Tracking the politics of pollution, climate change and emerging green technologies.
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06-01-07 by dugan President Bush’s big media splash for his greenhouse gas speech Thursday is getting—belatedly—the thrashing it deserves. Check out columnist Dan Froomkin in Washingtonpost.com today: [Bush] put forth a new proposal on climate…
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05-30-07 by Simpson A shareholder resolution offered by a group of nuns from New Jersey would have required ExxonMobil to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from both its products and operations. Though it lost at the…
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NEWS RELEASE: May 30, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522, ext. 305, cell: 213 280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310-874-9989 Global Warming Resolution Gains Surprising Support From Exxon Shareholders; 31% ‘Yes’ Vote Puts…
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Bloomberg has the pre-fight preview of the battle at today’s Exxon shareholder meeting between the $1 trillion in investor capital led by the Sisters of St Dominic and an Exxon board that does not want…
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5-29-07 by Court The New York Times outs the coal industry’s latest scheme to turn high gasoline prices into a giant subsidy for coal-to-liquid fuel. The industry argues our energy should be coming from Middle…
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05-28-07 by dugan The LA Times editorial page awaited me on return from a few days off, and it banished the glow of relaxation. “Don’t Blame Oil Companies” for high gasoline prices, said the editorial…
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5-26-07 by Court A group of powerful Exxon investors are leading a campaign to stop the reappointment of Public Issue Committee Chair Michael Boskin to the Exxon Board of Directors. Their complaint is that…
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05-22-07 by Simpson Stanford University, beneficiary of $100 million from ExxonMobil for alternate energy research, is finally standing up to the oil giant and voting in favor of an environmentally friendly shareholder proposal at the…
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NEWS RELEASE: May 17, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 392-0522, ext. 317, or cell: (310) 292-1902, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 Stanford Bows to Concerns About Ties To "Big Oil U"; University Will Vote…
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05-17-07 by dugan I know that letters to newspapers can’t be judged for logic in the same way that articles are, especially when they come from the government. Letters editors are like the Sorcerer’s Apprentice,…
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NEWS RELEASE: May 16, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 392-0522, ext. 317, or cell: (310) 292-1902, or Jamie Court, ext. 327 Consumer Group Calls On Regents to Block "UCBP"; Safeguards Essential To Maintain Academic…
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05-14-07 by dugan OilWatchdog’s admirable older cousin, the web site ExxposeExxon, is calling on shareholders to vote for three reforms at Exxon’s May 30 annual meeting. Here’s the link to the resolutions, and a way…
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By Simpson05-09-07 Duke University is the latest institution to join Big Oil U with a pledge of $1 million from ConocoPhillip’s for the school’s Climate Change Policy Partnership (CCPP). The university describes the CCPP as…
