Taking on the Fossil Fuel Industry: Why California’s Public Nuisance Lawsuits May Succeed Where Others have Failed By Kimberly Willis

Taking on the Fossil Fuel Industry: Why California’s Public Nuisance Lawsuits May Succeed Where Others have Failed By Kimberly Willis   On September 19, 2017, the cities of San Francisco and Oakland filed separate lawsuits against five oil companies—Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP—for public nuisance.[1] Together, these five oil companies are responsible for 7.4% of globalContinue reading Taking on the Fossil Fuel Industry: Why California’s Public Nuisance Lawsuits May Succeed Where Others have Failed By Kimberly Willis

MISERY LOVES (renewable) COMPANY By Caroline Lavenue

MISERY LOVES (renewable) COMPANY By Caroline Lavenue Energy production and, in turn, energy consumption grows year-after-year. In 2012, total U.S. energy production was 79 quadrillion Btu, and in 2016, total U.S. energy production grew to 97.5 quadrillion Btu—a 23.4% increase in only 4 years (compared to a national population growth of 2.89%)! Daniel Wood, USContinue reading MISERY LOVES (renewable) COMPANY By Caroline Lavenue

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