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Ten years ago, on April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded,...
Coronavirus Brings North Sea Oil’s Need for a Just Transition Into Focus
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Tortoise Media’s ‘Uncomfortable’ Relationship With BP
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‘No Time for Requirements’: Aviation Industry Lobbying Against Green Strings in Coronavirus Bailouts
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Under Cover of Pandemic, Fossil Fuel Interests Unleash Lobbying Frenzy
Read time: 7 minsThousands of Americans are dying, millions have filed for unemployment, and frontline health care workers are risking their lives as the...
Climate Science Deniers Use Coronavirus to Downplay Environmental Threats
Read time: 7 minsCommentators known to spread disinformation on climate change are using the COVID-19 pandemic to downplay the threat of environmental crises and...
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Read time: 5 minsElectric cars are better for the climate than gas-powered vehicles in nearly every part of the world. That's the clear, unequivocal...
Longer lives not dependent on increased energy use
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