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Is Shell Really Serious About Dealing With Climate Change?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Under Shell’s Sky Scenario, a world is possible where net-zero carbon emissions is achieved by 2070, and global average temperatures are beneath the target of two degrees Celsius. Or in the words of Shell, it “illustrates a technically possible, but challenging pathway for society to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.” It envisions a future where renewable energies are…

Drill baby, drill. Trump seeks to expand offshore drilling along U.S. coasts

Trump Administration Opens Up U.S. Coasts To Offshore Drilling

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

“Drill baby drill” is more than a mantra by those that want to increase domestic output of fossil fuels. It is a way of life, as the recent proposal by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to increase offshore drilling on both coasts proves. Zinke’s proposal would make over 90 percent of the acreage within the National Outer Continental…

The Trump Administration is Far Worse for the Planet than Most Realize

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Richard Matthews | 1 Comments

We need to take stock of where we are if we are to have any chance of getting to where we need to go. After years of slow but steady climate action, the U.S. now has a climate and environment destroying president and legislature. Although Hilary Clinton won the majority of votes, under the collegiate system –which was designed to…

Emissions reductions based on science. Failure is not an option

The Importance of Science-Based Emission Reduction Targets

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Richard Matthews | 3 Comments

The importance of science-based emissions reduction targets cannot be overstated. Failure to adhere to these targets will augur a climate catastrophe. The first round of emission reduction targets agreed to at COP21 are laudable, but climate scientists tell us that we must be even more ambitious. Even if all nations achieve the emissions reduction targets contained in the Paris Climate…

REN21 Global Status Report Details an Extraordinary Year for Renewables

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Records were set in new renewable power capacity and investment, while renewable energy investments in developing and emerging economies exceeded those in developed economies for the first time in 2015, according to REN21.

Exxon isn't the only bad apple. The entire fossil fuel industry is rotten to the core

The Fossil Fuel Industry is Rotten to the Core

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

Exxon is a corporate devil but it is not alone in its demonic subterfuge. Exxon is being investigated for criminal wrongdoings and some other fossil fuel companies are also coming under legal scrutiny. In November, a criminal investigation was launched into Exxon and a month later, many other fossil fuel industry CEO’s were formally asked to clarify what they knew…

Abandoned well of a different age: do falling oil prices signal the end of oil?

Falling Profits Augur the End of Oil

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

The profits of the big oil companies keep falling along with the price of a barrel of crude. In 2015, the profits of oil behemoths like Shell, Chevron, Exxon Mobil and BP tumbled. Together, these big four saw profits decline by an average of 65 percent last year. These falling margins have a cascade of impacts that are hastening the…