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Iran’s gasoline exports rose nearly 5-fold in year to March
Apr 11, 2021 01:01Iran’s customs office (IRICA) has posted a record five-fold increase in the value of the country’s gasoline exports for the year to late March.
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Indian refiners preparing to resume crude imports from Iran: Source
Apr 08, 2021 13:06A senior Indian official says New Delhi would not hesitate to resume crude imports from Iran.
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Several ways Chevron imperils climate, human rights, and racial justice
Apr 08, 2021 04:08According to an analysis by Richard Heede published by The Guardian in 2019, Chevron is responsible for more carbon emissions since 1965 than any other investor-owned fossil fuel company.
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US fossil-fuel firms laid off 1000s after receiving billions in tax benefits
Apr 04, 2021 02:58Major US Fossil-fuel corporations have laid off tens of thousands of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic despite receiving billions of dollars in tax breaks from the government as part of its coronavirus relief measures, a report reveals.
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60 largest banks have dumped $3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since 2015, report shows
Mar 31, 2021 11:31A detailed new report released recently by a coalition of environmental groups shows that the 60 largest banks in the world have poured more than $3.8 trillion into the fossil fuel industry since the Paris climate accord was adopted in 2015, providing key financing for destructive projects ranging from coal-fueled power plants in Indonesia to Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
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'Unfortunate, if not unexpected': Biden criticized for resuming public land drilling permits
Mar 19, 2021 04:17After having urged President Joe Biden to turn a temporary moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters into a permanent ban on extracting climate-damaging fossil fuels from those areas, environmentalists criticized his administration's recent decision to not renew the Interior Department's policies limiting the provision of drilling permits.
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“First of its kind” complaint filed against Chevron for greenwashing campaigns
Mar 19, 2021 04:03Environmental groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) saying that oil giant Chevron’s ad campaigns and consumer reports mislead the public about the company’s environmental impact.
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Climate-driven extreme weather is imperiling wildlife conservation efforts in US
Mar 11, 2021 12:29Studies show that climate change is supercharging some weather and climate events and will lead to more severe and longer-lasting heat waves, stronger hurricanes, an increased wildfire risk and a longer wildfire season. American people can also expect more heavy rain events and severe droughts, not to mention other extreme events like February’s polar vortex.
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Oil prices surge after Yemen’s missile attack on Saudi facilities
Mar 08, 2021 13:50Oil prices have witnessed a sharp rise to above 70 dollars a barrel following the latest drone and ballistic missile attacks by Yemen's army and the Popular Comittees' fighters on Saudi oil facilities and military targets.
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'No safe amount': Environmentalists sound alarm over Texas refineries' release of hundreds of thousands of pounds of pollutants during storm
Feb 26, 2021 05:54Texas oil refineries released hundreds of thousands of pounds of pollutants including benzene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide into the air as they scrambled to shut down during last week's deadly winter storm, Reuters reported recently.