One of the defining features of organized denial is that it’s coordinated and relies on politicians, pundits and industry spokespeople singing from the same hymnal, each validating the other while appearing as though they’re working independently. By Climate Denier Roundup In Floodlight’s latest investigation, Emily Holden worked with Cooper McKim of Wyoming Public Media to expose […]
It’s back to court for a plan by Kern County to expand oil and gas drilling in the country, the center of oil and gas production in California. As many had expected, environmental and community organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Kern County’s adoption the day before of a controversial ordinance that would fast-track permitting […]
Congresswoman Katie Porter took a fossil fuel industry executive to task for falsely suggesting during a House hearing on Tuesday that oil and gas companies don’t receive special treatment in the U.S. tax code, a claim that the California Democrat quickly refuted—while also offering to eliminate the tax breaks. By Jake Johnson Common Dreams Asked […]
The Culver City Council last night voted 4 to 1 on a resolution calling on the Gavin Newsom Administration to develop a timeline and plan for closing down the neighboring SoCalGas natural gas storage facility in Playa del Rey at the Ballona Wetlands. Council Members Alex Fisch, Daniel Lee, Yasmin-Iman McMorrin, and Albert Vera voted for the resolution, […]
The oil industry’s lobbying arm, the American Petroleum Institute, suggested in a new draft statement that it might support Congress putting a price on carbon emissions to combat climate change, even though oil and gas are major sources of those greenhouse gas emissions. An industry calling for a tax on the use of its products […]
A day after the Kern County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 for an ordinance to approve over 40,000 new oil and gas wells, Governor Gavin Newsom today delivered his State of the State address against the backdrop of the Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles. By Dan Bacher He spent most of the speech discussing his record on vaccinations, […]
The Kern County Board of Supervisors just voted 5-0 for an ordinance that will greenlight 40,500 oil & gas wells that will likely end up in low-income, monolingual, Hispanic communities with virtually no environmental review. By Dan Bacher As was the case in the planning commission meeting that preceded this meeting 3 weeks ago, the […]
In 2014, when the KeystoneXL pipeline needed a PR boost, it tapped union man Ron Berringer to be the blue collar face of the workers TransCanada’s pipe employed. In 2017, ahead of a KXL permit hearing, Berringer appeared again to lobby for the pipeline’s approval. And in 2021, after President Biden revoked the climate-killing pipeline’s […]
At 9 am PST today, March 8, the Kern County Board of Supervisors will hear comments from the public and then vote on a proposal to fast-track the permitting of tens of thousands of new oil and gas wells over the next two decades, all with no additional environmental review. By Dan Bacher You can […]
A federal appeals court in New York just threw out Judge Lewis A. Kaplan’s key contempt finding against human rights attorney Steven Donziger. The finding had been used to fine him millions of dollars in court costs and led to criminal contempt charges that resulted in an unprecedented 19-month house arrest without trial. By Dan Bacher […]
Pundits and politicians have been quick to point fingers over the debacle in Texas that left millions without power or clean water during February’s deep freeze. Many have blamed the state’s deregulated electricity market, arguing that Texas prioritized cheap power over reliability. By Roshanak (Roshi) Nateghi, Purdue University The Conversation But climate extremes are wreaking […]
For ages, the oil and gas industry has told gullible politicians, centrists, pundits, and Very Serious People about how it totally cares about climate change, is really, totally, super serious about supporting a carbon price, and just wants “a seat at the table” with policymakers. API president Mike Sommers said it in a puff-piece interview at the […]
In Shell’s most recent annual review of its trade group memberships, the company said they “have continued to work to ensure our memberships of industry associations support the Paris Agreement.” But as Luke Barratt and Alexander Kaufman at HuffPo revealed last week, Shell is a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), which as recently as […]
Indigenous and climate campaigners who helped President Joe Biden win the White House with warnings about what was at stake in last year’s election are now pushing him to deliver on his campaign promise to #BuildBackBetter by stopping a pair of fossil fuel pipelines and implementing a climate test for federal permits and projects. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams “If we’re […]
In late December and early January, over 58,000 pro-life Christians signed a petition calling for the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Arctic Refuge is a sacred place, and pro-life Christians know that ongoing attempts to open the land to oil and gas drilling is an affront to God’s creation and Indigenous sovereignty […]