Lauren Iverson
@laureniverson.bsky.social
Helping to hold Big Oil accountable at climateintegrity.org.
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
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Michigan is now the 11th state to sue Big Oil for its climate lies. 👏 👏
In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.
In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.
January 23, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Michigan is now the 11th state to sue Big Oil for its climate lies. 👏 👏
In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.
In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.
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Big Oil is fueling climate chaos — and we're picking up the tab.
A new study finds that "climate change has reduced U.S. incomes by about 12% since 2000, largely by disrupting trade and production networks that connect counties and states across the country."
A new study finds that "climate change has reduced U.S. incomes by about 12% since 2000, largely by disrupting trade and production networks that connect counties and states across the country."
Study: Climate change is shrinking U.S. incomes
A new study finds climate change has already cut U.S. incomes by about 12%, driven by nationwide temperature changes that disrupt supply chains and slow wage growth.
www.wral.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Big Oil is fueling climate chaos — and we're picking up the tab.
A new study finds that "climate change has reduced U.S. incomes by about 12% since 2000, largely by disrupting trade and production networks that connect counties and states across the country."
A new study finds that "climate change has reduced U.S. incomes by about 12% since 2000, largely by disrupting trade and production networks that connect counties and states across the country."