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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta SOMO PaulaR Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:21 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Read more Audrey Gaughran Shell cannot be allowed to divest from the onshore oil industry in the Niger Delta before it takes responsibility for its toxic legacy of pollution and the safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure.

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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013).

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New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say

Corp Watch

New Shell documents could aid climate cases, attorneys say Follow the Money PaulaR Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:59 Thursday, January 18, 2024 Read more Matthew Green, Merel de Buck & Birte Schohaus Latest Shell-files show that the company reflected on climate change caused by fossil products as early as the 1970s.

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Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution

Corp Watch

Behind the Shine: The Other Shell Report by Friends of the Earth and others (2003). References: The oil spills of Ogoniland Shell pays out $15.5m Dirty Profits 2: Report on Companies and Financial Institutions Benefiting from Violations of Human Rights (Facing Finance, 2013).

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

To help achieve these goals, the bill alters and directs additional resources to a number of existing programs and initiatives, including by way of example, in fiscal 2023, $2.5 cents per barrel fee assessed on oil transferred into the State until July 1, 2024; beginning July 1, 2024, the fee is 5.0 Until July 1, 2024, 7.75

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Senate, House Pass Massive, 20-Year Taxpayer Subsidies For Natural Gas, Hydrogen And Petrochemical Industries In Hours With No Public Accountability Or Environmental Safeguards

PA Environment Daily

Called the Pennsylvania Economic Development For A Growing Economy (PA Edge) Tax Credits, the amendment would provide-- -- $50 million annually for using natural gas or “clean hydrogen” as defined by the U.S. The first shale gas well was drilled in 2003 and that well was the first shale gas well fracked in 2004.