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The Deceit Playbook: Fossil Fuel Interests Target  Opponents with Intimidation Campaigns 

Union of Concerned Scientists

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. According to the US governments sentencing memo, clients of Azaris firm paid him approximately $4.8 Read the full report here.

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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

As it turns out, 2024 has provided a whole lot of clean energy progress as fodder for that stock-taking. New heights for US clean energy The United States entered 2024 with a lot of momentum , and that momentum carried us to greater heights by many metrics. 2024s growth was led by Texas, Florida, and California.

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New Poll: More than Half of Canadians Support Government Action to Phase Out Fossil Fuels and Prioritize Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People The majority of Canadians want to see governments in Canada tackle the climate crisis by prioritizing renewable energy and phasing out fossil fuels, according to a poll commissioned by Environmental Defence and conducted by Abacus Data.

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Big Oil’s steady lobbying in 2024: Suncor tops the lobbyist list from July-September

Enviromental Defense

Big Oil had 695 lobby meetings with the federal government between January and September 2024. The fossil fuel lobby meets with public servants and elected officials more than 3.5 The fossil fuel lobbyists had 149 meetings: 63 meetings in July, 43 meetings in August, and another 43 in September.

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Our Environmental Movement Outrageously SLAPPed in the Face

Union of Concerned Scientists

This verdict is yet another example of the fossil fuel industrys agenda being enacted by multiple levels and branches of government. Here at the Union of Concerned Scientists, were resisting through Protect the Protest anti-SLAPP taskforceand by organizing a climate accountability campaign targeting the fossil fuel industry.

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Making Polluters Pay for Climate Consequences

Legal Planet

In this case, the bills would allow states to secure funds from fossil fuel companies for the costs of adaptation, mitigation, and cleanup of damages caused by their emissions. The legislation passed in May 2024, and Governor Phil Scott allowed it to go into effect without his signature.

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What Does the New Political Reality Mean for Climate Action in Canada

Enviromental Defense

It is unlikely that the government will last long once Parliament resumes. At the top of the list of key climate regulations that need to be finalized before March 24th is the governments cap on pollution from the oil and gas industry. The Government of Canada promised the new rules by the end of 2024, but they missed their deadline.

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