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DeSmog @desmog.com · 23/09/2026
🩸NEW🩸 As Suncor faces potential liability for climate deception in an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, DeSmog has uncovered internal documents that show a troubling campaign to challenge the science behind climate change. buff.ly/OcFz3Fn #ClimateTruth #SupremeCourt
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Suncor Helped Lead Climate Denial Group Spreading ‘Uncertainties’
With a U.S. Supreme Court decision looming on whether the company can be held liable for climate deception, internal documents show a campaign to question science.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WE DID IT. The reversal comes just a week before the Court hears oral argument on October 5th and months after the Court told reporters that Alito had no financial interest in any party and that his recusal was not required. We have pushed for his recusal since the spring.
cnn.com
Justice Alito recuses himself from major climate change case after complaints about his oil and gas holdings | CNN Politics
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday that he will recuse himself from a major climate change-related case the court is set to hear next week, following weeks of pressure from environmen...
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 22/09/2026
Multiple state lawmakers say they’re planning to propose bills for upcoming legislative sessions that would force polluters to pay for climate change despite a recent ruling from a federal judge that effectively blocked New York’s climate superfund law.
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States Aspire to Make Polluters Pay Despite NY Superfund Ruling
Multiple state lawmakers say they’re planning to propose bills for upcoming legislative sessions that would force polluters to pay for climate change despite a recent ruling from a federal judge that effectively blocked New York’s climate superfund law.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: The fossil fuel industry is set to receive $190 BILLION in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade after donating to Donald Trump's re-election campaign. Meanwhile, the rest of us are paying the price.
theguardian.com
Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call
Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters
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Dana Drugmand @danad1012.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Climate campaigners today delivered petitions w/ over 2 million signatures to the UN calling on governments to make polluters pay Their demand was just echoed by the UN Secretary-General @polluterspay.bsky.social
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 14/09/2026
#BigOil knew burning fossil fuels would lead to widespread devastation. Polluters (and the politicians that subsidize them) all have names and titles. It’s time to hold them accountable. #MakePollutersPay.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Suncor v Boulder. 📣 Want to join the action? Meet us at the Court on Monday, October 5. #PeopleVsBigOil #MakePollutersPay #SuncorvBoulder
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pascal11.bsky.social @pascal11.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Polluters pay is a basic principle of Law and Fairness. Big Oil Industry KNEW, back in 1970s, that their business model WOULD cause devastating environmental impacts and worsen the climate crisis..Their own scientists told them so. They CHOSE to ignore the warnings. Now they MUST pay consequences.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“The fossil fuel industry would like nothing more than for one district court ruling in New York to scare lawmakers across the country,” said our comms director Cassidy DiPaola. “New York should fight this ruling, and every other state should keep moving until we make polluters pay.”
stateline.org
Judge blocks New York’s ‘climate Superfund’ law as other states watch closely • Stateline
A federal judge ruled Monday that New York cannot enforce its landmark “climate Superfund” law, a measure that sought to charge fossil fuel companies $75 billion over 25 years to help the state deal w...
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 01/09/2026
On October 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy’s arguments to escape trial in the City and County of Boulder, Colorado’s climate deception lawsuit. Join us in Washington, D.C., to show support for Boulder and all communities seeking accountability.
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Join Us: Oct. 5 | The People v. Big Oil
Big Oil knew and lied. Now, they need to pay. Join us in Washington, D.C, to make our voices heard.
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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is infuriating and expensive. People can't afford to pay for the vast damages caused by fossil fuel corporations! Still, we're not deterred, and we'll keep working to #MakePollutersPay in every state.
motherjones.com
A federal judge just killed New York's $75 billion climate bill for polluters
Fossil fuel companies would have been charged for climate damages.
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IL Make Polluters Pay @makepolluterspayil.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This ruling is a result of one court in one district and does not apply to our work in Illinois. We are undeterred in our mission to #MakePollutersPay and make our lives more affordable. @newyorkstateag.bsky.social should appeal this decision and work to have it reversed. This is far from over.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This decision was influenced by Big Oil. We call on @newyorkstateag.bsky.social to immediately appeal the decision striking down New York’s Climate Superfund Law and defend the state’s ability to make polluters pay.
theguardian.com
Judge strikes down New York law that forced climate polluters to pay damages
State cannot enforce policy requiring oil firms to pay $75bn over 25 years for climate mitigation and adaptation
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Floodlight @floodlightnews.org · 27/08/2026
NEW: Thermal drone footage shows the Microsoft-backed DataOne AI data center in Vineland, NJ is running dozens of gas generators. None of them have permits. A Floodlight visual investigation with @us.theguardian.com:
floodlightnews.org
One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law’
Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Climate change is no accident. Big oil has known for decades their industry was causing climate change. Now here we are and they want immunity from paying for the consequences. NOPE! You make a mess, you clean it up. @polluterspay.bsky.social #ThirdAct www.centralmaine.com/2026/08/27/m...
centralmaine.com
Maine climate protesters oppose legal immunity for fossil fuel industry
Activists decried federal legislation that would erase local climate lawsuits and superfund laws.
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Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A 1981 internal memo written by the director of one of Exxon’s science labs said it was “distinctly possible” that cumulative carbon emissions could eventually ‘produce effects which will indeed be catastrophic (at least for a substantial fraction of the earth’s population).’”
theguardian.com
Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 270
Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Let's make oil companies pay for flood protections in New Jersey.
thecooldown.com
New Jersey officials press 'Polluters Pay' bill to raise $50 billion for flood defenses
Supporters say the Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act would generate $50 billion over 20 years for resilience projects.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/08/2026
For years, the oil and gas industry has argued that you can’t prove which company caused which disaster. A new study says otherwise. For the first time, a study has drawn a straight line from single corporate emitters like Exxon or Chevron to specific heatwaves and areas of extreme rainfall.
motherjones.com
It just got way easier to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change
For years, industry has argued you can't prove which company caused which disaster. A new study says otherwise.
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F Minus @fminus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Do you live in one of the 500+ cities and counties spending taxpayer funds to hire Congressional lobbyists who work for climate-cooking fossil fuel companies? Time to shame our local govs into cutting ties with #fossilfuellobbyists @polluterspay.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
US fossil fuel lobbyists also represent hundreds of cities fighting for climate damages
Analysis of federal lobbying disclosures shows local governments working with firms also linked to fossil fuel giants
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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 19/08/2026
After organizing a Mar-a-Lago pitch demanding federal deregulation in exchange for $1 billion in campaign cash, oilman Harold Hamm targets Washington. By taking over the IPAA, the billionaire builds a massive, unyielding lobbying apparatus to dismantle environmental oversight rules.
politico.com
‘He's there to run it’: Trump’s energy whisperer looks ready to call the shots at major oil trade association
A low-profile merger of trade groups appears set to expand the influence of both a major oil and gas group and President Donald Trump's favorite oil tycoon.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A right-wing court majority is crucial for protecting oil companies from climate lawsuits. Justice Alito should recuse himself from an upcoming climate case.
desmog.com
Big Oil Could Face ‘Catastrophic Outcomes’ Without Republican Supreme Court
At the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting, members of Leonard Leo’s network explain why the right-wing court majority is crucial for protecting oil companies from climate lawsuits.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/08/2026
Tropical Storm Moke advanced toward Hawaii on Saturday, likely bringing more heavy rainfall and strong gusts to the Big Island, where residents are still dealing with the aftermath of heavy flooding and damaging winds from Hurricane Lala. to.pbs.org/4imS4aO
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Tropical Storm Moke advances toward Hawaii as winds strengthen
As with Hurricane Lala, the Big Island is expected to bear the brunt of Moke's rain and heavy winds as it passes south of a direct hit late Saturday into early Sunday.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22/08/2026
Gary, Indiana is without power for the 11th straight day after storms. This is climate injustice.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 19/08/2026
Gary Indiana hasn't had power for almost two weeks
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‘I can’t take it’: Thousands of Gary residents go over a week without power after deadly storms
Residents in Gary, Indiana and surrounding areas are struggling to stay cool, fed and connected after storms cause prolonged power outages.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Every item in our store is designed with a purpose: to raise awareness, popularize this movement, and remind those in power that people are paying attention to polluter accountability 💈 makepolluterspay.store
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 11/08/2026
A group of Colorado ranchers filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit brought by the city of Boulder and Boulder County against fossil fuel companies over their role in climate change.
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These Colorado ranchers want fossil fuel companies held accountable | Colorado Newsline
A group of Colorado ranchers filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel companies.
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Big Oil Could Face ‘Catastrophic Outcomes’ Without Republican Supreme Court www.desmog.com/2026/08/17/b...
desmog.com
Big Oil Could Face ‘Catastrophic Outcomes’ Without Republican Supreme Court
At the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting, members of Leonard Leo’s network explain why the right-wing court majority is crucial for protecting oil companies from climate lawsuits.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Justice Alito should recuse himself from climate cases. Including the one the Supreme Court will hear this fall: Boulder County v Suncor Energy.
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Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows
Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case
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Dean Napolitano @dinonapolitano.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“The 1,700-page manual covers many different topics and is intended to help judges understand science and technology that might come up in cases. Other subjects covered in the manual include eyewitness identification, toxicology and neuroscience.” By @karenzraick.bsky.social
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Top Science Body Deletes Climate Chapter From Judges’ Manual (Gift Article)
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine had been under pressure from Republican leaders, including President Trump.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Donald Trump criticized the industry that spent tens of millions to get him reelected. “They’re making too much money,” he told reporters last week, after his own war on Iran helped send oil prices spiking. “I don’t like it.” He said the companies should “give some of that back to the public.”
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Trump Is Right About Something.
This week, Donald Trump looked at ExxonMobil and Chevron’s latest earnings and did something pretty much nobody expected him to.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 07/08/2026
Americans are increasingly feeling a personal impact from extreme heat, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. to.pbs.org/4fIXDil
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Poll shows how extreme heat is changing Americans' lives
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest.
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Economic Left @economicleft.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Guess who’s having a good week?
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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
60,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in Spokane, Washington.
seattletimes.com
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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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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.
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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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Liberal Jane @liberaljane.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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.
Digital illustration of a disabled Black fem with an oxygen tank. She has her back turned and is looking over her shoulder and behind her is a polluted smoky city. Text reads, “Pollution is fueling climate change”
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Fighting Fascism @fightingfascismpod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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?
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prunesandcustard.bsky.social @prunesandcustard.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The ONLY reason Trump started, and continues, this war: www.commondreams.org/newswire/ahe...
commondreams.org
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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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Oil companies profit from volatility. Families don't.
nytimes.com
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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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Basically a third of Oregon is on fire. Again. With thee-quarters under red flag warning.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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 🎧
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Episode 34: Make Polluters Pay with Cassidy DiPaola and Gina Ramirez
Podcast Episode · The Just Solutions Podcast · May 28 · 33m
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Rebecca John @rebeccajohn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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.
climateintegrity.org
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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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What you need to know about a windfall oil tax:
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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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Josh Voorhees @joshvoorhees.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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...
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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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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“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.”
latimes.com
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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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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...
Rachael Boyce, climate justice and resilience manager at Better Future Project, said there has been a lack of appetite from the governor and State House leadership for funding streams that could realistically pay for projects such as the Army Corps’ flood plan. Boyce supports a climate superfund law, which would allow the state to charge large emitters of carbon for damages caused by climate change.

“These temporary funding streams they’re throwing at the problem are not sufficient for the scale of the problem that we are facing,” Boyce said.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 21/07/2026
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.
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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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
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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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IL Make Polluters Pay @makepolluterspayil.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
There is a better way to live. #makepolluterspay
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Reluctant Navigator @pkolbenschlag.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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/...
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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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Make Polluters Pay @polluterspay.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"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." 🫨
nytimes.com
An Extraordinary White House Meeting
A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.
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