Tag: Exxon
Engine No. 1’s big win over Exxon shows activist hedge funds joining fight against climate change
by Mark DesJardine, Penn State and Tima Bansal, Western University One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. Exxon…
Amid US sanctions, Venezuelan oil tanker at risk of spilling 1.3 million barrels and devastating Caribbean ecosystems
This is five times the Exxon Valdez spill off the coast of Alaska. “The Caribbean Sea would never be the same” should the oil spill, climate scientist Eric Holthaus tweeted. by Julia Conley, staff writer Monday,…
Leaked docs from inside ExxonMobil reveal plan to increase climate-killing emissions
‘Omnicidal’ “To no one’s surprise, Exxon is continuing to drive catastrophic climate change by putting profits before people and our planet.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Monday, October 5 New reporting Monday based on leaked internal…
Faced with rising seas and other consequences of climate crisis, Delaware sues 31 fossil fuel companies
The state attorney general’s move came just a day after Charleston, South Carolina became the first southern U.S. city to file a climate liability lawsuit. by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Thursday, September 10 Joining the trend…
City of Hoboken files climate suit against Exxon
‘The Most Ruthless, Deceitful, and Unapologetic Climate Polluters on the Planet’ “With climate costs surging everywhere and local budgets depleted, more and more communities are turning to the courts as their only recourse to make polluters…
