Bye-Bye! DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards – Ørsted & Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-cancel-carbon-capture-decarbonization-awards-grants/749409/ By Ethan Howland The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday canceled $3.7 billion in awards from its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, including $540 million in grants for two carbon capture projects planned by Calpine. The canceled awards were mainly for carbon capture and sequestration and other decarbonization projects, according to DOE. Affected companies include PPL […]
Denver Gazette Editorial: ‘Next, maybe Boulder should sue the sun’ – Boulder politicians are suing ExxonMobil and Suncor
https://denvergazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-next-maybe-boulder-should-sue-the-sun/article_360d79fb-836b-5376-b074-77d0de5592f6.html# EDITORIAL: Next, maybe Boulder should sue the sun An old Colorado wisecrack targets Boulder’s superiority complex. “How do you know someone is from Boulder? They tell you.” In a breathtaking display of hubris, Boulder and Boulder County politicians are suing ExxonMobil and Suncor, with the left-leaning Colorado Supreme Court allowing the suit to continue […]
‘The energy giant Exxon, once a resister, now pushes for draconian regulations on carbon emissions’ – Wants to ‘take advantage of some of the government support’ for carbon capture & sequestration
F Exxon! The World Is Past ‘Peak Climate,’ but Exxon Lags Behind – "The energy giant, once a resister, now pushes for draconian regulations on carbon emissions."https://t.co/amlCm3uc4m — Marc Morano (@ClimateDepot) May 5, 2025 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-world-is-past-peak-climate-but-exxon-lags-behind-carbon-renewable-energy-regulation-1bcc620d By Allysia Finley Excerpt: The world hit peak climate four years ago. Companies and countries pledged to become “net […]
The Plagiarism Problem Plaguing the ‘ExxonKnew’ Lawfare Lawsuits — Summary for Policymakers
The Plagiarism Problem Plaguing the “ExxonKnew” Lawfare Lawsuits — Summary for Policymakers Nice that someone big finally noticed the plagiarism problem going on. It just was’t an individual I was expecting. I’ve only been trying to alert reporters and legal scholars to this problem for the last several years, including the Washington Free Beacon‘s Thomas Catenacci […]
Plagiarism Accusations Threaten To Upend Democrats’ Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Companies – ‘Democratic prosecutors’ accused ‘of plagiarizing nearly their entire 241-page complaint’
Plagiarism Accusations Threaten To Upend Democrats’ Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Companies By Thomas Catenacci A federal judge in Puerto Rico issued a scathing order last week accusing Democratic prosecutors on the island of plagiarizing nearly their entire 241-page complaint that blamed oil companies for causing global warming. In the order Wednesday, district court judge Aida Delgado-Colon […]
Trump launches ‘decisive counterstrike’ on Dem states that ‘weaponized’ courts against coal
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-politics/trump-launches-decisive-counterstrike-dem-states-weaponized-courts-against-coal-experts ‘The climate litigation racket is about control, not conservation — and President Trump just called their bluff,’ says American Energy Institute CEO Jason Isaac By Emma Colton FOXBusiness President Donald Trump’s recent executive order blitz to “unleash” American energy by cutting red tape surrounding the coal industry also launched a “counterstrike” on left-wing legal efforts to derail energy […]
NJ lawsuit claiming oil companies cause climate change dealt massive blow in court
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nj-lawsuit-claiming-oil-companies-cause-climate-change-dealt-massive-blow-court By Aubrie Spady Fox News One energy expert told Fox that “energy policy should be set by elected officials, not litigated into existence by activist lawyers” The climate change movement was issued a massive blow on Wednesday after a trial judge permanently closed a Democrat-charged lawsuit claiming that big oil was to blame for climate-caused damages in the […]
NYT: Big Banks Quit Climate Change Groups Ahead of Trump’s Term – Several large U.S. financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, have withdrawn
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/business/trump-climate-action-banks.html By Eshe Nelson As the second presidency of Donald J. Trump begins, America’s largest banks and asset managers have abandoned one of the most overt symbols of their commitment to reaching green goals: climate action networks. In the month leading up to Mr. Trump’s inauguration on Monday, the six largest U.S. banks, including JPMorgan and […]
How BlackRock & The Rest Of The ‘Climate Cartel’ Stacked Exxon’s Board With Fossil Fuel Haters
https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/18/how-blackrock-and-the-rest-of-the-climate-cartel-stacked-exxons-board-with-fossil-fuel-haters/ By Andy Puzder The Big Three used the power they derive from investing other people’s money to force compliance with a radical political goal. Arecent House Judiciary Committee report details how America’s largest financial institutions, colluding with climate activists, imposed radical environmental policies on the American economy, subverting both our self-government and free markets. It focuses […]
Trump will transform climate court battles in 2025
Trump will transform climate court battles in 2025 By Lesley Clark, Niina H. Farah The president-elect has vowed to stop climate lawsuits against the oil industry and is expected to change the U.S. position in fights over planet-warming emissions. Climate lawyers are gearing up for a spike in climate litigation this year — even as President-elect […]