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- Will taxpayers bear the cost of cleaning up America’s abandoned oil wells? Tue, 21 Sep 21, 8:00pmPolicy experts warn new proposals to plug abandoned oil and gas wells amount to huge subsidy for the fossil fuel industry
- ‘A bill for the bosses’: infrastructure bill sticks taxpayers with oil cleanup costs Tue, 21 Sep 21, 8:00pmPolicy experts warn new proposals to plug abandoned oil and gas wells amount to huge subsidy for the fossil fuel industry
- ‘The potential for solar is huge’: future looks bright for Lightsource BP Mon, 20 Sep 21, 4:00pmFounder Nick Boyle explains how Lightsource will help power one of the biggest corporate transformations ever attempted
- BP’s joint solar venture Lightsource BP to more than double expansion by 2025 Mon, 20 Sep 21, 4:00pmDeal worth £1.3bn means operation will develop enough solar farms to power equivalent of 8.4m homes
- Los Angeles County to begin phasing out oil and gas drilling Sat, 18 Sep 21, 1:30amWhen people think of Los Angeles, celebrities and fast cars probably come to mind before oil and gas drilling. But the county has a surprising number of active and abandoned wells. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County supervisors...
- What Norway's election results mean for the environment Wed, 15 Sep 21, 3:32amNorway's parliamentary election on September 13 tested the country's commitment to fighting climate change. With the election of new prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre of the Labour Party, many are wondering how the country...
- Lawsuit challenges Biden plan to sell oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico Fri, 3 Sep 21, 7:00pm• ‘Planet cannot handle more stress from oil and gas production’
- Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream | Ali Allawi and Fatih Birol Wed, 1 Sep 21, 10:00pmTo meet climate targets and avoid economic collapse, countries such as Iraq need international support in the transition to clean energy
- Extinction Rebellion activists glued to Science Museum site in Shell protest Mon, 30 Aug 21, 5:09amDemonstrators attach themselves to railings in reaction to museum taking funding from oil firm for Our Future Planet show
- Stop Line 3 protests continue at Minnesota capitol Sat, 28 Aug 21, 3:30amAbout 2,000 demonstrators rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday as part of a week of action called “Treaties Not Tar Sands.” The movement is reacting to Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, which could...
- How can Britain be committed to net zero when it’s about to drill for millions more barrels of oil? | Greg Muttitt Mon, 23 Aug 21, 5:00pmHypocrisy rules as we prepare to host Cop26 and Boris Johnson prepares to approve a new oilfield off Shetland
- Court blocks Alaskan drilling project Sat, 21 Aug 21, 3:30amDuring his administration, President Trump approved a massive oil drilling project in Alaska. Now a federal judge has reversed his move. Judge Sharon Gleason of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska ruled...
- Why is life on Earth still taking second place to fossil fuel companies? | George Monbiot Thu, 19 Aug 21, 5:00pmEffective action against climate breakdown is near impossible while governments are vulnerable to lawsuits
- Petaluma becomes first US city to ban new gas stations Thu, 19 Aug 21, 4:30amA small group of activists is driving the conversation about climate change in new directions with a push against establishing new gas stations. In March, Petaluma, California, became the first town in America to place a...
- Guyana to seek better royalties and terms for future oil contracts Thu, 19 Aug 21, 1:58amCountry’s vice-president’s remarks after investigation highlighted concerns about ExxonMobil deal