The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
Fossil Fuel Industry
Posted inFossil Fuel Industry, North America
As Senate Rams Through Wildly Unpopular Pro-Oil Budget Bill, New Research Shows Fossil Majors Contributed $19 Million to Trump’s Inauguration
Nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose the bill, which would gut everything from school lunch programs and veterans benefits to Medicare, while also taking an axe to clean energy projects and jobs, raising energy prices for American families, and adding $4 trillion to the national debt. The big winners in the bill are billionaires and the fossil fuel industry.
Posted inFossil Fuel Industry
Documents, Whistleblowers, and Public Comments Are Clear: Oil Companies Know Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Solution
The fossil fuel industry’s carbon capture bamboozle, explained.
Posted inFossil Fuel Industry, Litigation and Law, Politics
“A Real First”: Following Devastating Floods, Vermont Passes Landmark Law Targeting Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Costs
“If you make a mess, you clean it up.”
Posted inFossil Fuel Industry, Politics, Trade Groups
Senate Democrats Step Up Pressure on Big Oil
Armed with new documents, House and Senate Democrats go after Big Oil’s climate delay tactics.
Posted inFossil Fuel Industry
A startup promises to ‘advance the energy transition.’ It’s run by Shell.
A reboot of its previous venture “Studio X,” Shell’s new endeavor Onward is just greenwashing by another name.
Posted inAdvertising and PR, Fossil Fuel Industry, North America
Petroganda: The Economy vs. The Environment
The ultimate justification for pollution.
Posted inAdvertising and PR, Fossil Fuel Industry
Petroganda: We’re Part of the Solution
The best way to avoid regulation is to claim you’re already taking care of the problem voluntarily.
Posted inAdvertising and PR, Fossil Fuel Industry
Petroganda: We Make Your Life Work
When in doubt, remind consumers that they can’t live without your product.
Posted inAdvertising and PR, Fossil Fuel Industry
Petroganda: We’re a Great Neighbor
Strategic philanthropy keeps the critics away.