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60,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in Spokane, Washington.
Live: Trio of wildfires described as ‘worst natural disaster’ Spokane has faced
A total of three wildfires, described together as the Spokane Complex wildfire, are burning. About 60,000 people have evacuated, with over 700 structures lost.
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Chevron just announced its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell clocked its second-highest quarterly profits. ExxonMobil doubled its earnings. Combined, the three companies raked in, on average, some $404 million in profits every day for the last three months.
Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices
Chevron reported its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell had its second-biggest quarter, and ExxonMobil doubled its earnings compared with the same time last year.
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Big Oil made billions, while OUR communities foot the bill. Now, the Supreme Court has the opportunity to hold fossil fuel companies accountable… but there’s a big problem. Both Justice Alito and Justice Barrett have clear conflicts of interest in the case.
Our friend @jamiehenn.bsky.social on what Democrats lose out on when they buy into climate hushing. Why, as the sky fills with smoke, wouldn't Dems want to make hay out of Republicans being cucks for Big Oil?
The ONLY reason Trump started, and continues, this war: www.commondreams.org/newswire/ahe...
Ahead of Expected Record Profits, Make Polluters Pay Campaign Says Big Oil Is Cashing In On War Again
Oil majors are set to report second quarter earnings later this month that analysts expect to be the highest since 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent crude prices soaring. Exxon Mobil is pro...
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Oil companies profit from volatility. Families don't.
Fossil Fuel Executives Cash In
Insiders at leading oil and gas companies have made millions from stocks since the Iran war began.
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Basically a third of Oregon is on fire. Again. With thee-quarters under red flag warning.
cageyratfish (UTC-7) 🐟🏳️⚧️@cageyratfish.bsky.social · 2w agoPNW fire weather thread :(
The fossil fuel industry is rich because of climate change, but we pay the costs of extreme weather. Listen to two experts talk about Make Polluters Pay legislation on @justsolutionspod.bsky.social 🎧
Episode 34: Make Polluters Pay with Cassidy DiPaola and Gina Ramirez
Podcast Episode · The Just Solutions Podcast · May 28 · 33m
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Today’s natural gas-dependent world was not inevitable. Big oil and gas have worked hard to create it for over 50 years, deceiving the public about the climate harms of natural gas. Our report exposes this deception for the 1st time. See ⬇️ for a Dirty Dozen of key investigative findings.
The Fraud of “Clean” Natural Gas | Center for Climate Integrity
How Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution
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What you need to know about a windfall oil tax:
Oil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growing
Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans.
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New one from me: Fracking billionaire Harold Hamm, aka Trump’s ‘original oil guy,’ spent years downplaying the risks of a war from Iran. Now, he aims to profit from an energy crisis he assured US officials wouldn’t happen. 🔎The long version is @fieldnotes.co : fieldnotes.co/reporting/ha...
Trump’s ‘Original Oil Guy’ Spent Years Dismissing the Risks of a War…
Fieldnotes is a watchdog group that investigates the oil and gas industry.
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“Climate doesn’t win itself on its own merits. It’s in the ways that you talk about it and connect it to kitchen-table issues,” @jamiehenn.bsky.social says. “Do it in the right way – it’s not a science lecture on global warming, it’s a story about how clean energy can reduce your bills.”
A new piece of Democrats' midterm strategy: Being 'practical'
Candidates are betting on affordability as their winning midterm issue, aiming to shift a perception that Democrats deal in the abstract.
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The #MakePollutersPay bill is an excellent and necessary way to raise revenue for critical investments in coastal resiliency. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/20/s...
The New York Times reports that our latest investigation — "The Fraud of 'Clean' Natural Gas" — "casts a harsh light on how the oil and gas industry has previously communicated the role of natural gas in global warming." They knew. They lied. And they must be held accountable.
A scientific paper that made solving climate change seem possible was significantly shaped by oil giant BP — one of the single global entities most responsible for causing climate change. BP sponsored a Princeton research center and even handpicked scientists. @drilledmedia.bsky.social
How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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The Climate Crisis is killing our 1st responders. Who will pay for escalating costs? Who will pay to strengthen first responders' capacity? Who will pay for spring homeowner and business insurance? #BigOilKnew @polluterspay.bsky.social #copolitics #coleg www.montrosepress.com/free_access/...
Firefighting aircraft goes down in Silver Jack, Gunnison County; Montrose dive team recovers body
UPDATE: The Montrose County Sheriff's Office dive team has recovered the pilot's body, Gunnison County Sheriff Adam Murdie announced. The individual was then transported to the Gunnison County coroner...
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"At one point during the meeting, the executives began complaining about the Climate Superfund bills that had recently passed in Vermont and New York. As they spoke, Trump’s policy adviser, Stephen Miller was texting the attorney general Pam Bondi. 'I’m on it,' Miller told the group." 🫨
An Extraordinary White House Meeting
A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.
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"Aramco is a supervillain": I wrote about the Saudi Aramco ads plastering the World Cup, and how they're part of Mohammed bin Salman's master plan to make you love Saudi Arabia and stay hooked on its oil — with help from FIFA and Trump: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/world-cup-...
'Aramco is a supervillain': How the Saudis weaponized soccer
Mohammed bin Salman has a master plan to make you love Saudi Arabia. Trump and FIFA are helping.
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The air quality in New York is really bad today. There are wildfires in Canada and flooding in Texas. We’ve destroyed the environment! Meanwhile, Trump gave $1 billion to the oil industry and is cutting off funding for clean energy. #CanadaWildfires
New data: Private jet carbon emissions in Dallas and Atlanta 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 *𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱* during the World Cup semifinals. 3,560 takeoffs and landings. 11.78 kilotons of *excess* carbon, above the 5-year average for those cities. Tax private jets. 🟥🛩️ taxprivatejets.org
Climate change is making wildfires more frequent and more extreme. Oil companies knew this would happen, and lied about it. But who pays for the consequences? #CanadaWildfires #MakePollutersPay
When the Wildfires Rage, Who Gets to Breathe First?
Canada is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. It just approved three more pipelines anyway.
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If soccer is the one thing that unites the whole world every four years, it’s only fitting that it’s now confronting the one crisis touching nearly every corner of the planet: extreme heat.
The World Cup is Cooked
Players and fans are sweating through record heat while sponsors cash the checks.
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Podcasting has helped humanize & promote dangerous billionaires, politicians, and tech CEOs. The same media machine that helped swing an election is the same one shielding oil companies from consequences.
The Podcaster Political Pundits Are Panicking
YouTube video by Saji Sharma
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Congress must oppose legal immunity for Big Oil. Shoutout to @polluterspay.bsky.social @sierraclub.org @climaterealityproject.org @chesapeakeclimate.bsky.social @foodandwater.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social and our many other amazing partners for helping organize these petitions! 👏
Nationwide ‘No Immunity for Big Oil’ Campaign Delivers 135K Signatures to Democratic Leadership | Center for Climate Integrity
Jay Inslee and 390 Groups Urge Democratic Leaders to Oppose Republican Proposal to Put Big Oil Above the Law; The ‘No Immunity for Big Oil’ Campaign Has Generated Tens of Thousands of Calls and Emails...
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Got plans on Sunday? Join us for the Polluters Pay Statewide Tour stop in Oxnard! ⭐New partners added!⭐ 📅: Sunday, June 28th 🕑: 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm 📍: Oxnard Performing Arts Center (Ventura room) 📫: RSVP: bit.ly/central-coast-townhall See you there!
Much appreciation for Sheldon Whitehouse, a voice in the Senate wilderness on climate. heated.world/p/why-sheldo... via @emorwee.bsky.social
Why Sheldon Whitehouse Keeps Calling Out Big Oil
"If I had a motto, it would be: persist through frustration," the Senator told HEATED in an expansive interview.
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The Polluters Pay Statewide Tour stopped in Dublin, and the Tri-Valley community showed up. ✊ Youth leaders, health experts, elected officials, and residents came together to build support for holding polluters accountable for climate damages. #MakePollutersPay 📸 Rhea Lustig
"We cannot survive in this system. Hooking humanity on a fuel that becomes more profitable for companies when there is more bloodshed and conflict is a guaranteed recipe for more suffering in every way imaginable." @ketanjoshi.co
States should tax windfall oil profits to fund their way out of crisis
A major economic crisis is boosting energy profits. Taxing those can help countries survive and become immune to shocks.
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The top investment officer of California’s massive teachers’ pension fund opposed fossil fuel divestment — then went on to trade more than $1 million in oil and gas-related stocks.
