking one barrel of oil in Texas can produce 10 times as much wastewater โ€“ and the regionโ€™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 โ€“ and the regionโ€™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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In a year marked by climate-linked catastrophe, the economic drawbacks of fossil fuels stood in stark relief while renewable energyโ€™s slow expansion continued.

In a year marked by climate-linked catastrophe, the economic drawbacks of fossil fuels stood in stark relief while renewable energyโ€™s slow expansion continued.
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Ten of Laredo, Texasโ€™s schools rank in the countryโ€™s top 1 percent of schools where studentsโ€™ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.

Ten of Laredo, Texasโ€™s schools rank in the countryโ€™s top 1 percent of schools where studentsโ€™ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.