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  1. Tegan George adds further weight to the argument favouring #TaxReform in the #FossilFuelIndustry and #GasSuperProfits with this article for The Point:

    “A lead analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has argued that conditions are ripe for an overhaul of how Australia taxes liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, with gas giants preparing to cash in on another global price surge.”

    Read more:
    thepoint.com.au/news/260416-pi

    #AusPol #Grifting #GreedFlation #NeoLiberalEconomics #CapitalismGoneWild #EatTheRich

  2. Tegan George adds further weight to the argument favouring #TaxReform in the #FossilFuelIndustry and #GasSuperProfits with this article for The Point:

    “A lead analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has argued that conditions are ripe for an overhaul of how Australia taxes liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, with gas giants preparing to cash in on another global price surge.”

    Read more:
    thepoint.com.au/news/260416-pi

    #AusPol #Grifting #GreedFlation #NeoLiberalEconomics #CapitalismGoneWild #EatTheRich

  3. Tegan George adds further weight to the argument favouring #TaxReform in the #FossilFuelIndustry and #GasSuperProfits with this article for The Point:

    “A lead analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has argued that conditions are ripe for an overhaul of how Australia taxes liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, with gas giants preparing to cash in on another global price surge.”

    Read more:
    thepoint.com.au/news/260416-pi

    #AusPol #Grifting #GreedFlation #NeoLiberalEconomics #CapitalismGoneWild #EatTheRich

  4. Tegan George adds further weight to the argument favouring #TaxReform in the #FossilFuelIndustry and #GasSuperProfits with this article for The Point:

    “A lead analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has argued that conditions are ripe for an overhaul of how Australia taxes liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, with gas giants preparing to cash in on another global price surge.”

    Read more:
    thepoint.com.au/news/260416-pi

    #AusPol #Grifting #GreedFlation #NeoLiberalEconomics #CapitalismGoneWild #EatTheRich

  5. The United States is destroying itself - Rebecca Solnit

    "Although there are far worse things about the utterly gratuitous and literally unjustified war on Iran, the fact that it burns through billions a day is striking, given that huge cuts are being made to environmental protection and national parks, and the forest service is being effectively sabotaged, while public lands are being offered up to fossil fuel companies and mining interests. The forest service headquarters are being moved across the country, which will probably cause many resignations, like the similar move of the Bureau of Land Management in Trump’s first term. More than 50 forest service research stations are being cut, meaning more loss of irreplaceable ongoing research, data, facilities and staff." >>
    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    The list rings a bell...

    #destruction #environment #conservation #biodiversity #PublicLands #FossilFuelIndustry #FossilFuels #climate #NationalParks #forests #science #democracy #UltraWealthy #cutbacks #msm #extractivism #mining

  6. „How have we come so perilously close to #climatecatastrophe, with spring temperatures in the Western United States already shattering records — and yet governments are spending over a trillion dollars a year subsidizing the #fossilfuelindustry and banks have channeled over $3 trillion to fossil fuel companies since the Paris Agreement, while there are almost no funds to protect living ecosystems?“

  7. The Global Energy Supply in a Decade ‘Is Not a World We’re Going to Recognize’

    The United States’ war on Iran could fundamentally alter how countries consume and generate energy and hamper international…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #CA #Canada #Energy #energytransition #fossilfuelindustry #Irán #MiddleEast #Oilandgasindustry #renewableenergy #Science #StraitofHormuz #war
    newsbeep.com/ca/590851/

  8. Why we confronted #EricGujer `s NZZ:

    As the fourth estate, the media bears the responsibility for reporting that holds the state and society to account. Democracy cannot function without independent, fact-based reporting.

    Gujer’s newspaper has long since abandoned the foundations of fact-based discussion and media balance. It has thus become a danger to our country and our democracy. Without the #nzz people in this country would be better informed. But that’s not all.

    Through its biased advocacy in favor of the #FossilFuelIndustry it is one of the main culprits behind #Switzerland ’s climate failure. It actively and deliberately supports the status quo and the #FossilFuels elites, thereby preventing any urgently needed #change to mitigate the life-threatening #ClimateCrisis .

    Through its unscientific discourse of denial, trivialization, and diversion, the NZZ is an active #ClimateCriminal .

    Don’t read NZZ if you want to be informed.

    #dropkollektiv #neinzurzukunftnzz #climatedenial #civilrestistance #scientificfacts

  9. Climate-Fueled Heat Waves Are Creating a Water Crisis in the Southwest

    Scientists are linking deadly heat waves, like the record-breaking heat dome, to pollution from fossil fuel companies.

    murica.website/2026/03/climate

  10. Iran War Shows That Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels Is ‘Delusional,’ UN Climate Chief Says

    The Iran war’s disruption to the global energy market should be a wake-up call for countries that continue…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #fossilfuel #fossilfuelindustry #Fossilfuels #Iran #Israel #Oilandgasindustry #SimonStiell #u.n. #U.N.FrameworkConventiononClimateChange #UNFCCC #UnitedNations #War
    newsbeep.com/437807/

  11. HT @rmblaber1956

    #EnvironmentalGroups sue #Trump’s #EPA over repeal of landmark #climate finding

    Lawsuit from #health and #EnvironmentalJustice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’

    Dharna Noor
    Wed 18 Feb 2026 07.10 EST

    "More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.

    "Filed in Washington DC circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA’s rollback of the '#EndangermentFinding', which states that the buildup of heat-trapping #pollution in the atmosphere endangers #PublicHealth and welfare and has allowed the EPA to limit those emissions from #vehicles, #PowerPlants and other #industrial sources since 2009. The rollback was widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the #ClimateCrisis.

    "The suit was brought by the American Public Health Association [#APHA], #AmericanLungAssociation, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity, the #EnvironmentalDefenseFund, the #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil [#NRDC], the #SierraClub and 11 other public health and environmental organizations. The lawsuit was filed by green legal organizations #CleanAirTaskForce and #Earthjustice and it names the EPA and the agency’s administrator, #LeeZeldin, as defendants.

    " 'EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and #safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the #CleanAirAct,' said #GretchenGoldman, president and CEO at the #UnionOfConcernedScientists, another one of the groups behind the lawsuit. 'This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science.' "

    Read more:
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/kp4pY

    #USPol #ClimateChange #EPAFail #ClimateCrisis #GreenhouseGas #FossilFools #FossilFuelIndustry #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CorporatePolluters

  12. HT @rmblaber1956

    #EnvironmentalGroups sue #Trump’s #EPA over repeal of landmark #climate finding

    Lawsuit from #health and #EnvironmentalJustice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’

    Dharna Noor
    Wed 18 Feb 2026 07.10 EST

    "More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.

    "Filed in Washington DC circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA’s rollback of the '#EndangermentFinding', which states that the buildup of heat-trapping #pollution in the atmosphere endangers #PublicHealth and welfare and has allowed the EPA to limit those emissions from #vehicles, #PowerPlants and other #industrial sources since 2009. The rollback was widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the #ClimateCrisis.

    "The suit was brought by the American Public Health Association [#APHA], #AmericanLungAssociation, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity, the #EnvironmentalDefenseFund, the #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil [#NRDC], the #SierraClub and 11 other public health and environmental organizations. The lawsuit was filed by green legal organizations #CleanAirTaskForce and #Earthjustice and it names the EPA and the agency’s administrator, #LeeZeldin, as defendants.

    " 'EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and #safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the #CleanAirAct,' said #GretchenGoldman, president and CEO at the #UnionOfConcernedScientists, another one of the groups behind the lawsuit. 'This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science.' "

    Read more:
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/kp4pY

    #USPol #ClimateChange #EPAFail #ClimateCrisis #GreenhouseGas #FossilFools #FossilFuelIndustry #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CorporatePolluters

  13. HT @rmblaber1956

    #EnvironmentalGroups sue #Trump’s #EPA over repeal of landmark #climate finding

    Lawsuit from #health and #EnvironmentalJustice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’

    Dharna Noor
    Wed 18 Feb 2026 07.10 EST

    "More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.

    "Filed in Washington DC circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA’s rollback of the '#EndangermentFinding', which states that the buildup of heat-trapping #pollution in the atmosphere endangers #PublicHealth and welfare and has allowed the EPA to limit those emissions from #vehicles, #PowerPlants and other #industrial sources since 2009. The rollback was widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the #ClimateCrisis.

    "The suit was brought by the American Public Health Association [#APHA], #AmericanLungAssociation, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity, the #EnvironmentalDefenseFund, the #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil [#NRDC], the #SierraClub and 11 other public health and environmental organizations. The lawsuit was filed by green legal organizations #CleanAirTaskForce and #Earthjustice and it names the EPA and the agency’s administrator, #LeeZeldin, as defendants.

    " 'EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and #safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the #CleanAirAct,' said #GretchenGoldman, president and CEO at the #UnionOfConcernedScientists, another one of the groups behind the lawsuit. 'This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science.' "

    Read more:
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/kp4pY

    #USPol #ClimateChange #EPAFail #ClimateCrisis #GreenhouseGas #FossilFools #FossilFuelIndustry #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CorporatePolluters

  14. HT @rmblaber1956

    #EnvironmentalGroups sue #Trump’s #EPA over repeal of landmark #climate finding

    Lawsuit from #health and #EnvironmentalJustice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’

    Dharna Noor
    Wed 18 Feb 2026 07.10 EST

    "More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.

    "Filed in Washington DC circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA’s rollback of the '#EndangermentFinding', which states that the buildup of heat-trapping #pollution in the atmosphere endangers #PublicHealth and welfare and has allowed the EPA to limit those emissions from #vehicles, #PowerPlants and other #industrial sources since 2009. The rollback was widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the #ClimateCrisis.

    "The suit was brought by the American Public Health Association [#APHA], #AmericanLungAssociation, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity, the #EnvironmentalDefenseFund, the #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil [#NRDC], the #SierraClub and 11 other public health and environmental organizations. The lawsuit was filed by green legal organizations #CleanAirTaskForce and #Earthjustice and it names the EPA and the agency’s administrator, #LeeZeldin, as defendants.

    " 'EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and #safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the #CleanAirAct,' said #GretchenGoldman, president and CEO at the #UnionOfConcernedScientists, another one of the groups behind the lawsuit. 'This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science.' "

    Read more:
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/kp4pY

    #USPol #ClimateChange #EPAFail #ClimateCrisis #GreenhouseGas #FossilFools #FossilFuelIndustry #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CorporatePolluters

  15. HT @rmblaber1956

    #EnvironmentalGroups sue #Trump’s #EPA over repeal of landmark #climate finding

    Lawsuit from #health and #EnvironmentalJustice groups challenges the EPA’s rollback of the ‘endangerment finding’

    Dharna Noor
    Wed 18 Feb 2026 07.10 EST

    "More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over its revocation of the legal determination that underpins US federal climate regulations.

    "Filed in Washington DC circuit court, the lawsuit challenges the EPA’s rollback of the '#EndangermentFinding', which states that the buildup of heat-trapping #pollution in the atmosphere endangers #PublicHealth and welfare and has allowed the EPA to limit those emissions from #vehicles, #PowerPlants and other #industrial sources since 2009. The rollback was widely seen as a major setback to US efforts to combat the #ClimateCrisis.

    "The suit was brought by the American Public Health Association [#APHA], #AmericanLungAssociation, the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity, the #EnvironmentalDefenseFund, the #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil [#NRDC], the #SierraClub and 11 other public health and environmental organizations. The lawsuit was filed by green legal organizations #CleanAirTaskForce and #Earthjustice and it names the EPA and the agency’s administrator, #LeeZeldin, as defendants.

    " 'EPA’s repeal of the endangerment finding and #safeguards to limit vehicle emissions marks a complete dereliction of the agency’s mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the #CleanAirAct,' said #GretchenGoldman, president and CEO at the #UnionOfConcernedScientists, another one of the groups behind the lawsuit. 'This shameful and dangerous action by the Trump administration and EPA Administrator Zeldin is rooted in falsehoods not facts and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science.' "

    Read more:
    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/kp4pY

    #USPol #ClimateChange #EPAFail #ClimateCrisis #GreenhouseGas #FossilFools #FossilFuelIndustry #BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CorporatePolluters

  16. Trump’s EPA Is Set to Scrap a Landmark Emissions Policy in Deregulatory Push

    Among other things, the move would undo the legal basis of the fight against global warming.

    murica.website/2026/02/trumps-

  17. While we are inundated by news about outrageous behaviors of the US Regime's reckless cabinet clowns and their chief every day, let's not forget that the ultimate goal of Project2025 is to destroy #Democracy to enable the #FossilFuelIndustry to continue with their exploitative and toxic business practices that inevitably lead to the total pollution and likely destruction of our planet.
    Apparently, ruling over the ruins of Earth is more important than keeping it habitable...

    Vote as if your and the lives of your children depended on it!

    #TheAmericanVotersDidThis #oilandgas #FossilLobby #FossilFuelLobby #TheyMustBeStopped #VoteLikeOurLivesDependOnIt

    commondreams.org/news/trump-oi

  18. Trump’s Environmental Policy Is Determined to “Make America Poisoned Again”

    Trump has taken a wrecking ball to environmental regulation. Who benefits?

    murica.website/2025/11/trumps-

  19. The value of envisioning the worst-case of climate disruption

    "The fact that there's a small number of companies that make an enormous amount of profit off endangering us and our future, and that actively, historically covered up that information, that should have a lot of people very pissed off." >>
    abc.net.au/news/2025-09-20/cli

    Davidson, J. P. L., & Kemp, L. (2024). Climate catastrophe: The value of envisioning the worst-case scenarios of climate change. WIREs Climate Change, 15(2), e871. doi.org/10.1002/wcc.871
    #FossilFuels #climate #ClimateDisruption #FossilFuelIndustry #collapse #narrative #inequality #hierarchy #empires #growth #SocietalCollapses #MilitaryIndustrialComplexes #governance #StateOfEmergency #StompReflex #extinction #ClimateAction

  20. Bank CEOs Rake In Big Profits as Wall Street Ramps Up Fossil Fuel Financing

    The 65 biggest banks committed $869 billion to firms expanding the fossil fuel industry last year, a new report says.

    murica.website/2025/08/bank-ce

  21. "In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the water ... Despite being the world’s fifth-largest oil producer, Iraq experiences frequent daily power cuts ...

    'Two years ago, there were families and fishermen everywhere,' Mustafa says, leaning out of the boat. 'You could hear laughter, the splash of fish. Today, there’s nothing.'"

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #FossilFuelIndustry #Ecology #Iraq #Ecocide

  22. This week, the freshly re-elected #Albanese Labor government scandalously approved a forty-year extension on the operational life of the gas hub, a move that not only threatens the priceless petroglyphs, but represents permission for #Woodside (the massive gas company that basically runs the state of Western Australia) to profit off a #CarbonBomb that will, once extracted and burned, add somewhere between four and six billion tonnes of climate-wrecking ocean-acidifying carbon dioxide to the active carbon cycle. The cumulative climate pollution from the life of this one project will thus considerably exceed the sum of Australia's projected national domestic emissions for the next decade or more.

    Of all the legacies of this Labor government, this decision (alongside giving the green light to dozens more coal and gas projects) will ultimately be the most impactful. The carbon released for the short-term profits of a wealthy few will contribute to massively disrupting and degrading the habitability of the planet for everyone, continuing to shape life on Earth for at least the next forty thousand years.

    /web/20250529055300/theguardian.com/australia-news

    #Auspol #FossilFuelIndustry #DirtyEnergy #DirtyEnergyDirtyPolitics #FossilGas #Murujuga #BurrupHub #NorthWestShelf #Woodside #ALP 2/2

  23. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20
    On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to decide whether to block lawsuits that #Honolulu filed to seek billions in damages from oil and gas companies over allegedly deceptive marketing campaigns that hid the effects of climate change.
    Now those lawsuits can proceed, surely frustrating the #fossilfuelindustry, which felt that SCOTUS should have weighed in on this key "recurring question of extraordinary importance to the energy industry" CBS News reported
    #Hawaii

  24. Commentary: #Fires, #Hurricanes, #ExtremeWeather: The Media Misses the #ClimateLink

    #Protesting the #FossilFuelIndustry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for #ClimateAction

    by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025

    "Who is to blame for the #LosAngelesFires? For the destruction of #Asheville? The devastation of #Acapulco? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters.

    "But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene #profits for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us.

    "We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted.
    Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize.

    "The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events.

    "Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill.

    "Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power.

    "Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating.

    "In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future.

    "So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."

    Original article:
    rollingstone.com/politics/poli

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/AGdIa
    #BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateActivism #ClimateProtest #SmallScaleRuptures

  25. Commentary: #Fires, #Hurricanes, #ExtremeWeather: The Media Misses the #ClimateLink

    #Protesting the #FossilFuelIndustry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for #ClimateAction

    by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025

    "Who is to blame for the #LosAngelesFires? For the destruction of #Asheville? The devastation of #Acapulco? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters.

    "But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene #profits for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us.

    "We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted.
    Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize.

    "The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events.

    "Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill.

    "Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power.

    "Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating.

    "In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future.

    "So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."

    Original article:
    rollingstone.com/politics/poli

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/AGdIa
    #BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateActivism #ClimateProtest #SmallScaleRuptures

  26. Commentary: #Fires, #Hurricanes, #ExtremeWeather: The Media Misses the #ClimateLink

    #Protesting the #FossilFuelIndustry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for #ClimateAction

    by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025

    "Who is to blame for the #LosAngelesFires? For the destruction of #Asheville? The devastation of #Acapulco? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters.

    "But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene #profits for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us.

    "We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted.
    Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize.

    "The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events.

    "Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill.

    "Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power.

    "Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating.

    "In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future.

    "So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."

    Original article:
    rollingstone.com/politics/poli

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/AGdIa
    #BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateActivism #ClimateProtest #SmallScaleRuptures

  27. Commentary: #Fires, #Hurricanes, #ExtremeWeather: The Media Misses the #ClimateLink

    #Protesting the #FossilFuelIndustry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for #ClimateAction

    by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025

    "Who is to blame for the #LosAngelesFires? For the destruction of #Asheville? The devastation of #Acapulco? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters.

    "But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene #profits for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us.

    "We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted.
    Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize.

    "The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events.

    "Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill.

    "Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power.

    "Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating.

    "In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future.

    "So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."

    Original article:
    rollingstone.com/politics/poli

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/AGdIa
    #BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateActivism #ClimateProtest #SmallScaleRuptures

  28. Commentary: #Fires, #Hurricanes, #ExtremeWeather: The Media Misses the #ClimateLink

    #Protesting the #FossilFuelIndustry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for #ClimateAction

    by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025

    "Who is to blame for the #LosAngelesFires? For the destruction of #Asheville? The devastation of #Acapulco? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters.

    "But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene #profits for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us.

    "We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted.
    Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize.

    "The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events.

    "Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill.

    "Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power.

    "Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating.

    "In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future.

    "So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."

    Original article:
    rollingstone.com/politics/poli

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/AGdIa
    #BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateActivism #ClimateProtest #SmallScaleRuptures

  29. @RaymondPierreL3 you are exactly correct when you say that "#CluelessPotatoHead's nuclear option is nothing but a #FossilFuel lobby trojan horse to ensure profits keep flowing into the coffers of #FossilFuelIndustry." It is no more (well, perhaps political positioning), no less.

    There is no business case. Never has been, never will be.

    If you had a time machine, and an existing nuclear expertise, because you were madly building nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines in the 60s, then nuclear power makes sense.

    If you don't, it doesn't.

    Yes, nukes can be attenuated with control rods, and shut down, but shutdowns take longer (other than emergency shutdowns) than coalers, and start-ups take much longer than coalers. They're hardly flexible.

    #auspol #Election2025 #renewables

  30. Little known fact: many lithium batteries have direct connections to the Alberta Tar Sands, the largest and most destructive industrial project on Earth.

    Max Wilbert's latest essay explores this topic by looking at a newer type of battery called lithium-sulfur and the links between sulfur planned for use at the Thacker Pass lithium mine and the fossil fuel industry.

    substack.com/@maxwilbert/note/

    #lithium #TarSand #fossilFuelIndustry #sulfur #ThackerPass #bigOil #batteries #evs

  31. youtube.com/watch?v=JzeyhzzoY4

    Americans: Some people are 'tired', 'undecided', and/or apathetic about this election.

    At this point, most have no right NOT to care

    You'll be affected, your friends will be affected, your families will be affected, those of us who have friends & family in the USA will be affected and so will we if that #OrangeFascist ( #BibiBabyKiller's favourite) gets elected

    Addiction to not giving a fuck or 'I don't vote because___' or worse, 'Trump won't be that bad, this fascism concern is hyperbolic', AT THIS POINT IS DEADLY

    Those whose families, friends were massacred bc of #BibiBabyKiller have every right not to have to wretch before casting their ballots if they choose to refuse

    But #FascistTrump = SCUM! Wealthy SiliconValley #farright #Techbros, rich greedy tax-cut hogs, the #FossilFuelIndustry ghouls and #Christofascists care about nothing but their own pockets, and in some cases, care only about their own sick worldview and DO NOT CARE about how Trump & #Project2025 will affect #Palestinians 🇵🇸 , #LGBTQIAplus :anqueer_flag: :newpride: , #POCs, #anarchists :anqueer_flag: :anarchism: , the Left, the #Climate, #schools, #healthcare,#familyfarmers, #artists, the #disabled, the poor, seniors, financially struggling families, etc.

    #STOPTrumpNOW #Election2024

  32. ... and the #FossilFuelIndustry is nowhere to be seen or heard of. Even worse we keep propping up their business model that depends on free polluting and tax subsidies. This vicious circle has to end and fast ... No more time to waste. #LastGeneration #StopOilNow #GreenNewDealNow #TaxBigOil

    apnews.com/article/helene-milt

  33. Criminalising non-violent climate protesters

    "Emails between fossil fuel lobbyists and lawmakers in Utah, West Virginia, Idaho and Ohio suggest a nationwide strategy to deter people frustrated by government failure to tackle the climate crisis from peacefully disrupting the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure by enacting tough laws with lengthy jail sentences".

    "The findings from dozens of freedom of information requests suggest that the right to peaceful protest is under attack in the US – much like in other major democracies including the UK, Germany, Canada and Australia."
    >>
    theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s
    #HumanRights #democracy #energy #FossilFuels #FossilFuelIndustry #coal #activism #CivilDisobedience #ProtectProtest #law #GHG #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateAction #governance

  34. "ExxonMobil sues to block shareholder climate petition …

    ExxonMolbil says that the defendants are trying to 'force ExxonMobil to change the nature of its ordinary business or to go out of business entirely'"

    carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/uk

    #ExxonMobil #FossilFuelIndustry #FossilFinance

  35. "The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and leaked documents."

    news.yahoo.com/top-consultancy

    via carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/fo

    #McKinsey #FossilFuelIndustry #COP28 #CarbonCaptureStorage

  36. "The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and leaked documents."

    news.yahoo.com/top-consultancy

    via carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/fo

    #McKinsey #FossilFuelIndustry #COP28 #CarbonCaptureStorage

  37. "The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and leaked documents."

    news.yahoo.com/top-consultancy

    via carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/fo

    #McKinsey #FossilFuelIndustry #COP28 #CarbonCaptureStorage

  38. "The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and leaked documents."

    news.yahoo.com/top-consultancy

    via carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/fo

    #McKinsey #FossilFuelIndustry #COP28 #CarbonCaptureStorage

  39. "The OECD must take its chance to stop funding oil and gas …

    Despite being one of the world’s most influential trade bodies, decisions at the OECD often happen behind closed doors.

    Members say that this allows them to get on with 'building better policies for better lives' without distraction.

    The problem is that channelling billions of dollars of public money into fossil fuels each year doesn’t square with that aim."

    climatechangenews.com/2023/11/

    #OECD #FossilFinance #FossilFuelIndustry