The Guardian Europe
Jackdaw Gasfield Approved: Labour's Climate Credibility Takes a Flyer
Labour approves Jackdaw gasfield, proving that "pragmatic" is just another word for "we'd rather not argue with Trump."
2026-10-20
The Guardian Europe
2026-09-01
Grist
Plastics Industry Writes the Lesson Plans, Because Who Needs Science When You Have 'Stretch Blow Molding'?
The plastics industry has been slipping its talking points into classrooms via free lesson plans and a traveling 'PlastiVan' - because nothing says education like a scavenger hunt for the stuff choking our oceans.
2026-08-11
Grist
Oil Giants Post Record Profits, Still Refuse to 'Drill, Baby, Drill'
Oil giants are swimming in record profits but still won't drill, baby, drill - they'd rather pocket the cash and make shareholders happy, thanks to the war's supply constraints.
2026-08-01
NPR Economy
Oil Giants Post Eye-Watering Profits, Call Windfall Taxes 'Misguided' (While Counting Their Billions)
Oil giants make billions off wartime crude prices, call windfall taxes 'misguided,' and vow to keep the money flowing (to themselves, naturally).
2026-07-29
The Guardian
Big Oil’s Climate Crimes: Existing Laws Might Finally Get Some Exercise
Forget new laws: existing statutes on reckless endangerment, catastrophe, and manslaughter might finally get a workout against Big Oil.
2026-07-26
Grist
Oil Industry Enters 'Panic Mode' as Climate Lawsuits Heat Up Faster Than a Record-Breaking Heat Dome
A Washington lawsuit tying a woman's death to climate change survives dismissal, as Big Oil scrambles to avoid a Big Tobacco-style reckoning.
2026-07-08
BBC Business
Jackdaw Owner Argues Its Gas Field Is Basically a Climate Change Mosquito Bite
Shell and Equinor's joint venture argues that its North Sea gas field is a climate change mosquito bite - annoying, but surely not the thing that kills you.
2026-05-07
BBC Business
Shell Joins Oil Giants in Basking in Glow of War-Driven Profits, Says Thanks, Iran Conflict
Shell posts $6.92bn quarterly profit as oil prices surge thanks to the Iran war closing the Strait of Hormuz, because nothing says 'unprecedented disruption' like a fat bottom line.
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