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Should we Pay Exxon to Leave Oil in the Ground?

By Erik Curren | July 1, 2019

Slaves receiving news of emancipation in British West Indies

This article is the second in a series that compares today's fight for climate solutions with the successful movement to abolish slavery in the nineteenth century. Read the first installment, "The Fight against Climate Change Must Become the New Abolitionism." Recently, Congress considered whether African Americans should receive financial compensation for centuries of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate, Transition Tagged With: ExxonMobil, Richard Barker, Slave Labor

Study finds shift to ‘dark money’ in climate denial effort

By Staff Reports | December 27, 2013

US Capitol at night

The largest, most-consistent money fueling the climate denial movement are a number of well-funded conservative foundations built with so-called "dark money," or concealed donations, according to an analysis released Friday afternoon. The study, by Drexel University environmental sociologist Robert Brulle, is the first academic effort to probe the organizational … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: climate science deniers, ExxonMobil, Koch brothers

Could fracking finally kill off rural America?

By Erik Curren | July 23, 2013

US fracking map

Gasland 2, the sequel to Josh Fox's documentary about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, introduces a frightening image. It's not another money shot of tap water on fire, though the water well hose lit up by the owner of a multimillion dollar home in Parker County, Texas is a wonder. Nor is the most frightening image an internal gas industry memo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Politics Tagged With: Anadarko, Chesapeake Energy, ExxonMobil, Global Shale Gas Initiative, hydrofracking, Josh Fox, natural gas, PSYOPS

Sandy’s real name

By Staff Reports | October 30, 2012

boat washed up on a street

The following letter from climate activist Bill McKibben was sent out today by 350.org. -- Ed. Dear friends, We woke up this morning with a deep sense of sadness. Hurricane Sandy has brought serious hardship to many of the people we love and places we treasure. It has affected many homes, I was talking to a friend and they suggested that it might be a good idea for people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: Big Oil, Bill McKibben, ExxonMobil, Hurricane Sandy

Top 5 ways to Occupy Big Oil

By Erik Curren | October 31, 2011

big oil profits first quarter of 2011

Wall Street is the best immediate target for a huge protest movement, since it was the freewheeling gambling of big banks that pushed the economy over the edge in 2008 and started the Great Recession. Now, as Occupy movements pop up around the US and across the globe to draw attention to economic inequity and the government corruption that abets rule by the top 1%, Occupiers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: Big Oil, Citizens United, ExxonMobil, Occupy Wall Street

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