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Energy & Fuel

Comment: News Corp ‘Special Report’ On Gas Paid For By Industry

"The big news on Monday morning was that the story splashed across the front of News Corp’s biggest-selling tabloid newspapers wasn’t news at all. It was an advertorial paid for by a fossil fuel industry. Not that readers glancing at page one of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail or Adelaide Advertiser were let in on this secret."

Source: Guardian, 12/03/2024

Arizona’s Grijalva Will Step Down As Top Dem On House Resources Panel

"Raúl Grijalva, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, will not seek to remain in that position in the next Congress, he said in a written statement Monday."

Source: States Newsroom, 12/03/2024

"Exxon Lobbyist Investigated Over Hack-And-Leak Of Environmentalist Emails"

"The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter."

Source: Reuters, 12/02/2024

"Microplastics Are Sickening And Killing Wildlife, Disrupting Earth Systems"

"Animals across the spectrum of life are eating, breathing and ingesting plastics that leach toxic chemicals and have been shown to alter the function of organs and even cells in humans. Petroleum products — mostly oil and natural gas — are plastic’s base ingredient."

Source: Mongabay, 12/02/2024

"Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds"

"A trove of documents leaked from an influential industry group shows how some of the world’s largest petrochemical and plastics companies have been waging a campaign to push back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment” — especially among young people concerned about the environment."

Source: NYTimes, 12/02/2024

"UN Plastics Treaty Talks Fail After Oil Producers Block Production Limits"

"Negotiations over the first legally binding UN treaty on plastic pollution collapsed in the final stage of discussions, after oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia blocked efforts by 100 countries to place limits on new production."

Source: Financial Times, 12/02/2024

"Trump Has Vowed To Kill Offshore Wind Energy — But It Might Not Be Easy"

"President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to kill offshore wind energy development “on day one” of his second term is already triggering project slowdowns on the East Coast, but the biggest wind farm proposed in the Gulf of Mexico will likely stay on track."

Source: Grist, 11/26/2024

"The Plastics Crisis Is Now A Global Human Health Crisis, Experts Say"

"Plastics can contain thousands of different chemicals, many of them linked to cancer and reproductive harm, and many never tested for safety. Multiple studies are now finding these chemicals, along with microplastics, throughout the human body, raising alarm among scientists about widespread health effects, including reduced fertility and increased obesity."

Source: Mongabay, 11/26/2024

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