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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary J. Granholm. Photo from Wikimedia Commons by the U.S. Department of Energy from June 2, 2021. By Basav Sen / Common Dreams From March 18 to 22, 2024, the oil and gas industry held its major annual conference, CERAWeek, in Houston, Texas. The conference speakers included the usual rogues’ gallery of fossil fuel CEOs from the U.S. and worldwide, including the heads of Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, Occidental, ConocoPhillips, Saudi Aramco, and Total. These

2024 marks a pivotal moment in global governance. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports more than 50 countries, or just more than half of the global population, are about to

Andrew Hudson, spokesperson for 98methods and their “UnFrack FERC” campaign, said, “It’s obvious what Joe Manchin is doing with these three nominees. He is

(Washington, DC) – Over a dozen climate activists were arrested at the Capitol today after disrupting the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s hearing examining the Biden administration's pause on approvals for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. The pause, which is widely celebrated by climate and movement leaders alike, would allow the Department of Energy (DOE) to update the public interest determination process instead of rubber stamping approvals without pr...

This is a HUGE win for the climate. HUGE.

If Biden wants to win, they say, he must end U.S. support for Israel’s war on Gaza and declare a climate emergency.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission advanced natural gas projects Thursday and discussed concerns about retiring power plants.

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'Vain' Manchin Plots US Tour While Weighing Third-Party Run: "He will stay in the spotlight until he's dragged out," one journalist said of the West Virginia Democrat.

Exclusive: study finds militaries have generated about 430m metric tonnes of CO2 emissions since 2015 Paris accords