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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

And on October 28, Congress questioned the CEOs of ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP America, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute on their history of blocking climate policy. Franta and I recently discussed these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 1: 1959.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

DeSmogBlog

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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'A great leap backward': Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance under fire for 'feeble' fossil fuel policy

Business Green

Alliance members "are expected to adopt policies that align with these positions on infrastructure investments, or show how existing policies already align" in the plan, which also "strongly advises" against investment in long-lived assets that are likely to be stranded if temperatures are successfully capped at `1.5C.

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Recommended Steps for HOAs to Collect Delinquent Fees from Residents

The Environmental Blog

If your HOA is considering your policy related to delinquent HOA fees, it is important to review the information below: What Are HOA Fees Supposed to Cover? Why Having a Policy Regarding Delinquent Fees Is Essential? Many HOAs have not been ethical over the years, which has caused homeowners to stop paying their HOA dues.

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Part 2: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

Records show that they began to plot ways to deceive the public and undermine policies, and in 1989 they created a coalition of American companies to fight policies and deny that climate change was real. Document 7: 1981. THACKER: What I love about this document is that you can see they’re kind of getting concerned.

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Macquarie eyes coal exit by 2024 as bank ramps up green investment plans

Business Green

The shift away from fossil fuels among major financial firms and institutions worldwide continues to gain momentum, with Macquarie, the Asian Development Bank, and the Church of Scotland all strengthening their investment policies governing coal, oil and gas assets today.

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House Committee Investigates the Role of PR Firms in Spreading Climate Disinformation

DeSmogBlog

On September 14, a congressional committee probed the history that PR firms have played in creating and spreading climate disinformation in order to block climate policy and promote fossil fuel interests. Let me be clear: There is nothing standard or ethical about these practices. The hearing , held by the U.S.