Tom Steyer vs Xavier Becerra is the choice that matters for the world’s 4th largest economy What happens in California has BIG ripple effects for the pace of our global clean energy transition. With AI tech valuations ballooning, California is now the world’s 4th largest economy, ranking ahead of Japan, … [continued]
At first glance, it seems the clean energy front isn’t going as well as we’d like. The Trump administration has used every tool in its power — and then some — to extinguish clean energy innovation and installations. Yet hope springs eternal, to the point that, in March, the US … [continued]
The state of Michigan has sued several oil companies, claiming they have conspired to keep EV and renewable energy prices high.
Local activists in Louisiana are pressuring large insurance companies to stop providing coverage to LNG terminals in the Gulf of Mexico.
Some of the biggest oil companies are the target of a wrongful death lawsuit in the State of Washington filed this week.
First of all, let me note that I’m a big fan of the ESG movement. People should be investing in companies with good environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies, and the movement to do so has had many strongly positive effects. However, as the movement has scaled up and become … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic conceptual image of a hydrogen molecule dissolving into smoke or dissipating in front of major oil company logos
BP quietly dissolved its low-carbon mobility team recently, and almost no one noticed. No flashy press release. No somber CEO video explaining a pivot to shareholder value. Just an internal memo, a few reassigned employees, and the slow realization that the company was backing away from its hydrogen transport dreams. … [continued]
Big Oil has forgotten all about sustainability and net zero initiatives which have failed to produce the expected profits.
“Don’t raise the bridge, lower the river,” is an expression that celebrates creative thinking. The city of Richmond, California, has had a fraught relationship with Chevron for more than a century. On one hand, the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond has been providing jobs for local residents and tax revenue … [continued]
Donald Trump has made a prophet out of Bruce Cain, a political scientist at Stanford. Four weeks ago, he told New York Times contributor Thomas Edsall that some of the conservative victories in campaign finance law — particularly Citizens United — have strengthened “the power of elected officials to coerce … [continued]
