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Exxon Mobil makes a big political play to repeal EU climate policy. www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
How Big Oil kills sustainability and climate legislation - SOMO
SOMO's investigation reveals how the world’s largest private oil company mounted a transatlantic lobbying campaign to derail the CSDDD.
www.somo.nl
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Exxon Mobil makes a big political play to repeal EU climate policy. www.somo.nl/how-big-oil-...
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The world is round. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The climate is changing, and human-caused fossil fuel emissions are the primary cause.
These are facts, but Republicans still won’t say it—anything for Big Oil.
These are facts, but Republicans still won’t say it—anything for Big Oil.
Republicans still won’t say it: climate change is real
YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The world is round. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. The climate is changing, and human-caused fossil fuel emissions are the primary cause.
These are facts, but Republicans still won’t say it—anything for Big Oil.
These are facts, but Republicans still won’t say it—anything for Big Oil.
"But basically the Biden administration was a climate failure. " Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. New interview of Senator Whitehouse out today.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sheldon Whitehouse on How to Confront ‘Fossil Fuel Monsters’ in the US
The Rhode Island senator tells Zero why he thinks the oil and gas industry has captured US politics and what to do to break its shackles
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"But basically the Biden administration was a climate failure. " Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. New interview of Senator Whitehouse out today.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Methane is NOT a climate solution. New calculations show U.S. reduction in GHG since 2005 is 5%, not 17% once you account for leaks. kevinjkircher.com/wp-content/u...
kevinjkircher.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Methane is NOT a climate solution. New calculations show U.S. reduction in GHG since 2005 is 5%, not 17% once you account for leaks. kevinjkircher.com/wp-content/u...
Australia moves to hold climate deniers accountable. reneweconomy.com.au/senate-launc...
Senate launches inquiry into who is funding fake astroturf anti-renewables groups
The Senate has launched an inquiry into the dark money funding anti-renewables astroturfing groups, and deliberately misleading anti-climate campaigns.
reneweconomy.com.au
August 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Australia moves to hold climate deniers accountable. reneweconomy.com.au/senate-launc...
U.S. greenhouse gas reductions are only 5% not 17% when you take into account methane leaks. Natural gas is a bridge to nowhere. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Accounting for methane from natural gas infrastructure in United States greenhouse gas emission estimates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that United States net greenhouse gas emissions have declined over the last two decades and are no…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
U.S. greenhouse gas reductions are only 5% not 17% when you take into account methane leaks. Natural gas is a bridge to nowhere. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@naomioreskes.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social @elizkolbert.bsky.social Page Proofs Arrive! New state of the art volume on the social science of climate obstruction reaches a critical milestone. Due out this coming fall!
May 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@naomioreskes.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social @elizkolbert.bsky.social Page Proofs Arrive! New state of the art volume on the social science of climate obstruction reaches a critical milestone. Due out this coming fall!
Drill Baby Drill doesn't seem to be working out so well for Big Oil. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
Exxon and Chevron Report Lower Profits While Girding for Tariffs (Gift Article)
President Trump’s trade policies have helped to push down oil prices while raising the costs of materials for oil and gas companies.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Drill Baby Drill doesn't seem to be working out so well for Big Oil. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
The litigation battle continues. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/c...
Hawaii Announced a Climate Lawsuit. So the Government Sued Hawaii First. (Gift Article)
In an unusual move, the Trump administration pre-emptively sued Hawaii and Michigan to try to stop them from suing oil companies over global warming.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The litigation battle continues. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/c...
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Things Democratic Senators could do that would be useful:
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
April 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Things Democratic Senators could do that would be useful:
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
Coast Guard Academy promotes ideological indoctrination over serious education. Without academic freedom, how can this institution be considered to be engaging in "higher education"? insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum - Inside Climate News
The terminology will be stricken in classes for future officers in a service that confronts global warming every day, a move some say will weaken it.
insideclimatenews.org
March 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Coast Guard Academy promotes ideological indoctrination over serious education. Without academic freedom, how can this institution be considered to be engaging in "higher education"? insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
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Climate litigation marches on to hold the polluters accountable www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Exxon, others should face climate claims by Puerto Rican towns, US judge says
A U.S. judge said Thursday that Exxon , Chevron , Shell and six other oil companies should face part of a lawsuit in Puerto Rico accusing them of misleading the public about climate change and conspiring to suppress clean energy alternatives.
www.reuters.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Climate litigation marches on to hold the polluters accountable www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Trump administration works to shut down IPCC www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi....
How Trump could be derailing a major global climate report
The Trump administration’s actions in recent days have cast unprecedented uncertainty upon the climate panel’s work.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Trump administration works to shut down IPCC www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi....
The long effort to hold fossil fuel companies accountable continues!
#ClimateLitigation News:
Minnesota's climate deception lawsuit against Exxon, API, & Koch Industries is advancing after a state court rejected defendants' motions to dismiss. (Court did grant dismissal of one count alleging violations of MN's consumer fraud law)
www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Commu...
Minnesota's climate deception lawsuit against Exxon, API, & Koch Industries is advancing after a state court rejected defendants' motions to dismiss. (Court did grant dismissal of one count alleging violations of MN's consumer fraud law)
www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Commu...
Court upholds Attorney General Ellison’s lawsuit against ExxonMobil and others
Lawsuit first filed in 2020 to continue in state court after judge largely denies defendants’ motion to dismiss
www.ag.state.mn.us
February 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The long effort to hold fossil fuel companies accountable continues!
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Commentary: If Minnesota’s case is allowed to proceed, more evidence of what Koch, Exxon and API did will be uncovered through the court process. That’s why these companies are fighting so hard to prevent that. Minnesotans deserve their day in court with Big Oil minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/12/m...
Minnesotans deserve their day in court with Big Oil • Minnesota Reformer
It’s illegal to lie to consumers about a product in Minnesota, plain and simple.
minnesotareformer.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Commentary: If Minnesota’s case is allowed to proceed, more evidence of what Koch, Exxon and API did will be uncovered through the court process. That’s why these companies are fighting so hard to prevent that. Minnesotans deserve their day in court with Big Oil minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/12/m...
Climate accountability efforts continue in Minnesota: minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/12/m...
Minnesotans deserve their day in court with Big Oil • Minnesota Reformer
It’s illegal to lie to consumers about a product in Minnesota, plain and simple.
minnesotareformer.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Climate accountability efforts continue in Minnesota: minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/12/m...
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Great DOGE target: This Georgia congressman wasting taxpayer money and staff time drawing up this fantasy Red White & Blueland bill. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
February 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Great DOGE target: This Georgia congressman wasting taxpayer money and staff time drawing up this fantasy Red White & Blueland bill. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
This is another example of cruelty by the Trump administration.
Pretty thuggish way to treat a distinguished senior officer after a lifetime of serving her country. They relish the cruelty.
Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice
Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is another example of cruelty by the Trump administration.
I’m rooting for the Eagles now.
This year’s Ted Cruz Award goes to Travis Kelce
Mahomes and Kelce: playing in front of Trump at Super Bowl will be an honor
February 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I’m rooting for the Eagles now.
@michaelemann.bsky.social Hansen's new paper claims climate change is accelerating and that the 2 C target is dead. The Mann - Hansen debate continues. The fact that there is a legitimate debate about the feasibility of the 2 C goal shows how perilous our situation is. phys.org/news/2025-02...
Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius—the fallback target of the Paris climate accord—is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists.
phys.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@michaelemann.bsky.social Hansen's new paper claims climate change is accelerating and that the 2 C target is dead. The Mann - Hansen debate continues. The fact that there is a legitimate debate about the feasibility of the 2 C goal shows how perilous our situation is. phys.org/news/2025-02...
This is my local paper, and it is great. Everything from coverage of town hall meetings to the latest wildlife sighting and the winner of the high school swim meet.
How does a newspaper get to be 225 years old? Not by standing still. @speppered.bsky.social on how New Hampshire’s Keene Sentinel is changing its business model & engagement with the community. (Only 5 US news orgs have published that long under the same name) www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/why-...
Why a centuries-old local newspaper in New Hampshire launched a journalism fund
The Keene Sentinel weighed the pros and cons of becoming a nonprofit. It chose a hybrid option instead.
www.niemanlab.org
February 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is my local paper, and it is great. Everything from coverage of town hall meetings to the latest wildlife sighting and the winner of the high school swim meet.
Now the Dow Futures are up to a 600 point drop. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/s...
February 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Now the Dow Futures are up to a 600 point drop. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/s...
Stock market reacts to the Trump tariff. Dow Futures down by 500 points already. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/s...
Dow futures drop 500 points after Trump hits Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs: Live updates
Stock futures tumbled Sunday night to kick off a new trading month as investors weighed new U.S. tariffs on goods from key trade partners.
www.cnbc.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Stock market reacts to the Trump tariff. Dow Futures down by 500 points already. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/s...