At CERAWeek, Big Oil Executives Call for ‘Energy Security’ and Longevity for Fossil Fuels Heads of the world’s top oil companies met in Houston and said the war in Ukraine has helped make the case for fossil fuels and a “balanced” energy transition. As one executive put it: “Our strategy is to stay as oily as we can for as long as we can.” By Nicholas Kusnetz
Oil Companies Had a Problem With ExxonMobil’s Industry-Wide Carbon Capture Proposal: Exxon’s Bad Reputation By Nicholas Kusnetz
Their Lives Were Ruined by Oil Pollution, and a Court Awarded Them $9.5 Billion. But Ecuadorians Have Yet to See a Penny From Chevron By Katie Surma
New Jersey Joins Other States in Suing Fossil Fuel Industry, Claiming Links to Climate Change By Jon Hurdle
Why Did California Regulators Choose a Firm with Ties to Chevron to Study Irrigating Crops with Oil Wastewater? By Liza Gross
Big Oil’s Top Executives Strike a Common Theme in Testimony on Capitol Hill: It Never Happened By Nicholas Kusnetz
The Supreme Court Sidesteps a Full Climate Change Ruling, Handing Industry a Procedural Win By David Hasemyer
Maryland’s Capital City Joins a Long Line of Litigants Seeking Climate-Related Damages from the Fossil Fuel Industry By David Hasemyer
Fives States Have Filed Climate Change Lawsuits, Seeking Damages From Big Oil and Gas By David Hasemyer
Chevron’s ‘Black Lives Matter’ Tweet Prompts a Debate About Big Oil and Environmental Justice By Ilana Cohen