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Oil Change International Day: April 23, 2021 “California is the highest-producing jurisdiction in the world so far to commit to a phase-out of oil extraction, and other major producers need to join the state in committing to move beyond oil and gas,” said Collin Rees of Oil Change International. Oil Change International is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with whats going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! SUMMIT TAKEAWAYS: Now that we can catch our breath, below are a few takeaways from President Joe Biden’s two-day climate summit of global leaders that ended this morning. Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Examiner Energy and Environment Writers Jo...

Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Last Chance Alliance: California becomes largest oil producer in world to commit to total O&G phaseout, ban fracking — but not soon enough SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, Gov. Newsom announced a ban on new fracking projects by 2024 and directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045. The Governor’s announcement comes after years of pressure from environmental j...

Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Collin Rees, collin@priceofoil.org (U.S. east coast) Laurie Van der Burg, laurie@priceofoil.org (Belgium) Oil Change International response to Leaders Climate Summit Today, world leaders have gathered virtually at a so-called “Leaders Summit on Climate” hosted by the Biden administration. These leaders provided statements and commitments to increase ambition on global climate action. With a few notable exceptions, however, largely absent from...

Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As part of its announced during today’s Leaders Summit on Climate, the Biden Administration committed to “end international investments in and support for carbon-intensive fossil fuel-based energy projects” at multilateral and bilateral finance agencies such as the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and U.S. Export-Import Bank.  While welcome, the announcement fell short of other recent commitments by other institutions and...

(Office of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.))  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) together with Sen. Merkley (D-Ore.), Sen. Markey (D- Mass.) and Rep. Barragan (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to close tax loopholes and eliminate other federal subsidies for the oil, gas, and coal industries. Right now, American taxpayers are on the hook for about $15 billion in direct federal subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. In 2019 alone, the oil, gas, and coal companies that receive the...

Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with whats going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! LET’S GET LEGISLATION STARTED: This week will provide the first evidence of how Democrats plan to transform President Joe Biden’s lofty green infrastructure proposals into actual legislation. Biden kicks things off today by hosting lawmakers from both parties at ...

Print this article The Biden administration has decided not to order the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline to shut down while it completes an environmental review, dealing a blow to green groups and Native American tribes who had sought to stop it from operating. Lawyers representing multiple tribes challenging the Dakota Access pipeline, along with the Justice Department and pipeline operator Energy Transfer, held a status call with U.S. District Judge Brian Boasberg on Friday, in whic...

The St Kitts Nevis Observer Photo: US Coastguard. When dreams of oil weath go up in smoke. This photo is of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, but hopefully lessons have been learned and Guyana will prosper with its offshore oil. US banks are pledging to help fight the climate crisis alongside the Biden administration, but their boards are dominated by people with climate-related conflicts of interest, and they continue to invest deeply in fossil fuel projects. Three out of...

Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oil Change International Response to Deb Haaland’s historic confirmation as Secretary of the Interior WASHINGTON, DC — This evening, Deb Haaland is expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of the Interior, becoming the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history. In response, David Turnbull, Strategic Communications Director at Oil Change International, released the following statement: “The confirmation of Deb Ha...