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A Landmark Report Calls for Stopping New Fossil Fuel Development Next Year
While oil and gas companies ramp up the PR around their net zero commitments and try to convince us that fossil fuels can coexist with climate action, the science has long been clear that we need to quit dirty fuels pretty much immediately. One of the world’s biggest energy arbiters now says it agrees.
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Exxon Blames You for Climate Change
Over the past few decades, oil companies have largely shifted away from climate denial. Now, you can see the energy giants openly acknowledge that climate change is happening, but their new messaging tends to leave a bad taste in my mouth. A new, first-of-its-kind study by Harvard researchers Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes explains why:…
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Exxon’s Leaked Five-Year Plan Is a Climate Disaster
Earlier this year, Exxon promised to slash its methane emissions and reduce its gas burning, but it seems it had some other plans in the works, too. New internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg show that the energy giant’s business plans would increase its carbon pollution by 17% by 2025. In total, the additions would be equivalent…
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‘Alexa, Pay For Petrol’ Is Amazon’s Latest IoT Honey Trap
At first blush, Amazon’s new “Alexa, pay for petrol” feature looks like a little teaser for the truckload of new IoT devices likely coming this week. You can already tell Alexa to order things online, and Alexa’s new power to help you auto-pay at the petrol pump seems like a narrower version of ordering from…