The Supreme Court Just Unleashed a Flood of Lawsuits Against Big Oil

Climate court cases are about to get a lot more interesting.

Shareholders Sue Shell, Saying It’s Too Obsessed With Fossil Fuels

A new lawsuit accuses Shell of failing to prepare for a world that's more reliant on green energy.

Young People Don’t Want to Work (at Oil Companies)

Who wants to work for the brands that brought you climate change?

Oil Companies Want You to Buy Their New ‘Green’ Image

BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, and TotalEnergies are pouring billions into unfounded, positive climate spin, a new report finds.

Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It’s Captured

A new report provides some damning new math on one of the oil giant's much-hyped CCS projects.

315,000-Gallon Diesel Spill Kills Thousands of Animals in Louisiana

Regulators had noted the pipeline was seriously corroded more than a year before the spill.

The Fight to Save the World™

It's impossible to escape corporations' watchful eye and largesse at COP26 climate talks in Glasgow.

Big Oil Was Told It Wasn’t Welcome at UN Climate Talks. It’s the Biggest Presence.

An analysis has found that more than 500 delegates registered with the UN have ties to fossil fuels.

Colonial Pipeline’s Year Just Got a Little Worse (Couldn’t Have Happened to Nicer Company)

The owners of the Colonial Pipeline are being taken to court for not adequately responding to a 1.2-million-gallon spill.

Rep. Katie Porter Used Her Costco Haul to Embarrass Big Oil

Porter's food props are a welcome and accessible way to visualize just how much Big Oil scams the American public.

Shell CEO Roasted at TED Climate Conference He Was Foolishly Invited to Speak At

As Shell’s CEO Ben van Beurden spoke at a TED conference, he was interrupted by organizers, one of whom called him "one of the most evil people in the world."

Could Fossil Fuel Companies Ever Be Tried for Crimes Against Humanity?

"Isn’t there some all-powerful hammer—the proverbial silver bullet—that we can use to bring this spiraling problem under control?"

Shell’s Big Sale of Texas Oil and Gas Holdings Is a Climate Bait-and-Switch

The sale comes as Shell faces pressure to lower its emissions. It did so by selling off a polluting part of its business... to another oil company.

Netherlands Officials Tell Shell to Stop Its Ads Greenwashing ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fuel

A Dutch advertising watchdog has ruled the oil giant can't tell customers they can make their fuel purchases “carbon neutral” by buying offsets.

Shell Has to Pay $111 Million for 1970 Oil Spill That Turned Rain Black

The settlement will bring an end to a 13-year-long court battle, but the oil giant still claims the spill was caused by third parties.

Exxon May Finally Release a Climate Plan That Only Sort of Sucks

The biggest Big Oil laggard is thinking about setting a net zero target following a summer of stunningly bad press.

The Big Oil Instagram Influencers Are Here

Big Oil has made small forays into the world of Instagram influencer marketing—but if history is any indication, they're just getting started.

Shell’s CEO Pens LinkedIn Blog Blaming You for Climate Change

The CEO of Shell took to LinkedIn to respond to the court case ordering the company to slash emissions.

Why Can’t We Call It an Emergency?

Exxon and Chevron Got Their Teeth Kicked In, But Shareholders Won’t Finish the Job