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Group Promoting Climate Skepticism Is Extensively Linked to Exxon

Posted 12.03.2009 | Green


The following article was produced by the Raw Story and written by Sahil Kapur A group promoting skepticism over widely-accredited climate change sci...

Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media


Linda Milazzo

Dick Cheney has committed unconstrained, and as yet unprosecuted offenses, that include circumventing the Constitution and lying the nation into war.

Palin's Oily Lies Drip from the Pages of Going Rogue

Shannyn Moore | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

Alaska's willingness to do business with Exxon was like having your parents rent the basement to the guy who date raped you on prom night. Now Palin is claiming victory for the people of Alaska? Reality Deficit Disorder, now in book form.

Thank You, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, For Educating Us On Oil Prices

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

Far be it for the industry to play it straight, to simply state that price as currently constituted has nothing to do with market dynamics of supply and demand.

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street and the Tolling of the Bell For America's Meritocracy

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

American capitalism has now become rotten to the core. Gone is the American capitalist impulse's unique sense of fair play and adherence to a level playing field, accessible to all.

Exxon Mobil Contaminated Drinking Water Wtih Gasoline Additive, Owes NYC $105 Million: Jury

AP | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A jury has found Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating New York City's groundwater with a gasoline additive and has awarded the city $...

What Am I Going To Do With The Rest Of My Life?

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

Bill Drayton is the world's best-kept secret. Have you heard of him or the organization he started nearly thirty years ago, the Ashoka Foundation? I confess that until recently I hadn't either. Yet Ashoka has helped millions of people around the world.

Other Economists in the Room

Jane Smiley | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business


Jane Smiley

I don't disagree with Paul Krugman, but he is missing out on some big issues that also need to be discussed and understood before we actually know what is going on in our world.

Oil and Coal Companies to Begin Huge Scuba Giveaway

Jerry Cope | Posted 09.15.2009 | Green


Jerry Cope

After years of climate change denial, a consortium of energy industry giants led by ExxonMobil and Massey Energy are launching a global campaign to provide island nations with equipment to combat rising sea levels.

ExxonMobil Pleads Guilty To Killing Birds

AP | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — Exxon Mobil Corp. pleaded guilty to killing migratory birds in five states, and will pay about $7,000 for each bird killed, Justice...

Townhall Mobs -- Brought to You by Big Oil and Dirty Coal

Josh Dorner | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green


Josh Dorner

There's considerable evidence that these astroturf corporate lobbying operations are also trying to derail clean energy jobs legislation.

Exxon Spends More On Lobbying Than Entire Clean Energy Industry Combined

treehugger.com | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green


Guess it pays to be the biggest oil company in the world--even though their profits are at the lowest they've been in six years, Exxon still managed t...

Exxon To Invest Millions To Make Fuel From Algae

nytimes.com | JAD MOUAWAD | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green


Exxon plans to announce an investment of $600 million in producing liquid transportation fuels from algae -- organisms in water that range from pond s...

150 Years

Robert Weissman | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business


Robert Weissman

The 150-year sentence is headline grabbing, but what should surprise us is not that Madoff got such a long sentence, but that other corporate criminals escape with no criminal prosecution at all.

Exxon To Pay Interest On Valdez Oil Spill Damages

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has decided not to appeal hundreds of millions of dollars in interest on punitive damages result...

Court Orders $507.5 Million Damages In Exxon Valdez Spill

AP | MARK THIESSEN | Posted 07.16.2009 | Green


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Exxon Mobil Corp. was ordered Monday to pay about $500 million in interest on punitive damages for the Exxon Valdez oil spil...

Palin Matchmakes For a Gasline; A Deal With The Devil

Shannyn Moore | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

Governor Sarah Palin is sleeping with the enemy of many Alaskans. Her trip to Texas to discuss a merged project with TransCanada and Exxon Mobil betrays Alaskans.

Revealed: Exxon Secret Funding of Global Warming Junk Scientists

Kert Davies | Posted 06.29.2009 | Green


Kert Davies

After years of denying its role in the campaign of climate denial, Exxon has revealed a dirty secret, that it has and likely still is directly funding junk scientists.

Some Oil Companies are More Eco Friendly: Who's Fuelling Your Summer Drives?

Starre Vartan | Posted 06.17.2009 | Green


Starre Vartan

Turns out there's a significant difference in how environmentally-friendly (or not) the oil companies are, and why shouldn't that info impact my decision about where to spend my money.

Exxon Responds to Avaaz Spoof Ad: "We Don't Understand"

Ben Wikler | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green


Ben Wikler

While ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel companies now talk a good game on climate change, they're still lobbying full-force to prevent a strong global climate treaty.

Oil Companies Balk At Following Obama's Green Lead

New York Times | JAD MOUAWAD | Posted 05.08.2009 | Green


The Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, increase renewable energy supplies and cut carbon dioxide emissions in the most ambitious tr...

UPDATEDPalin & Chevron; Spill Disaster in the Making UPDATED

Shannyn Moore | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green


Shannyn Moore

After months of seismic activity, rumblings, and belches, why are 6 million gallons of oil still sitting at the base of the Mt. Redoubt Volcano in Alaska?

Drain, Baby Drain! 6 Million Gallons of Crude Oil at the Base of Erupting Volcano Could be Alaska's Next Exxon Valdez

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green


Jeanne Devon (

On its 20th anniversary, we all relive the human and environmental tragedy that was the Exxon Valdez oil spill. But today, right now, Alaska faces down another threat.

Exxon Spill -- 20 Years of Tears

Shannyn Moore | Posted 04.24.2009 | Green


Shannyn Moore

Sarah Palin failed to use the national stage to plead Alaskan's case to citizens who had long forgotten the images of a once pristine Prince William Sound turned into a thick, black, rolling sea.

Exxon Aims For Big Role In Iraq's Oil Sector

Reuters | Luke Pachymuthu | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business


Exxon Mobil Corp is in constant dialogue with Baghdad to create the investment climate that would allow it to become a significant player in Iraq's en...