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Ahem
Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
"We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Ahem
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New: I took a closer look at the Supreme Court justices’ financial and familial ties to the oil industry for @prospect.org as Exxon and Suncor are once again asking the Court to shut down state climate liability cases. I found more than I was expecting.
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New: I took a closer look at the Supreme Court justices’ financial and familial ties to the oil industry for @prospect.org as Exxon and Suncor are once again asking the Court to shut down state climate liability cases. I found more than I was expecting.
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NEW in @prospect.org from @hannahstoryb.bsky.social: as Exxon once again seeks the help of the Supreme Court to avoid being held accountable for decades of climate deception, Alito isn't the only justice whose oily ties and inconsistent recusals raise serious ethics questions.
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary - The American Prospect
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do th...
prospect.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NEW in @prospect.org from @hannahstoryb.bsky.social: as Exxon once again seeks the help of the Supreme Court to avoid being held accountable for decades of climate deception, Alito isn't the only justice whose oily ties and inconsistent recusals raise serious ethics questions.
"As fossil fuel pollution rapidly warms the planet — producing deadlier and more destructive heat waves, wildfires, storms and other climate disasters — it’s incumbent on journalists covering extreme weather events to help readers understand the link to climate change." - @sammyroth.bsky.social
Tough love for the L.A. Times
Just 13% of the newspaper's stories about the Eaton and Palisades fires mentioned climate change in January and February 2025.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"As fossil fuel pollution rapidly warms the planet — producing deadlier and more destructive heat waves, wildfires, storms and other climate disasters — it’s incumbent on journalists covering extreme weather events to help readers understand the link to climate change." - @sammyroth.bsky.social
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John Yoo thinks that communities shouldn’t have the right to sue Big Oil for lying about the safety of their products.
The law professor has also been accused of war crimes and been investigated for violations of domestic and international law. 🙄
The law professor has also been accused of war crimes and been investigated for violations of domestic and international law. 🙄
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
John Yoo thinks that communities shouldn’t have the right to sue Big Oil for lying about the safety of their products.
The law professor has also been accused of war crimes and been investigated for violations of domestic and international law. 🙄
The law professor has also been accused of war crimes and been investigated for violations of domestic and international law. 🙄
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Big Oil companies are desperate to avoid trials over their climate lies.
"Their only avenue out of this is to get some kind of a waiver of liability, make the cases go away, bar the courthouse doors, get a 'get out of jail free card'," CCI's Richard Wiles told @afp.com.
No immunity for Big Oil!
"Their only avenue out of this is to get some kind of a waiver of liability, make the cases go away, bar the courthouse doors, get a 'get out of jail free card'," CCI's Richard Wiles told @afp.com.
No immunity for Big Oil!
US Republicans seek to shield oil giants as climate lawsuits advance
President Donald Trump's second term has seen the United States go all-in to boost Big Oil and block renewables -- yet a wave of state and local climate-damage lawsuits against the fossil fuel industr...
www.yahoo.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Big Oil companies are desperate to avoid trials over their climate lies.
"Their only avenue out of this is to get some kind of a waiver of liability, make the cases go away, bar the courthouse doors, get a 'get out of jail free card'," CCI's Richard Wiles told @afp.com.
No immunity for Big Oil!
"Their only avenue out of this is to get some kind of a waiver of liability, make the cases go away, bar the courthouse doors, get a 'get out of jail free card'," CCI's Richard Wiles told @afp.com.
No immunity for Big Oil!
Big Oil's cheerleaders (yes, including THAT John Yoo) are taking to right wing outlets to beg the Supreme Court to kill climate deception lawsuits.
The fossil fuel industry is terrified of these cases.
They knew, they lied, and communities deserve their day in court to hold them accountable.
The fossil fuel industry is terrified of these cases.
They knew, they lied, and communities deserve their day in court to hold them accountable.
October 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Big Oil's cheerleaders (yes, including THAT John Yoo) are taking to right wing outlets to beg the Supreme Court to kill climate deception lawsuits.
The fossil fuel industry is terrified of these cases.
They knew, they lied, and communities deserve their day in court to hold them accountable.
The fossil fuel industry is terrified of these cases.
They knew, they lied, and communities deserve their day in court to hold them accountable.
"Octopus Energy’s Greg Jackson revealed that an oil CEO told him the fossil fuel industry is privately preparing for dangerous global temperatures - and six feet of sea level rise." www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Big Oil ‘loving life’ - but privately preparing for extreme temperatures
Event in New York City marked the 2025 Climate 100 list, celebrating leaders on diverse paths with a singular goal: tackling the worsening climate crisis
www.independent.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Octopus Energy’s Greg Jackson revealed that an oil CEO told him the fossil fuel industry is privately preparing for dangerous global temperatures - and six feet of sea level rise." www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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the carbon footprint was developed for british petroleum - so yes
Trump to the UN: "The 'carbon footprint' is a hoax made up by people with evil intentions, and they're heading down a path of total destruction."
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
the carbon footprint was developed for british petroleum - so yes
"A spokesperson for Cruz ... provided NPR with a response from ChatGPT."
“Cruz's unsubstantiated claim is part of a yearslong effort by the fossil-fuel industry and its allies to fight lawsuits that state and local governments have filed against oil and gas companies.”
Ted Cruz claims without evidence that China is funding U.S. climate lawsuits
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has said China is funding climate lawsuits against American oil and gas companies to weaken the U.S. He hasn't provided evidence to support the claim.
www.npr.org
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"A spokesperson for Cruz ... provided NPR with a response from ChatGPT."
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The fossil fuel industry is behind most of the climate disinformation you see and hear today.
Charlie Kirk was no exception.
Charlie Kirk was no exception.
Charlie Kirk's extremism was fossil fueled
Big Oil's money gave Kirk a larger platform to spread baseless climate conspiracy theories—as well as other extremist views.
heated.world
September 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The fossil fuel industry is behind most of the climate disinformation you see and hear today.
Charlie Kirk was no exception.
Charlie Kirk was no exception.
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📰 10 years ago TODAY 📰
@insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation.
The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.
@insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation.
The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.
Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago - Inside Climate News
At a meeting in Exxon Corporation’s headquarters, a senior company scientist named James F. Black addressed an audience of powerful oilmen. Speaking without a text as he flipped through detailed slide...
insideclimatenews.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
📰 10 years ago TODAY 📰
@insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation.
The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.
@insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation.
The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.
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📰10 years ago📰 @insideclimatenews.org published its 2nd #ExxonKnew story🔽
"After a decade of frank internal discussions on global warming & conducting unbiased studies on it, Exxon changed direction in 1989 & spent more than 20 years discrediting the research its own scientists had once confirmed."
"After a decade of frank internal discussions on global warming & conducting unbiased studies on it, Exxon changed direction in 1989 & spent more than 20 years discrediting the research its own scientists had once confirmed."
Exxon Believed Deep Dive Into Climate Research Would Protect Its Business - Inside Climate News
In 1981, 12-year-old Laura Shaw won her seventh-grade science fair at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Cranford, N.J. with a project on the greenhouse effect. For her experiment, Laura used two sou...
insideclimatenews.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
📰10 years ago📰 @insideclimatenews.org published its 2nd #ExxonKnew story🔽
"After a decade of frank internal discussions on global warming & conducting unbiased studies on it, Exxon changed direction in 1989 & spent more than 20 years discrediting the research its own scientists had once confirmed."
"After a decade of frank internal discussions on global warming & conducting unbiased studies on it, Exxon changed direction in 1989 & spent more than 20 years discrediting the research its own scientists had once confirmed."
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Ten years ago, the world learned that #ExxonKnew as early as the 1970s that its fossil fuel business would fuel a climate crisis — but that they purposefully buried the science to protect their profits.
September 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ten years ago, the world learned that #ExxonKnew as early as the 1970s that its fossil fuel business would fuel a climate crisis — but that they purposefully buried the science to protect their profits.
"Industry groups have said an immunity shield is not their first priority."
Meaning, it's a priority.
Big Oil is not above the law. Congress must reject any proposal to shield fossil fuel companies from facing accountability in court.
Meaning, it's a priority.
Big Oil is not above the law. Congress must reject any proposal to shield fossil fuel companies from facing accountability in court.
Big Oil is turning to its political allies in a desperate bid to escape accountability.
“It’s a nonstop effort by the oil and gas industry to somehow get a get-out-of-jail-free card,” said CCI’s Richard Wiles.
They knew their fossil fuel business harms communities. They lied. They need to pay.
“It’s a nonstop effort by the oil and gas industry to somehow get a get-out-of-jail-free card,” said CCI’s Richard Wiles.
They knew their fossil fuel business harms communities. They lied. They need to pay.
Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Industry groups have said an immunity shield is not their first priority."
Meaning, it's a priority.
Big Oil is not above the law. Congress must reject any proposal to shield fossil fuel companies from facing accountability in court.
Meaning, it's a priority.
Big Oil is not above the law. Congress must reject any proposal to shield fossil fuel companies from facing accountability in court.
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Big Oil is turning to its political allies in a desperate bid to escape accountability.
“It’s a nonstop effort by the oil and gas industry to somehow get a get-out-of-jail-free card,” said CCI’s Richard Wiles.
They knew their fossil fuel business harms communities. They lied. They need to pay.
“It’s a nonstop effort by the oil and gas industry to somehow get a get-out-of-jail-free card,” said CCI’s Richard Wiles.
They knew their fossil fuel business harms communities. They lied. They need to pay.
Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Big Oil is turning to its political allies in a desperate bid to escape accountability.
“It’s a nonstop effort by the oil and gas industry to somehow get a get-out-of-jail-free card,” said CCI’s Richard Wiles.
They knew their fossil fuel business harms communities. They lied. They need to pay.
“It’s a nonstop effort by the oil and gas industry to somehow get a get-out-of-jail-free card,” said CCI’s Richard Wiles.
They knew their fossil fuel business harms communities. They lied. They need to pay.
"CEO Darren Woods discussed Exxon’s possible return [to Russia] with Trump at the White House in recent weeks."
Exclusive | Exxon Held Secret Talks With Rosneft About Going Back to Russia
Resuming business in Russia would mark a dramatic rapprochement after Exxon’s messy breakup with Moscow when Putin attacked Ukraine in 2022
www.wsj.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"CEO Darren Woods discussed Exxon’s possible return [to Russia] with Trump at the White House in recent weeks."
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This is what actual lawfare looks like, in case you're searching for an example.
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is what actual lawfare looks like, in case you're searching for an example.
This is the future that Big Oil wants.
‘A climate of unparalleled malevolence’: are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?
The long read: Churning quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at the rate we are going could lead the planet to another Great Dying
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is the future that Big Oil wants.
"Just as our experiences online are being steadily enshittified by Big Tech companies, our time on this earth is being steadily enshittified by Big Oil companies and their climate-denying allies in the federal government."
Climate change is ‘enshittifying’ our lives - The Boston Globe
It’s a word that was made up to describe how the internet is getting worse. Now it also applies to the way we experience the environment.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Just as our experiences online are being steadily enshittified by Big Tech companies, our time on this earth is being steadily enshittified by Big Oil companies and their climate-denying allies in the federal government."
Instead of holding Big Oil to account for lying about how their products fuel climate change, 16 Republican attorneys general
"signed a letter urging the federal government to shield energy companies from climate change lawsuits."
"In other words, protect the industry, not the people it harms."
"signed a letter urging the federal government to shield energy companies from climate change lawsuits."
"In other words, protect the industry, not the people it harms."
Ohio protects polluters, not people, from climate costs and crisis: Leila Atassi
Ohio’s leaders have lulled residents into thinking the state is insulated from climate change, but by protecting fossil fuel interests instead of holding them accountable, they’ve ensured taxpayers wi...
www.cleveland.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Instead of holding Big Oil to account for lying about how their products fuel climate change, 16 Republican attorneys general
"signed a letter urging the federal government to shield energy companies from climate change lawsuits."
"In other words, protect the industry, not the people it harms."
"signed a letter urging the federal government to shield energy companies from climate change lawsuits."
"In other words, protect the industry, not the people it harms."
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Do you think the fossil fuel industry should be above the law?
For months now, we’ve heard rumblings of Big Oil companies lobbying Congress for a get-out-of-jail free card. But in the last few weeks, their allies have started to say the quiet part out loud. CCI's @iylas.bsky.social explains.
For months now, we’ve heard rumblings of Big Oil companies lobbying Congress for a get-out-of-jail free card. But in the last few weeks, their allies have started to say the quiet part out loud. CCI's @iylas.bsky.social explains.
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Do you think the fossil fuel industry should be above the law?
For months now, we’ve heard rumblings of Big Oil companies lobbying Congress for a get-out-of-jail free card. But in the last few weeks, their allies have started to say the quiet part out loud. CCI's @iylas.bsky.social explains.
For months now, we’ve heard rumblings of Big Oil companies lobbying Congress for a get-out-of-jail free card. But in the last few weeks, their allies have started to say the quiet part out loud. CCI's @iylas.bsky.social explains.
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The District of Columbia’s lawsuit against Big Oil is under attack. 🚨🚨🚨
It’s all part of a bigger play by the fossil fuel industry to secure special legal protections from climate accountability lawsuits.
It’s all part of a bigger play by the fossil fuel industry to secure special legal protections from climate accountability lawsuits.
August 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The District of Columbia’s lawsuit against Big Oil is under attack. 🚨🚨🚨
It’s all part of a bigger play by the fossil fuel industry to secure special legal protections from climate accountability lawsuits.
It’s all part of a bigger play by the fossil fuel industry to secure special legal protections from climate accountability lawsuits.
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Slaughterhouse Cow Frets Over Personal Contributions To Climate Change theonion.com/slaught...
August 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Slaughterhouse Cow Frets Over Personal Contributions To Climate Change theonion.com/slaught...
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As local governments struggle to respond to increasingly devastating and costly climate disasters, Big Oil is lobbying Congress to escape accountability.
Find out why the National Association of Counties opposes efforts to give "companies immunity from lawsuits over damages and costs.” 👇
Find out why the National Association of Counties opposes efforts to give "companies immunity from lawsuits over damages and costs.” 👇
July 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
As local governments struggle to respond to increasingly devastating and costly climate disasters, Big Oil is lobbying Congress to escape accountability.
Find out why the National Association of Counties opposes efforts to give "companies immunity from lawsuits over damages and costs.” 👇
Find out why the National Association of Counties opposes efforts to give "companies immunity from lawsuits over damages and costs.” 👇