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Big Oil Abandons the Arctic, Obama Under Pressure to Do More to Protect the Region
2016-05-12 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Sometimes it is hard to find good news on the climate. Take a quick look at a couple of todays stories: According to Australian researchers, five tiny Pacific islands, which are part of the Solomon islands, have completely disappeared due to rising sea levels, in what is being described as the first scientific confirmation of the impact of climate change on coastlines in the Pacific. Another six islands have had large swathes of land washed into the sea too. Elsewhere, one in five of the...
Baker Institute: End of the Big Oil giveaway is underway in the Persian Gulf
2016-05-04 18:56:19| Green Car Congress
50 Years Ago Big Oil Bragged About Being Able To Melt Glaciers, While They Knew About Climate Change
2016-04-15 22:04:12| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Newly-released oil industry documents push back the start date of the world's most successful disinformation campaign to the 1960s, if not earlier. The must-read documents, published by The Center for International Environmental Law , strengthen the hand of the numerous attorneys general investigating whether ExxonMobil engaged in a cover-up to mislead the public and investors about the dangers of human-caused climate change.
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Democrats mounting Big Tobacco-style probe of oil companies, industry fights back
2016-04-12 23:07:22| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Democratic officials' push against fossil fuel companies is entering a new phase as state attorneys general launch investigations that mirror the Justice Department's landmark case against "Big Tobacco," probing claims that oil companies misled the public about the risks of global warming -- a charge industry representatives adamantly reject. Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin Islands are the latest to announce probes , specifically into whether ExxonMobil was up-front regarding what it knew about climate change.
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Big oil spent $115m obstructing climate laws in 2015, NGO says
2016-04-07 16:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Giants of the oil and gas industry spent millions of dollars last year to manipulate lawmakers and public discourse on climate change, an NGO claimed on Thursday. Exxon, Shell and three trade associations spent US$114 million, according to data compiled by London-based non-profit organisation Influence Map. Lobby group the American Petroleum Institute spent the most at $65 million, followed by Exxon Mobil on $27m and Shell on $22m last year. Two smaller trade groups, the Western States Petroleum...
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