Yet Another Big Oil Company Quits Canadian Tar Sands Oil, Or Not
ConocoPhillips joins a growing list of energy companies winding down operations in Canadian tar sands oil fields…or not.
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World’s Largest Carbon Producers Face Human Rights Abuse Allegations
The world’s 47 largest investor-owned fossil fuel and cement producers have found themselves accused this week of human rights abuses. In December of 2015, we reported on an investigation being carried out by the Philippines Commission on Human Rights (CHR) into whether fossil fuel companies are to be held responsible for … [continued]
Philippines Launch Human Rights Investigation Into 50 Big Polluters
The Philippines has revealed that it will launch an investigation into whether fossil fuel companies are to be held responsible for the impacts of climate change. The announcement was made in a press conference on December 4 in Paris, during the United Nations COP21 climate change negotiations, revealing that the Philippines … [continued]
Walmart, Exxon, BP, Walt Disney, & 25 Other Top Companies Put A Price On Global…
Originally published on Climate Progress. By Jeff Spross It turns out the White House and major American businesses may be converging on how to assess the damage greenhouse gas emissions do to the global climate. According to a new report by the environmental data company CDP, in 2013 at least 29 companies … [continued]
The External Costs Of Fossil Fuels Are Large
The following is the testimony of Daniel J. Weiss before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements (PDF), reposted from the Center for American Progress Action Fund: Chairman Lankford, Ranking Member Speier, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on “The Effects of Rising Energy … [continued]
Wind Farm in the Sky Created by Donut-Shaped Blimp
From a distance it looks like an escaped party balloon in the shape of a donut, but that new thing up in the skies over Limestone, Maine this winter was in fact the 35-foot prototype for a new helium blimp capable of harvesting wind energy at high altitudes, built by … [continued]
Airborne Wind Turbines Win Award
Tall, white wind turbines with long blades are not the only ones out there. People are working on wind turbines of all sorts to try to help solve our climate, energy, and environmental problems. Ben Glass, CEO of Altaeros Energies, and Adam Rein, co-founder of Altaeros Energies, are developing wind turbines … [continued]
Refined Refinery? ConocoPhillips in Billings, MT
Billings, MT plays host to three petroleum refineries, which fuel the local economy. I was fortunate to receive an invitation from the American Petroleum Institute to come out as their guest and tour the ConocoPhillips refinery and meet a few of the local citizens to hear their thoughts on big … [continued]
