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Why Was Tillerson Present at Signing of Major Exxon Deal With Saudi Arabia?
By Steve Horn During his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump announced an array of economic agreements between the U.S. and the Middle Eastern kingdom, saying it would usher in " jobs,...
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Politician Working to Curb Pipeline Protestors Has Ties to Shadow Lobbyists
By Itai Vardi A recent intensification in protests against Williams Partners' planned Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in Pennsylvania prompted a state senator to propose legislation aimed at limiting...
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Major Blow to 'Clean Coal' as 11- Year, $7.5 Billion Flagship Project Fails
By Sharon Kelly In a major blow to proponents of "clean coal" technology, Southern Co., parent company of Mississippi Power, announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday that...
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Wisconsin Governor Set to Sign Koch-Funded Anti-Regulations Bill
By Steve Horn A bill with the potential to hobble government agencies' ability to propose regulations, known as the REINS (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny) Act, has passed in both...
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Another Koch Cadet Hired at Trump's Department of Energy
By Ben Jervey The Koch brothers have landed yet another of their trusted fossil fuel think tank veterans in the Trump administration's Department of Energy (DOE). Alex Fitzsimmons was manager of...
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Koch Brothers Launch Attack to Kill Electric Cars
By Ben Jervey Fueling U.S. Forward , the Koch-funded campaign to "rebrand" fossil fuels as "positive" and "sustainable," has released a new video attacking the Dirty Secrets of Electric Cars ,...
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Climate Doomsday Essay 'Is Exactly What We Don't Need'
By James Wilt It's not often that an article about climate change becomes one of the most hotly debated issues on the internet—especially in the midst of a controversial G20 summit . But that exact...
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States Sue EPA for Failing to Ban Toxic Pesticide
By Farron Cousins In late March, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) Administrator Scott Pruitt decided that his agency would not place an outright ban on a pesticide manufactured by Dow...
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Lobby Group Tied to Koch Brothers, Brexit Climate Deniers Pushes 'Strong...
By Mat Hope A new lobby group has appeared in Europe claiming to represent "consumers." But a closer look reveals it is actually backed by some familiar groups known for their efforts to weaken...
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Koch-Funded Electric Car Video Debunked Again and Again
By Ben Jervey Just last week, we fact-checked and debunked every line of The Dirty Secrets of Electric Cars , a video produced by Fueling U.S. Forward , a Koch-funded campaign to push fossil fuels....
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Sunoco Ordered to Temporarily Suspend Drilling on Pipeline Project
By Sharon Kelly The Pennsylvania's Environmental Hearing Board ordered Sunoco Pipeline LP Tuesday to temporarily halt some types of work on a $2.5 billion pipeline project designed to carry 275,000...
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A Response to 'Lunatic Farmer' Joel Salatin on His Climate Denial
By Graham Readfearn So a couple of weeks ago I wrote a story for DeSmog reporting on self-described "lunatic farmer" Joel Salatin's views about climate change and how he thought it might not be caused...
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Exxon, Shell Censured for Claiming Natural Gas Is 'Cleanest' Fossil Fuel
By Farron Cousins For many years, a standard talking point from the fossil fuel industry and those who speak on the industry's behalf has been that natural gas is a cleaner alternative to conventional...
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Exxon, Shell Censured for Claiming Natural Gas Is 'Cleanest' Fossil Fuel
By Farron Cousins For many years, a standard talking point from the fossil fuel industry and those who speak on the industry's behalf has been that natural gas is a cleaner alternative to conventional...
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Trump Attorney Sues Greenpeace Over Dakota Access Pipeline in $300 Million...
By Steve Horn Energy Transfer Partners , owner of the Dakota Access pipeline , has filed a $300 million Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ( RICO ) lawsuit against Greenpeace and other...
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Meeting Paris Goals Means Dealing With Climate Impacts of Eating Meat
By Ashley Braun Environmental groups place a lot of attention on trying to stop new oil, gas and coal development since current fossil fuel projects would likely already blow us past the less-than 2°C...
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Scotland Bans Fracking After 'Overwhelming' Public Opposition
By Simon Roach The Scottish government has said fracking is set to be permanently banned following "overwhelming" public support for outlawing the controversial process, it was announced Tuesday ....
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China Is Showing the World What Renewable Energy Dominance Looks Like
By Ben Jervey The growth of solar energy continues to outpace forecasts and this growth, according to a report published Wednesday by the International Energy Agency , (IEA) "is a China story." While...
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Poll Shows Most Americans Want Government Action on Climate Change, but...
By Farron Cousins New polling data provides some inspiring news about the prospects for climate change action in the U.S. According to public policy polling conducted by AP-NORC and the Energy Policy...
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Top Trump Official for Pipeline Safety Profits from Selling Oil Spill Equipment
By Itai Vardi A newly appointed federal regulator charged with overseeing pipeline safety personally profits from oil spill responses, a DeSmog investigation has found. Drue Pearce is the acting...
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