Even oil barons are giving up on fossil fuels
One by one, the descendants of John D Rockefeller, the Gilded Age oil baron, are repudiating the fossil fuels that made the family rich. On the heels of the Rockefeller Continue Reading
Bloomberg climate taskforce to target financial filings
Companies should report their climate risk exposure to avoid legal issues faced by Peabody and Exxon, says lead analyst Former New York mayor and financial data baron Michael Bloomberg is Continue Reading
Exxon Climate Science Probe Expands as New York Gains Allies
Massachusetts became the latest state investigating whether Exxon Mobil Corp. misled investors and the public about how climate change may affect its business. News of the state’s probe came as Continue Reading
Exxon defends climate record
Charges that Exxon Mobil misled the public about the potential industry impacts on the environment are tainted by political motivations, the company said. The attorney generals from 20 states announced Continue Reading
Climate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly
For half a century, climate scientists have seen the West Antarctic ice sheet, a remnant of the last ice age, as a sword of Damocles hanging over human civilization. The Continue Reading
Exxon Climate Science Probe Expands as New York Gains Allies
Massachusetts became the latest state investigating whether Exxon Mobil Corp. misled investors and the public about how climate change may affect its business. News of the state’s probe came as Continue Reading
Rockefeller family lashes out at Exxon Mobil
Rockefeller Family Fund pulls investments from fossil fuels industry, singling out Exxon Mobil for allegations it downplayed the impact the oil sector had on climate change. Photo by Katherine Welles/Shutterstock Continue Reading
Rockefeller Family Fund hits Exxon, divests from fossil fuels
The Rockefeller Family Fund said on Wednesday it would divest from fossil fuels as quickly as possible and “eliminate holdings” of Exxon Mobil Corp, saying the oil company associated with Continue Reading
Exxon Mobil must allow climate change vote: SEC
A sign is seen at the entrance of the Exxonmobil Port Allen Lubricants Plant in Port Allen, Louisiana, November 6, 2015. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled Exxon Continue Reading
Meltdown Earth: the Shocking Reality of Climate Change Kicks In – but Who is Listening?
Melting ice image via shutterstock . Reproduced on Resilience.org with permission. And another one bites the dust. The year 2014 was the warmest ever recorded by humans. Then 2015 was Continue Reading