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ExxonMobil takes $1 billion Cuba property fight to US Supreme Court

ExxonMobil has taken its decades-old property dispute with Cuba to the highest court in the United States. The American energy giant is demanding more than $1 billion in compensation...
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Scientists found a cheap metal catalyst that breaks down plastic waste over 10× better than platinum

Plastic is everywhere. From water bottles and food containers to household items and packaging,...
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A warning sign for U.S. shale as drilling stops in North Dakota for the first time in decades

The U.S. oil industry received a strong signal this week about how damaging low...
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Melting Arctic turns Greenland into a global power prize as Trump’s interest resurfaces

Greenland is emerging as a global focal point as the Arctic changes faster than...
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Trump presses US oil companies to invest $100 billion in Venezuela after power shift

The US president Donald Trump has promised major oil companies “total safety” and “total...
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Newsom hails historic climate package despite uproar over new oil drilling measures

In the early hours of Wednesday, California lawmakers struck a major deal to extend the state’s program for reducing greenhouse gases known as cap...

U.S. immigration raid triggers major delay at Hyundai’s $7.6B EV battery plant in Georgia

A large battery plant in Georgia, co-owned by Hyundai and LG Energy Solution, is now facing a major delay. Massive raid leads to unexpected factory...

Gas price panic pushes Newsom to embrace drilling, leaving climate advocates reeling

At the beginning of the year, environmental justice groups were celebrating. They had managed to push back against oil companies on several fronts. From big...

Asian governments maintain coal subsidies as renewable energy projects face investment hurdles

Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world when it comes to energy use. Rapid industrial development, the rise of huge data...

Newsom cracks down on idle oil pipelines years after Santa Barbara’s devastating spill

California’s governor is moving ahead with a plan that could make it harder for offshore oil projects to restart. A new legislative package is...

Scientists uncover 46 billion tons of white hydrogen that could replace fossil fuels forever

Scientists have discovered massive reserves of naturally occurring hydrogen, with up to 46 billion tons believed to be trapped underground. This “white hydrogen” forms...

Petro politicians reject carbon levies despite evidence they reduce pollution and promote clean energy

Coal, oil, and gas are causing a catastrophe that is bad for the environment and humanity. Our land, air, and water are contaminated by...

Climate Disasters Are Breaking America’s Drug Supply Chain—And Patients Are Paying the Price

When Hurricane Helene swept across western North Carolina in September 2024, it left a trail of destruction—flattened homes, flooded roads, and shattered communities. But...

🔥 Fury in the streets: South Africans demand end to fossil fuel funding as banks back billion-dollar oil projects

Dozens of climate protesters gathered in Rosebank outside the offices of Standard Bank and energy giant TotalEnergies on Tuesday. They were calling for an...

🛢️Norway’s climate war erupts: Greta Thunberg joins Mongstad blockade targeting $1.6 trillion oil giant

On Monday morning, a group of around 200 climate activists gathered at the Mongstad oil refinery on Norway’s southwestern coast. The refinery, which is...

⚡ Clean energy boom threatens Ladakh’s pashmina heritage: Rs 60,000 crore solar-wind mega park sparks alarm

A massive solar and wind power project worth Rs 60,000 crore is being planned in the cold desert of Ladakh. It promises to bring...

💧 Myanmar’s rare earth rush fuels China’s tech empire — locals left with poisoned water

In regions of Myanmar under the authority of armed rebel groups, rare earth mining has increased dramatically, according to satellite imagery. Mining boom linked to...

🔒 Seafloor strongbox — the silent climate hero trapping 50x more carbon than our air

Our planet is covered mostly by water, yet much of the ocean floor remains a mystery. Deep below the waves lies a vast seafloor,...

🌍 Plastic crisis hits boiling point — protesters confront world leaders at Geneva treaty talks

As negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty entered their halfway stage in Geneva, Switzerland, the scene outside the United Nations’ Palais des Nations sent...
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