The big oil company with #hell in its name
Exactly what they bring to the climate and what they've lied about and denied for 50 years! HELL fire
https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/commercial/new-jersey-windfarm-shell-withdraws-20250130.html
It's NOT a wonderful life when #ClimateChange is involved!
Oscar-Winning Director #FrankCapra Made an Educational Science Film Warning of Climate Change in 1958
in Education, Environment, Film, Science | July 15th, 2024
"Shown on American TV and later in US classrooms, The Unchained Goddess explains what weather is, and how weather works. And, really quite presciently, it talks about the risk of man-made climate change … in 1958. One of the narrators declares:
"Even now, man may be unwittingly changing the world’s climate through the waste products of its civilization. Due to our releases in #factories and #automobiles every year of more than six billion tons of #CarbonDioxide, which helps the air absorb heat from the sun, our atmosphere may be getting warmer.
"And is that bad, the question gets asked?:
'Well, it’s been calculated a few degrees rise in the Earth’s temperature would melt the polar ice caps. And if this happens, an inland sea would fill a good portion of the Mississippi valley. Tourists in glass bottom boats would be viewing the drowned towers of Miami through 150 feet of tropical water. For in weather, we’re not only dealing with forces of a far greater variety than even the atomic physicist encounters, but with life itself.'"
Watch the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqClSPWVnNE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.openculture.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjQsOTY3MTQ
#TheUnchainedGoddess #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #BigOilKnew
Supreme Court lets #Hawaii sue #OilCompanies over #ClimateChange effects
#SCOTUS won't answer 'recurring question of extraordinary importance' to #BigOil.
by Ashley Belanger – Jan 13, 2025
"On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to decide whether to block lawsuits that Honolulu filed to seek billions in damages from oil and gas companies over allegedly deceptive marketing campaigns that hid the effects of climate change.
"Now those lawsuits can proceed, surely frustrating the fossil fuel industry, which felt that SCOTUS should have weighed in on this key 'recurring question of extraordinary importance to the energy industry' raised in lawsuits seeking similarly high damages in several states, CBS News reported.
"Defendants #Sunoco and #Shell, along with 15 other energy companies, had asked the court to intervene and stop the Hawaii lawsuits from proceeding. They had hoped to move the cases out of Hawaii state courts by arguing that interstate pollution is governed by federal law and the Clean Air Act.
"The oil and gas companies continue to argue that greenhouse gas emissions 'flow from billions of daily choices, over more than a century, by governments, companies, and individuals about what types of fuels to use, and how to use them.' Because of this, the companies believe Honolulu was wrong to demand damages based on the "cumulative effect of worldwide emissions leading to global climate change."
Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/supreme-court-lets-hawaii-sue-oil-companies-over-climate-change-effects/
#BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #ExxonKnew #ShellOilKnew #Lawsuits #BigOilCriminals #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateCrisis
Their fortunes are the result of poisoning you, me, our children and grandchildren, every other living thing on Earth, and destroying the temperature stability of our atmosphere. This week it's horrifying to look out and see the world they are creating for the rest of us.
by #ThomHartmann, Jan 11, 2025
"#PublicCitizen would like you to know that there are killers among us.
"They wear $2,000 suits and travel in #PrivateJets, unbothered by the TSA or the teeming masses. Their children attend the finest universities in the world, and they vacation on private islands and yachts. Many 'earn' more in a day than most Americans take home in a year; their positions ensure their heirs will never have to work a day in their lives.
"Their fortunes are the result of poisoning you, me, our children and grandchildren, every other living thing on Earth, and destroying the temperature stability of our atmosphere. This week they’re arguably responsible, in part, for billions of dollars in losses, numerous deaths, and thousands of shattered lives in Southern California."
Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-oil-climate-criminals
#Ecocide #AHexOnExxon #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #ClimateEmergency #ShellOilKnew #ExxonKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateCriminals #YeetTheRich #EatTheRich #EatSeasonally
Commentary: #Fires, #Hurricanes, #ExtremeWeather: The Media Misses the #ClimateLink
#Protesting the #FossilFuelIndustry and their political allies can help fix the narrative, and turn disasters into opportunities for #ClimateAction
by Margaret Klein Salamon, January 12, 2025
"Who is to blame for the #LosAngelesFires? For the destruction of #Asheville? The devastation of #Acapulco? If you listen to the mainstream media, you would get the impression that no one is truly responsible. These are framed as tragic but random events– acts of nature without clear cause or accountability. Even if articles do mention climate change, which they tend to bury toward the end, they won’t tell you the people and companies who caused these disasters in order to enrich themselves. And if you listen to right-wingers, you will get the mistaken impression that DEI, arson, and the Democratic Party caused these disasters.
"But here’s the truth: These mega-disasters are caused by the climate emergency, which has been caused by fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry has raked in obscene #profits for decades, while knowingly bringing down apocalypse onto the rest of us.
"We have the power to change the narrative. Imagine this: As fires rage through the city, a group of climate activists non-violently occupy the California State House in Sacramento. Or LA City Hall. Or Marathon Oil’s refinery in Los Angeles County. They would demand that fossil fuel companies pay for the damage they’re causing, and face criminal prosecution for the harm that they have inflicted.
Such a protest would be covered on front pages across the globe, shifting the narrative from passive victimhood to active accountability. This is an opportunity that the climate movement has yet to fully seize.
"The climate emergency is accelerating, and so is the frequency and scale of disasters. When these disasters occur, the eyes of the country and sometimes the world focus on the crisis and its fallout. This should be a tremendous learning opportunity for the public about the dangers of the climate emergency, but the media obscures the true cause of these events. While truthful headlines would report along the lines of, “The Climate Emergency Strikes Again,” the media continues to largely report these disasters as anomalous weather events.
"Activists have a unique role to play in these moments. By connecting fossil fuels to the damage we’re seeing — floods, fires, hurricanes — they can elevate the conversation and force the public to reckon with the reality of the climate emergency. Activists can also call for proactive policies: investments in renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, and sustainable rebuilding efforts. The “Make Polluters Pay” demand, which New York State just passed after facing pressure from the New York climate movement, offers a compelling framework for justice in the wake of climate disasters. With millions or even billions of dollars in damage, justice demands that the culprits — fossil fuel companies who have knowingly warmed the atmosphere for decades — foot the bill.
"Disasters are opportunities to shape long-term policy change. Disasters create a unique moment when the public and politicians are more open to new ideas and transformative policy changes. Naomi Klein argued for the unique political opportunities that disasters open up in her 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Activists can use this moment to demand not only immediate relief but also policies that challenge the fossil fuel industry’s grip on power.
"Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to supporting the nonviolent disruptive activists who are pushing these important conversations forward, through raising money and making grants. We saw an example of how climate protest can determine the narrative around climate disaster by accident — we supported a protest of Burning Man. The protest wasn’t terribly successful until Burning Man flooded and became a mud pit. Stories about the disaster, which were quite widespread, harkened back to or were even framed around the protest. This made the coverage more climate-focused and more politically activating.
"In moments of crisis, we must demand that climate change be treated not just as an afterthought, but as the root cause of the disaster. It’s time to stop focusing exclusively on short-term relief and rebuilding the status-quo and start building towards a fossil-free, climate-resilient future.
"So when disaster strikes — as it will more and more in the coming years, first, make sure you and your loved ones are safe. Second, see if there is anyone in your immediate vicinity who needs your help. And third, join, or plan, a protest that shifts the narrative. Let’s make it clear: These are not random catastrophes — they are the consequences of the fossil-fueled climate emergency. And we can and must hold the culprits accountable."
Original article:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/los-angeles-fires-climate-media-1235232654/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/AGdIa
#BigOilAndGas #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #ChevronKnew #ClimateActivism #ClimateProtest #SmallScaleRuptures
Personally, I think this winter storm should be named "Winter Storm #TonyBlair" -- considering how cosy Blair was with #BigOil!
What to Know About #WinterStormBlair—And Who Will Be Impacted
By Jeffrey Kluger, January 3, 2025
"According to Accuweather, the cold air from the far north will arrive in pulses, with repeated blasts keeping much of the country below average temperatures. The Midwest and mid-Atlantic states are projected to be from 12°F to 25°F below historical averages throughout at least portions of the next two weeks. All five Gulf coast states—Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida—may see snow and ice. A region extending 1,000 miles from western Nebraska to West Virginia could see up to three to six inches of snow, or 'enough to shovel or plow,' says Accuweather. And the more snow that falls, the colder it will get, as the planet’s albedo—or reflectivity—increases, meaning that incoming sunlight bounces from the white ground back into space rather than being absorbed by darker surfaces and increasing warming."
https://time.com/7204532/what-to-know-about-winter-storm-blair/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #TheDayAfterTomorrow #PolarVortex
Absolutely correct.
Also, because #BigOilKnew I'm therefore demanding to make them pay for the cumulative damages they've been causing to our #biosphere and humanity:
#NationalizeBigOil!
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/112010551583333178
When I wrote "conscious," I meant that the intellectual capabilities were sufficient.
Also: #BigOilKnew for decades but has been trying to mislead the public with PR campaigns:
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/109732299947236010
It really is the insatiable greed of certain individuals that is destroying the basis of the current global biosphere.
#Maine Sues Major #OilCompanies Over ‘Ongoing Deception’ About #ClimateChange
The lawsuit follows similar suits by eight other states and the District of Columbia against major oil companies, all alleging complicity in climate change. Those states are New Jersey, California, Delaware, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Story by Nina Golgowski
November 27, 2024
"The state of Maine has filed a lawsuit against five major oil companies and their top lobbying group, accusing them of carrying out a decades-long disinformation campaign about climate change and their contribution to it in order to maximize profits.
"Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, in his lawsuit filed Tuesday in state court, accuses Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco and the American Petroleum Institute of withholding internal knowledge about fossil fuels’ catastrophic effects all while spinning public doubt.
"'For over half a century, these companies chose to fuel profits instead of following their science to prevent what are now likely irreversible, catastrophic climate effects,' said Frey in a statement. 'In so doing, they burdened the State and our citizens with the consequences of their greed and deception.'"
#Klimakrise
*#BigOils Verrat an der Menschheit *
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Aufgrund der unglaublich destruktiven #Lobbyarbeit von #BigOil für das #Klima ist es ganz wichtig, immer wieder aufzuzeigen wie weit der 
unglaubliche Verrat von BigOil an der Menschheit
geht. Ausschüsse im #US-Kongress haben da hervorragende Vorarbeit geleistet:
#BigOilKnew (siehe unten 1)) und zahlt seit Jahrzehnten viel Geld für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (PR)...
#Klimakrise #BigOil #Lobbyismus
Im Zusammenhang mit den global zunehmenden #Extremwetterereignissen ist interessant, dass die Lobbyausgaben des US-Branchenverbands #AFPM in 2024 den Höchsten Stand aller Zeiten erreichten:
#Klimakrise #BigOil #Lobbyismus
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*[Ausgaben für] Öl- und Gaslobbyismus erreichen 72 Millionen Dollar in der ersten Hälfte des Jahres 2024*
Von #MollyTaylor (OpenSECRETS.ORG)
15. August 2024
"Der amerikanische Verband der Kraftstoff- und #Petrochemiehersteller...
what's even more disgusting and infuriating about everything that you've written is that these #pimps from #bigoil use their ginormous profits to demonize scientists. they go after people who protest and call us terrorists. when they're the ones causing the terror!
That's why they should receive the bill for billions of dollars of damage that these storms cause! where is senator Elizabeth Warren when you need her? she needs to be writing legislation that takes those profits and pays for the destruction.
IMO, this can only end well one way: all oil and gas companies are managed the #Norwegian way.
No surprise...!
Oil and gas lobbying reaches $72 million in first half of 2024
By Molly Taylor
August 15, 2024
"The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers led the oil and gas industry in federal lobbying expenditures in the first half of 2024, marking the first time the trade association outspent the top individual companies in the industry.
"The trade association, which represents 450 fuel refining and petrochemical companies, leads the oil and gas industry with $8.1 million in federal lobbying expenditures over the first half of 2024. This level of spending marks a shift in influence, as individual oil and gas companies have typically outspent the trade association by millions of dollars.
"The oil and gas industry altogether spent $72 million on federal lobbying in the first six months of 2024 as the #EPA introduced some of its strongest-ever regulations to reduce #FossilFuel emissions. The industry is on track to exceed last year’s expenditures, which totaled $137 million after adjustment for inflation, and is the fifth-highest lobbying industry of the year.
"The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers emerged as the top spender after doubling its federal lobbying expenditures from 2022. Between 2016 and 2022, the trade organization spent, on average, $3.4 million annually without adjusting for inflation. In 2023, spending jumped to $6.9 million in 2023.
"In the first six months of 2024, the American Fuel and #Petrochemical
Manufacturers has already spent more on federal lobbying than any prior year."
#America's Notorious '#CancerAlley' Is Even More #Toxic Than We Thought
A new study finds levels of the #carcinogen ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the #EPA’s models.
By Naveena Sadasivam, Grist
June 11, 2024
"Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the #MississippiRiver that connects #NewOrleans and #BatonRouge, #Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95% greater chance of developing cancer than the average American. A big reason for this is the concentration of industrial facilities along the corridor — particularly #petrochemical manufacturing plants, many of which emit ethylene oxide, an extremely potent toxin that is considered a carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency and has been linked to breast and lung cancers."
#Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring #OilCompanies pay for damage from #ClimateChange
By LISA RATHKE
Updated 3:00 PM EDT, May 31, 2024
"Last July’s flooding from torrential rains inundated Vermont’s capital city of #Montpelier, the nearby city #Barre, some southern Vermont communities and ripped through homes and washed away roads around the rural state. Some saw it as the state’s worst natural disaster since a 1927 flood that killed dozens of people and caused widespread destruction. It took months for businesses — from restaurants to shops — to rebuild, losing out on their summer and even fall seasons. Several have just recently reopened while scores of homeowners were left with flood-ravaged homes heading into the cold season."
Der genannte Thread über #BigOilKnew war für alle hier im Fediverse geschrieben. Da ist Englisch nun mal die lingua franca.
Ich bin zwar nicht in den Bewegungen, aber #FridaysForFuture und #ExtinctionRebellion werden definitiv auf Englisch kommunizieren.
Richtig beeindruckend wird es auch erst, wenn man sich die Hearings im O-Ton anhört.
Ich werde mit jedoch mal überlegen, ob es für die #Fedizens aus DE, AT und CH Sinn macht, den Thread zu übersetzen.
Danke für den Hinweis
*#ClimateCatastrophe #Overshoot #PhantomCarryingCapacity*
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The #AngloSaxon capitalist model ruined earth for humanity and many other species. #BigOil has been its undertaker, b/c #BigOilKnew.
If capitalism hadn't made the #GreenRevolution possible, human society would already have reached the #overshoot (1) point at the end of the last century:
In 1968, the #biologists Paul and Anne #Ehrlich wrote the book The #PopulationBomb"...
#fossilfuel fillups should forever be referred to as paying at the #pimps
