Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 15, 2025
Much evidence has surfaced about the tactics to which fossil fuel companies have resorted to distort the facts, intimidate their opponents, and block climate action that might hurt their bottom lines. The site even quoted language from Frumhoffs work-related emails (Energy in Depth 2017). Read the full report here.
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The fossil fuel industry has long been the main driver of climate change, but Big Oil’s CEOs and profiteers would like you to believe that it is a part of the solution. One of the people peddling this idea is the man behind Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) – Murray Edwards, the Fossil Fuel Fanatic.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 17, 2025
In Northern California, the Tubbs Fires effects on Santa Rosa in 2017 and the Camp Fire, which burned the entire town of Paradise only a year later, were among the first wildfires known to cause widespread drinking water contamination in cities. As fossil-fueled fires get worse, tap water contamination concern grows.
Enviromental Defense
DECEMBER 2, 2024
In fact, studies show that clean energy is a more affordable option than continuing to rely on fossil fuels. In 2017, our grid was 96 percent non-emitting. The federal government’s proposed regulations to reduce emissions in electricity generation are achievable without breaking the bank.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel. This approach holds fuel producers accountable for reducing fossil fuel use and other global warming pollution in their supply chains.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
You can read their insights from their experiences—including being denied the opportunity to take the floor—and their efforts to engage with Dr. Avery in 2017 , 2018 , and 2019. At ExxonMobil’s 2017 AGM—when Dr. Avery was added to the board—a majority of shareholders for the first time approved a climate-related shareholder proposal.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 19, 2024
Egregiously, even as climate-driven disasters leave communities reeling, private insurers are continuing to underwrite insurance for the expansion of massive new fossil fuel projects that are directly responsible for fueling the climate crisis—and show no sign of withdrawing from these markets!
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