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Trump’s climate change rollbacks to drive up U.S. emissions
President Donald Trump’s rollback of Obama-era climate regulations will cause the United States to pump an extra 1.8 billion tons of greenhouse gases into the…
100,000 march in Mauritian capital after catastrophic oil spill kills dozens of dolphins
One national newspaper calls the demonstration a ‘turning point’ for the country Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/mauritius-oil-spill-protests-dolphins-dead-port-louis-a9695591.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you….
Hurricane Laura causes 'extremely dangerous' spill at Louisiana chemical plant
The spill has flowed over the I-10, the cross-country highway connecting the southern states from Florida to California Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/hurricane-laura-chemical-plant-leak-lake-charles-louisiana-a9691731.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
DNC 2020: Biden and Sanders agreed to drop a demand to end fossil fuel tax breaks from Democrat platform
US taxpayer-funded, direct subsidies to the fossil fuel industry are estimated, conservatively, at $20 billion per year Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/dnc-2020-biden-sanders-fossil-fuel-tax-subsidies-climate-change-a9677971.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Democrats Quietly Cut Opposition to Fossil Fuel Subsidies From DNC Platform
Democratic presidential ticket Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both came out against fossil fuel subsidies during their respective White House primary bids. But the party…
Companies May Not Even Want to Drill in the Arctic
On Monday, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt approved the first-ever oil and gas leasing program for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, opening up 1.56 million acres of…
What Would Happen if We Burned All the Fossil Fuels?
Picture bogs swarming with plant-life, oceans teeming with life, dinosaurs roaming the Earth. Picture those plants and animals dying, and over the course of 300…
US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge
The Department of the Interior has approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-approves-oil-gas-leasing-plan-alaska-wildlife-72418255 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
DOJ confirms ‘largest-ever US seizure of Iranian fuel’ on 4 ships bound for Venezuela
The US has seized some 1.116 mn barrels of Iranian fuel aboard 4 ships headed for Venezuela, the Justice Department has confirmed, hinting at “assistance”…
Oil demand to fall further than expected this year after spike in Covid cases, says report
Number of flights down 80 per cent in June and remained 67 per cent lower in July, says International Energy Agency Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/oil-demand-international-energy-agency-report-coronavirus-a9669556.html Droolin’ Dog…
Progressives alarmed by Rice’s vast financial investments
When Susan Rice was under consideration for secretary of state in 2012, she was attacked by environmentalists for holding stock in the controversial Keystone Pipeline…
Shadowy U.S. firm secures deal for Syrian oil
An American company has inked a contract with Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria to develop and export the region’s crude oil under a secretive deal…
Gaddafi’s prophecy comes true as foreign powers battle for Libya’s oil
A showdown looms in the fight for control of the country – with Africa’s largest oilfields as the prize In August 2011, as Libya’s rebels…
Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar Introduce Bill to Stop Giving Stimulus Money to Fossil Fuel Companies
The coronavirus took over the world and cratered the economy, leaving governments to pick up the pieces. In the case of the U.S. government, it…
‘Oil on the inequality fire’: How slashing jobless aid could widen the wealth gap
How Congress decides to help the tens of millions of unemployed workers during the pandemic could determine whether the stark gap between America’s rich and…
The Oil Industry Threatens Alaskan Polar Bears in Their Dens
Pregnant polar bears enter dens when they give birth for up to eight months. The process makes bear moms super vulnerable—they fast, surviving off the…
Judge Shuts Down Dakota Access Pipeline
In a stunning win for the environmental justice movement, a court just ordered that the Dakota Access Pipeline must be shut down. Read more… Source:…
Airlines are gaming our political system for fossil-fuelled profit – on top of the multi-billion pound bailout
The climate column: If the aviation industry can have almost permanent access to the Treasury, transport ministers and the media, it is time climate protection…
Danger of 'miscalculation' as global powers scramble for position in Libya
Fighting moves from west to centre and south of country, as Egypt advances toward border, and Tripoli ignores truce calls Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/libya-war-tripoli-haftar-russia-turkey-gna-a9554976.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
OPEC+ decides to keep oil production cuts through July – Russian energy minister
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied oil producers, led by Russia, have agreed to prolong record oil production cuts until the end…
Russia claims to have contained huge oil spill after Arctic river turns red
Vladimir Putin chastises billionaire owner of power plant for negligence Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-oil-spill-arctic-leak-putin-river-norilsk-nickel-a9551751.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article…
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