How a Gun Rights Victory Benefits Fossil Fuels
Bang! Bang! Drill! Drill! of NRA wins big victory at Supreme Court The European Commission on Thursday took aim at climate change regulations that it blames on fossil fuel companies. The NRA accused Maria T. Vullo, the former commissioner of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), of using her regulatory powers to […]
‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek week | Dinosaurs
The largest and most complete stegosaurus fossil ever found will be the centrepiece of Sotheby’s Geek Week auction this summer, and is expected to fetch up to $6 million (£4.7 million). Nicknamed “Apex,” the “nearly complete” fossil, measuring more than 11 feet tall and 20 feet long, is more than 30 percent larger than “Sophie,” […]
Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds | Fossil fuels
Big oil companies have made flashy climate pledges in recent years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat the climate crisis, but a new report suggests those plans don’t stand up to scrutiny. ing. Oil Change International, a research and advocacy group, is researching and researching the impact of climate change on eight major international […]
China Seek Military Dominance Through Fossil Fuels
As the world watches, China has been aggressively building its fleet of ships and aircraft in anticipation of a potential attack on Taiwan. To support that military domination, China is also aggressively building its fossil fuel refining capabilities to power those ships and aircraft. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is aggressively campaigning to rid America of fossil […]
Fossil Fuels Aren’t a Bad Habit We Can Just Kick. They’re a Critical Part of the Economy
Editors Note: Portions of an excellent documentary series on energy created by Erik Townsend called Energy Transition Crisis have been presented in The Prickly Pear video section. You should take the time to view the series. Townsend, an accomplished energy futures trader and the producer of the excellent podcast Macrovoices believes that mankind is causing climate […]
Fossil Fuel Lobby Cashes in on Biden’s $7.5 Billion for EV Chargers
The fossil fuel industry is lobbying to use the $7.5 billion to build electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that President Joe Biden authorized in the Inflation Control Act to build charging stations at existing gas station locations. There is. politikoenergy and environment news report: More than half of the charging stations built so far under […]
Vermont lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by weather events: ‘Climate Superfund’
The Vermont Senate voted 21-5 Friday to advance the bill. Climate Change Superfund ActThis would force fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund that covers damages related to weather events. If passed, Senate Bill 259 would create a “Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program” to fund “climate change adaptive or resilient infrastructure projects” in Vermont. […]
Texas schools pull $8.5 billion from BlackRock over fossil fuel ‘boycott’
Texas public schools are withdrawing billions of dollars invested in BlackRock, an asset manager the state accuses of boycotting fossil fuels. On Tuesday, State Board of Education Chairman Aaron Kinsey (R) announced that the board had divested $8.5 billion from BlackRock’s operations. The company’s “overwhelming and enduring leadership” in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […]
Energy secretary confronted on Biden’s campaign pledge to end fossil fuels: ‘I did not hear him say that’
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm claimed Friday that she had no knowledge of President Biden's past comments on fossil fuels. During a conversation about the Biden administration's suspension of export approvals for liquefied natural gas and LNG, Granholm was asked about the consistency of Biden's stance on fossil fuels in general. “Mr Secretary, your comments on […]
Fossil fuel industry unleashes on Biden for halting key natural gas projects
A large coalition of more than 30 fossil fuel industry groups is sounding the alarm over the expected White House decision to delay permitting of a major natural gas export facility due to potential climate impacts. There is. Those groups, including the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC), sent […]