Exxon reports on climate risk and sees almost none
The oil giant tells investors that even if Paris climate goals are met, it could still produce all the oil in its existing fields and keep investing in new reserves.
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The great crude oil fireball test
Fracking has created a wider variety of crude oils, but is one more destructive than another? There’s only one way to find out.
Groups sue to overturn Alaska petroleum reserve lease sale
Two new lawsuits claim that the federal government conducted petroleum lease sales without proper environmental review in a part of northern Alaska known for its wildlife.
German shock at car exhaust tests on humans and monkeys
The German government has denounced experiments funded by German carmakers in which humans and monkeys reportedly inhaled diesel exhaust fumes.
White House seeks 72 percent cut to clean energy research, underscoring administration’s preference for fossil fuels
The Trump administration is poised to ask Congress for deep budget cuts to the Energy Department’s renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, slashing them by 72 percent overall in fiscal 2019, according to draft budget documents obtained by The Washington Post.
Raising kids in Delhi’s worsening air
Morning in Delhi, the world’s most polluted megacity: the alarm erupts, the coffee boils, and I look out the window.
London reaches legal air pollution limit just one month into the new year
Air pollution in London has reached the legal limit for the whole of 2018 less than a month into the year, prompting calls for the government to “get a grip and show they’re serious about protecting health”.
The effects of air pollution on human health
The immediate effects of air pollution are hard to ignore. Watery eyes, coughing and difficulty breathing are acute and common reactions.
Graphic: Global warming from 1880 to 2017
Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2017 were the second warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, according to an analysis by NASA.
The flawed climate gambit against big oil
New York City and several California municipalities are suing big oil companies, alleging they concealed what they knew about climate change and are liable for billions of dollars of damage caused by rising global temperatures.
