These are the ways the fossil fuel industry might get bailed out – and what it means for climate organizers.
Fossil Fuels
Liberty Mutual Director & Former State Street CEO Joins ExxonMobil Board
Joseph Hooley, board director of Liberty Mutual & former CEO of State Street, has joined the ExxonMobil board. This comes as climate organizers intensify their focus on the finance-fossil fuel nexus.
Not Just Exxon: Paul Weiss’s Addiction to Defending Rogue Corporate Actors
Law students are calling on Paul Weiss to #DropExxon as a legal client. From the Sacklers to Big Tobacco, the law firm has also defended a host of other toxic corporate actors.
Why is the University of Michigan Financing the Billionaire Oilman Who’s Bankrolling the Texas Far Right?
The University of Michigan and Michigan State have tens of millions invested in the private equity fund that finances the business operations of Tim Dunn, the billionaire oilman who is bankrolling the Texas extreme right.
Museum and college donations help clean up Paul Saffrin’s image, but not the generations of pollution his company caused
Local institutions rehabilitate Tonawanda Coke owner’s image as the state considers public subsidies for developer who bought polluted site
NY budget watchdog’s climate recommendations reflect priorities of corporations and lobbyists on its board
The Citizens Budget Commission advocated embracing natural gas and expanding nuclear subsidies among other pro-corporate recommendations
Lawyers Defending ExxonMobil Are Big Biden Donors
ExxonMobil’s lawyers, who scored a victory for the fossil fuel company today on a climate lawsuit, are big donors to Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg & other corporate Democrats.
Southwest Pennsylvania State Reps Invest in Fracking Industry as Region Faces Cancer Crisis
As residents of southwest Pennsylvania face a wave of cancer cases that many believe could be related to environmental impacts produced by the region’s extensive fracking operations, numerous local elected officials have close ties to – and are personally invested in – the fracking industry, raising concerns over whether these conflicts could hamper their ability to adequately protect residents in their districts.
Dominion PR Director Spins Through Revolving Door into Northam Administration
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam just appointed a top Dominion PR director as his new communications chief – continuing the revolving door between the powerful utility and state governments.
Worker Pensions & University Endowments Prop Up Fossil Fuel Business of Billionaire Funder of Texas Far Right
Billionaire oilman Tim Dunn is financing the far-right Empower Texans – and worker pension funds and university endowments across the U.S. are unwittingly investing in his fossil fuel business operations.
“Green” businessman is Buffalo area’s top Trump 2020 donor
Jon Williams is hailed as a green energy hero, but he is not the environmental champion his public image portrays
Trump Rakes in Oil & Gas Money While Some Democrats Skirt No Fossil Fuel Donations Promise
The fossil fuel industry is already pouring money into the Trump 2020 campaign. But some Democrats are also taking oil and gas donations.