WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump Administration held a massive auction for oil and gas drilling rights in the largest contiguous area of national public lands in the United States. The auction in the Western Arctic, mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, resulted in 1,334,967 acres leased for … [continued]
A week of the US/Israeli war against Iran continues on unabated, and the Iran military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has infused more turmoil into an already dangerous situation. In a typical day, 20 million barrels of oil passes through the Strait, but nothing seems typical anymore in our … [continued]
The Michigan State Attorney General has filed an antitrust lawsuit against BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, and oil industry organizations, citing a 50-year effort to illegally restrain competition from renewable energy.
Two scholars see a new way that claims against Big Oil could succeed in court. They recommend using antitrust law in the climate fight.
One of the things that’s easy to forget in our hyper-splintered media and misinformation world is that many people operate on completely different information from you and me, and sometimes that means they are extremely disconnected from reality. We’ve been covering the transition to electric vehicles for more than a … [continued]
In the midst of my career as a high school English teacher, I savored the joyous month of July. It was mine and mine alone. I vacationed and relaxed, sunbathed and gardened. As soon as August 1 rolled around, however, I had to change cognitive gears. It was time to … [continued]
Probably like you, I’ve been trying to figure out why the Trump administration is rife with science denial. At first I attributed it to anti-intellectualism. With that, I thought, went an ideological mindset in which people identified with superficialities like He Who Dies with the Most Toys Wins. But that … [continued]
Is energy finite or infinite? The answer to that question could determine whether the Earth can continue to support human life.
Some of the biggest oil companies are the target of a wrongful death lawsuit in the State of Washington filed this week.
Big Oil knows it faces huge financial penalties for the harm it has done. Now it wants Congress to give it immunity for its sins.
