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Hundreds of new oil & gas permits in California looming near neighborhoods despite 2022 law prohibiting them
Oil and gas companies are being rewarded just weeks after popular neighborhood drilling law was paused. SACRAMENTO, CA (March 14, 2023)–In response to the news that the California agency in…
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People vs Fossil Fuels Coalition Condemns Biden Administration’s Approval of the Willow Oil Drilling Project
Biden Administration Approves Major Oil Drilling Operation on Alaska’s Northern Slope People vs. Fossil Fuels, a national coalition of over 1,200 frontline, climate justice, and progressive organizations, strongly condemned the…
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A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a global fossil fuels bonanza could spark conflicts elsewhere
The answer to transitioning off of Russian oil and gas is not to outsource pain and suffering to another country but to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and rehabilitate…
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Big Oil Forces A Hold on California Law Ending Neighborhood Drilling
Last fall – after a decade of campaigning for protections for people living near oil drilling – California frontline communities and environmental justice groups, alongside Greenpeace USA and our supporters,…
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U.S. and Mexico must defuse North America’s Largest Carbon Bomb
MEXICO CITY (January 9, 2023) – Ahead of President Biden’s meeting with President López Obrador during the Three Amigos Summit, Greenpeace Mexico and Greenpeace USA called on Presidents Biden and…
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Greenpeace Applauds the Introduction of a Crypto Transparency Bill
The largest climate polluter in the industry is – by far – Bitcoin. The increased transparency required in this bill will be an important step to address Bitcoin’s carbon footprint.…
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Activists Drop Banners in CA Capitol Demanding Legislators “Make Big Oil Pay”
California State Legislature reconvenes to discuss record high oil and gas profits in the state Activists demand that state legislators in California put people over profits. SACRAMENTO, CA (December 5,…
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Approval of SPOT Shortens the Fuse on the World’s Largest Carbon Bomb
When we say oil and gas companies are sacrificing communities to make a buck this is exactly what we’re talking about. WASHINGTON DC (Nov. 21, 2022)–In response to the decision…
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COP Out: President Biden Fails to Address Phasing Out the Fossil Fuels Cooking the Climate
If President Biden is serious about the U.S. doing its part to “avert climate hell”, he would commit to a plan to end the era of fossil fuels at COP…
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New Data: Oil and Gas Industry Has Spent an Average of $4.3 Million per Senate Seat and $490,000 per House Seat
Oil and gas executives and other powerful corporate interests want to keep us home by spreading misinformation and contributing to politicians supporting voter suppression efforts. In fact, new data shows…