ProPublica, 1 month ago to oklahoma

New: #Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The #Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.

The oil and #gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.

In #Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.

#news #Pollution #Environment #Safety

https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-cleanup

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Calls grow for urgent talks to protect future of Grangemouth oil refinery

#oil

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/06/calls-grow-for-urgent-talks-to-protect-future-of-grangemouth-oil-refinery

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Will Calls to Scrutinize Digital-Currency Purchases of Oil Bring New Regulations For Crypto?

#oil #reuters

https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/05/05/0410237/will-calls-to-scrutinize-digital-currency-purchases-of-oil-bring-new-regulations-for-crypto

br00t4c, 1 month ago to ukteachers

How the Oil and Gas Industry Smuggles Corporate Propaganda Into Schools

#education #oil

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/discovery-education-oil-gas-schools-1235015174/

absinthe, 1 month ago to random

CNN: #ScottSheffield, founder and longtime CEO of American #oil producer #PioneerNaturalResources, attempted to collude with #OPEC and its allies to inflate prices.
...
Unlike with OPEC nations, US oil production is supposed to be decided by the free market, not by coordination among the major players.

The company he founded is the biggest producer in the Permian Basin, the abundant #TX oil field that has helped make the US the world’s top producer of oil and gas.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/02/energy/oil-ceo-opec-scott-sheffield

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Oil and Gas Production Is Booming. So Are Its GOP Donations.

#capital #oil

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/republican-fossil-fuel-donations-august-pfluger/

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

The Easiest Ways to Get More Vitamin D in Your Diet

#oil

https://lifehacker.com/health/how-to-get-more-vitamin-d-in-your-diet

br00t4c, 1 month ago to Alberta

Alberta's emissions down slightly but still make up lion's share of Canada's greenhouse gas

#alberta #oil

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-2024-national-inventory-report-2022-greenhouse-gas-emissions-1.7192042?cmp=rss

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

New Evidence Of Big Oil's Decades-Long Campaign To Deny Climate Science

#evidence #oil

https://popularresistance.org/new-evidence-of-big-oils-campaign-to-deny-climate-science/

mkwadee, 1 month ago to uk

#Sunak to allow #oil and #gas exploration at sites intended for #OffshoreWind | Oil | The Guardian

#RishiSunak is such a scumbag. He’s happy to play fast and loose with the climate for the sake of some grubby vote grabbing.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/02/sunak-to-allow-oil-and-gas-exploration-at-sites-intended-for-offshore-wind

#UK #Politics #Tories #Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #FossilFuels

CarbonBubble, 1 month ago to random

Apparently, some #oil companies don’t see #naturalgas as a bridge fuel for the #energytransition. Revealed documents show they thinks its a pathway to a future above 2 degrees. https://buff.ly/4bkcHxF

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Orban-backed Think Tank Courts Farmers Linked to Far Right Ahead of EU Poll

#courts #oil

https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/02/orban-backed-think-tank-courts-farmers-linked-to-far-right-ahead-of-eu-poll/

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

Logistical constraints at the Port of Vancouver mean waterborne oil exports from the highly anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may only be around half what the Canadian government-owned corporation forecast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/02/world/politics/port-canada-trans-mountain-pipeline/ #worldnews #politics #canada #oil

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Shell unveils new $3.5bn share buy-back after higher profits than expected

#oil #shell

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/02/shell-unveils-new-35bn-share-buy-back-after-higher-profits-than-expected

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Congressional Investigation Reveals New Evidence of Big Oil's Decades-Long Campaign to Deny Climate Science

#congressional #oil

https://www.desmog.com/2024/05/01/congressional-investigation-sheldon-whitehouse-fossil-fuel-industry-report-carbon-emissions-contribute-to-climate-change-senate-budget-committee-jamie-raskin/

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Coconut Oil Won't Keep Pests Off Your Houseplants (and What to Use Instead)

#oil

https://lifehacker.com/home/coconut-oil-is-bad-for-your-houseplants

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

'Be careful who you take your car to': Man says he caught car shop trying to scam his mom after she takes Hyundai in for oil change and they quote her $700

#mom #oil

https://www.dailydot.com/news/car-shop-scam/

CarbonBubble, 1 month ago to random

#Exxon CEO Darren Woods made a bold statement on Friday. #FossilFuels, he claims, are "not in decline" - despite markets & #EVs + decreasing transport sector #oil⛽️ demand painting a very different picture 📉https://buff.ly/3WkHhmr

br00t4c, 1 month ago to Energy

Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals

#energy #oil

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/mexico-ap-pemex-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-mexico-city-b2536940.html

br00t4c, 1 month ago to Texas

Thousands of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Pollute the Texas Landscape

#oil #texas

https://capitalandmain.com/thousands-of-abandoned-oil-and-gas-wells-pollute-the-texas-landscape

br00t4c, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

What's Next For The Struggle To Stop The East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline

#africa #oil

https://popularresistance.org/whats-next-for-the-struggle-to-stop-the-east-africa-crude-oil-pipeline/

br00t4c, 1 month ago to Toyota

'Are you sure it wasn't doing that before?': Woman takes her Toyota 4Runner into Mavis and can't believe what mechanics missed

#oil #toyota

https://www.dailydot.com/news/toyota-4runner-oil-change/

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

Russian firms' efforts to make payments for goods in China as secondary sanctions fears spook local banks have generated a flourishing market for middlemen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/27/world/politics/russia-china-payments/ #worldnews #politics #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #russia #china #oil

br00t4c, 1 month ago to random

Oil tanker damaged in Houthi missile strike

#oil #yemeni

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68909912

glynmoody, 1 month ago to random

Fears grow over rising number of #oil lobbyists at UN #plastic pollution talks - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/25/fears-grow-over-rising-number-of-oil-lobbyists-at-un-plastic-pollution-talks "Proposed global treaty to curb production represents challenge to producers of fossil fuels, from which most plastics are made" guarantees treaty will be a joke