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Top Fossil Fuel Ad Ban Critic Runs Group That Got $450K from Oil Company

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After NDP member of Parliament Charlie Angus introduced a bill in February proposing to ban misleading fossil fuel advertising in Canada, the oil and gas advocate Stephen Buffalo wrote an incendiary National Post column attacking the legislation. The IRC received $250,000 from CNRL in 2022 alone.

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Top U.S. Law Schools Accused of Creating a Student ‘Pipeline’ into Firms Serving Fossil Fuel Industry

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Elite law schools in the United States are disproportionately funneling their students into jobs serving fossil fuel clients, according to a new report published Thursday. law firms for their representation of fossil fuel clients. Since 2017 they have facilitated $1.62 They're right.

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Revealed: Ads Urging Canadians to Oppose Climate Laws Paid for by Gas Industry

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A national industry group representing gas producers is quietly paying for digital advertisements urging Canadians to “speak up” to their elected officials against laws addressing climate change and public health, DeSmog can reveal. It’s a lobbying organization that pushes the interests of the fossil gas industry,” Temper said.

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See How Louisiana’s Growing Fossil Fuel Industry Threatens Climate and Justice Promises

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Photos I shot last year in South Louisiana illustrate the Gulf Coast’s rapidly expanding fossil fuel industry, and the groundswell of frontline community members, environmental advocates, and activists fighting to stop it. Credit: Julie Dermansky. Flight provided by Southwings. In 2023, U.S. In 2023, U.S. Edwards and former U.S.

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New York State passes law to facilitate deeper geothermal drilling

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The law implements key recommendations of the Climate Action Council and is an important step toward the state’s goal of 2 million electrified and electricity-ready homes by 2030. The New York Geothermal Energy Organization (NY-GEO) and Dandelion Energy had each published statements previously that called for the passage of S6604.

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French NGOs Sue BNP Paribas, Europe’s Largest Financier of Fossil Fuel Expansion

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French environmental organizations Notre Affaire à Tous, Friends of the Earth France, and Oxfam France last week filed what they say is the world’s first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank, suing BNP Paribas over its continued funding of fossil fuels. They also say that the financial sector more broadly is on notice.

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California Pension Funds Have Billions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies Named in State’s Lawsuit

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Over the past month and a half month, California lawmakers have enacted a pair of climate disclosure bills and endorsed a global call to end the fossil fuel era. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) introduced legislation requiring both funds to divest from the 200 largest fossil fuel companies by the 2030s — holdings worth about $15 billion.