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03/10/2024

Exxon claims its “advanced recycling” projects will help solve the plastic waste crisis.

According to a new lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta that cites evidence from Exxon's own internal documents, that’s a lie.

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California’s landmark lawsuit presents evidence that the oil giant’s “advanced recycling” campaigns — which promise to solve the plastic waste crisis — are deceptive.

03/08/2024

From farmers to disaster survivors, new plaintiffs have emerged to take on oil and gas majors in European courts. Here's an update on those cases and the others still progressing in the European Union 👇

From farmers to disaster survivors, new plaintiffs and progressing lawsuits are putting pressure on industry polluters.

22/07/2024

Kamala Harris has said the Justice Department should “absolutely” investigate the fossil fuel industry for the harm it's causing communities.

As she moves into the spotlight, here's a look at the new Democratic presidential frontrunner's history with Big Oil ⬇️

The new Democratic presidential frontrunner has said the DOJ should “absolutely” investigate the fossil fuel industry.

19/06/2024

Big Oil is using pipeline safety legislation to push for expanded federal criminal penalties for pipeline protest. One of the bills, introduced by a committee whose chair made $289,000 from the oil and gas industry this election cycle, would make "impairing the operation of" a pipeline punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

This could be the latest chapter in the industry’s mounting effort to punish and silence dissent – and crush the First Amendment right to protest, advocates say.

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Fossil fuel companies and trade groups are using essential pipeline safety legislation to further criminalize pipeline protests.

30/05/2024

This week, the lone climate scientist on Exxon's board ended a tenure marked by the company's increasing oil production and attacks on climate action.

Advocates had hoped Susan Avery’s nomination would be a turning-point moment for the company’s climate approach. It wasn’t.

Advocates had hoped Susan Avery’s nomination would be a turning-point moment for the company’s climate approach. It wasn’t.

24/04/2024

Big Oil is fighting to limit safety protections to expedite its buildout of experimental carbon dioxide pipelines, endangering nearby communities.

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After a leak in Sulphur, Louisiana, experts and residents express grave concerns about the fossil fuel industry’s carbon capture plans — and its mounting efforts to curb federal oversight.

07/03/2024

Darren Woods is wrong. The past matters.

It’s how we inherited the crises of the present — and an indication of where we’ll go without accountability.

It’s how we inherited the crises of the present — and an indication of where we’ll go without accountability.

04/03/2024

A New York plastic waste bill is gaining fast momentum—but lobbyists for major oil and chemical companies want to make sure it doesn’t cross the finish line.

Instead, they're “teeing up a false solution,” says Beyond Plastics director and former EPA administrator Judith Enck.

The bill’s passage could be pivotal in the fight to rein in plastics, and the industry knows it.

20/12/2023

D.C. won a key ruling in its lawsuit against Big Oil.
D.C.'s Attorney General Brian Schwalb calls it "a major step forward in our effort to hold Exxon accountable for their decades-long campaign to deceive the public about the environmental damage caused by fossil fuels."

In a unanimous decision, a federal appeals court ruled that the District of Columbia’s climate fraud lawsuit against ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, and BP can proceed in D.C. Superior Court, where it was originally filed, bringing the nation’s capital one step closer to putting Big Oil companies on...

19/12/2023

In the latest victory for communities seeking to hold Big Oil companies accountable for climate deception, a federal appeals court has ruled that the District of Columbia’s consumer protection lawsuit against ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and Shell can proceed in D.C. Superior Court, where it was filed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  In the latest victory for communities seeking to hold Big Oil companies accountable for climate deception, a federal appeals court has ruled that the District of Columbia’s consumer protection lawsuit against ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and Shell can proceed in D.C. Superior...

19/12/2023

More communities are suing Big Oil, voters overwhelmingly support holding polluters accountable, and cases are closer than ever to trial.

In a year that laid bare Big Oil’s dedication to continuously fueling the climate crisis and misleading the public about it, the need to hold oil majors accountable for their climate deception is clearer than ever. Fortunately, the movement for climate accountability made significant strides this ...

06/12/2023

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods is on a mission to defend fossil fuels and deny science during his debut at the UN climate conference.

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods is on a mission to defend fossil fuels and deny science during his debut at the UN climate conference.

01/12/2023

Oil companies are promoting “illusory” solutions instead of funding real ones, a new report by the International Energy Agency found.

Oil companies are promoting “illusory” solutions instead of funding real ones, a new report by the International Energy Agency found.

29/11/2023

San Francisco and Oakland move closer to putting Big Oil on trial.

"It is imperative that fossil fuel companies be held accountable for the damages their misrepresentations have caused," said Oakland City Attorney Barbara J. Parker.

Two of California’s biggest cities are one step closer to putting Big Oil companies on trial for their climate lies after a federal appeals court ruled this week that climate accountability lawsuits from San Francisco and Oakland can move forward in state court, where they were originally filed.

28/11/2023

In honoring polluters like ExxonMobil and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in its inaugural list of "the most influential climate leaders," TIME gave arsonists a firefighting award.

In honoring polluters like ExxonMobil and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in its inaugural list of "the most influential climate leaders," TIME gave arsonists a firefighting award.

17/11/2023

The middleman in a massive criminal hacking scheme targeting advocates was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison yesterday, but the question of who hired him remains unanswered.

"Exxon’s silence is deafening," said one victim of the hacking.

“Exxon’s silence is deafening,” said one victim of the hacking scheme.

06/11/2023

A new nationwide poll finds that support for holding Big Oil accountable increases after voters learn about the industry’s climate deception.

A new nationwide poll confirms yet again that voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support making major polluters pay their fair share of climate costs they have created — especially when voters learn about Big Oil’s decades of climate deception. 

02/11/2023

The Hawai‘i state Supreme Court has ruled that a potentially historic lawsuit against oil companies can move forward to trial, making Honolulu's Big Oil lawsuit "the most important climate case in the U.S."

The Hawai‘i state Supreme Court has ruled that a potentially historic lawsuit against oil companies can move forward to trial.

02/11/2023

More than three years after the City and County of Honolulu filed a lawsuit to make major oil companies pay for climate damages they knowingly caused, the case is heading toward trial. In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Hawai’i this week denied motions from ExxonMobil, Sunoco, and other oil majors to dismiss the case, clearing a path for Honolulu communities to finally get their day in court.

More than three years after the City and County of Honolulu filed a lawsuit to make major oil companies pay for climate damages they knowingly caused, the case is heading toward trial. In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Hawai’i this week denied motions from ExxonMobil, Sunoco, and other o...

30/10/2023

In the face of an accelerating climate crisis, oil companies are expanding their fossil fuel operations.

In the span of two weeks, ExxonMobil made its largest oil acquisition in two decades, Chevron increased its oil production capacity by 10%, and Shell cut 200 clean energy jobs. It’s clearer than ever that Big Oil companies are doubling down on the fossil fuels driving the climate crisis, while the...

26/10/2023

After months of unprecedented wildfires and the CEO of Suncor's recent pledge to double down on fossil fuels, Canadian governments are facing growing calls to sue Big Oil for their role in the climate crisis.

Members of Canada’s parliament grilled the CEO of Suncor Energy amid growing calls for Canadian governments to hold Big Oil accountable.

11/10/2023

Why did Exxon take down a web page attacking its critics? The company’s rebuttal to has mysteriously disappeared after haunting our feeds for seven long years.

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The company’s rebuttal to has mysteriously disappeared after haunting our feeds for seven long years.

30/09/2023

Connecticut AG WilliamTong just secured the latest win for climate change lawsuits against Big Oil.

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28/09/2023

Connecticut is the latest state to prevail over Big Oil’s attempts to escape accountability for climate deception in state courts.

The people of Connecticut are now one step closer to putting ExxonMobil on trial for its climate deception after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the state’s lawsuit can proceed in state court, where it was originally filed. 

23/09/2023

"[Fossil fuel companies] are much better at capturing politicians than emissions. You can sometimes tell when they've captured one."