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The Latest Trump and DOGE Casualty: Energy Data
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The Energy Information Administration has long provided reliable data on everything from oil and gas to alternative energy. Now one of its signature reports has been slashed and a second one canceled entirely amid sweeping job reductions and turmoil.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-latest-trump-and-doge-casualty-energy-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Although Tom Ragsdale’s #oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for #pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.

Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”

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The Mount Vernon News was family owned from 1939 until it was sold in 2020 to a “pink slime” media company with ties to conservative billionaires. Then it began publishing one-sided articles that make dubious claims about solar power.

(Published Oct. 2024)
https://propub.li/3CY5WFR

#News #Oil #Gas #FossilFuels #Solar #Energy #Billionaires #Journalism

Industry documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how NW Natural, Oregon’s largest natural gas company, pursued an approach that ended up perpetuating its core fossil fuel business while the company painted a picture of going green.

(Published Sept. 2024)
https://propub.li/3PlzCQ7

#News #Environment #Energy #Green #CleanEnergy #FossilFuels #Oil #Gas

North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He’s Set to Run the Agency.
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The state was hostile to Interior Department policies during the Biden administration. A review of its lawsuits under Burgum reveals an aggressively pro-fossil fuel agenda.

https://www.propublica.org/article/doug-burgum-north-dakota-interior-department-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #NorthDakota #Government #FossilFuels #Energy #Oil #Gas #Climate

Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals
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The change would effectively transfer financial responsibility from oil drillers, auto manufacturers and others and leave Americans to face greater direct costs as warming continues.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-change-social-cost-of-carbon-executive-order?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #Carbon #Oil

The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright
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In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas.
https://www.propublica.org/article/energy-secretary-chris-wright-climate-change-double-speak-oil-gas-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Energy #Climate #Oil #Gas #RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange