Category: Fossil Fuels

Reuters reports: In a letter posted on Harvard’s website, President Lawrence Bacow said the school’s endowment had no direct investments in fossil fuel exploration or development companies as of June and will not make such investments in the future, “given …

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This is funny, in a pathetic kind of way. It’s abundantly clear that the fossil fuel industry will do exactly zero to change their business model. Human greed knows no bounds.  

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Pro golfer Abraham Ancer is tied for first place in the Saint Jude Invitational as I write this post.  Hard to root for him given the name on his hat. I’m willing to bet that, in 10 years, no one …

ExxonMobil Sponsors Golfer–Not For Long Read More »

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In an effort to discredit Biden, a reader sent me the meme here. The short answer, as shown below, is essentially the same as it was 15 years ago. The longer and more interesting answer is that Biden has no …

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Question: Here’s an update from Bloomberg Green on pension funds’ move to divest themselves of Big Oil and other corporate polluters.  Before you open it, take a cool guess: What percent of the total remains in these dirty investments? Answer: …

Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Public Pension Funds’ Investments in Corporate Polluters Read More »

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Our society lives with more or less constant reminders that fossil fuels, while extremely well suited to the 20th Century need to be phased out as quickly as feasible. Some of these reminders are more spectacular than others, as shown …

Pipeline Rupture Creates “Eye of Fire” in Gulf of Mexico Read More »

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As presented in the article linked here, a senior ExxonMobil lobbyist has been captured on camera claiming that the oil giant is waging a secret war on climate change legislation. The covert recordings was filmed by Greenpeace UK.  Did anyone …

ExxonMobil CEO Apologizes After Covert Recording of Key Lobbyist Reveals Oil Behemoth’s Battle Against Climate Legislation Read More »

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As Bill McKibben notes here, it really hasn’t been a good couple of days for Big Oil. Are investors concerned about the baking of the planet at the hands of the fossil fuel industry, or are they worried about the …

Some Bad Days for Big Oil, and More To Come Read More »

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Energy consultant and 2GreenEnergy supporter Gary Tulie reports from his home in Buckinghamshire, England (see pic):  A rising tide of legal cases, and shareholder action is putting increasing pressure on fossil fuel companies to actively work on reducing their climate …

The Long Arm of the Law Is Pursuing Fossil Fuel Companies Read More »

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From the American Energy Society: Every coal fired power plant in the world has a specific size requirment, and the same is true for all industries that require ore from waste rock as well as metal oxide powders. The process …

Axing Coal, Like Any Other Improvement, Offers a Range of Benefits Read More »

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