Energy & Fuel

September 9, 2024

DEADLINE: EJN Communicators’ Workshop on Renewable Energy in Chennai, India

Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) invites communicators to join a national workshop on renewable energy in Chennai from October 24-26, 2024. Communicators from anywhere in India are eligible; those from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are especially encouraged to apply. Deadline is Sep 9.

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"As Seen on TV: Big Oil’s Dystopian View of California’s Climate Agenda"

"A $5 million prime-time ad campaign is aimed at climate policies the industry claims make life miserable for Californians."

Source: Capital & Main, 08/28/2024

Coal Baron a No-Show in Alabama Courtroom as Abandoned Plant Pollutes

"The son of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was hailed as a hero five years ago when his family’s company purchased a troubled coke plant in North Birmingham that had polluted three historically Black neighborhoods. Now, a judge says the Justices’ Bluestone Coke is on a “superhighway to contempt.”"

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/26/2024

"US Must Do More To Protect Species From Gulf Of Mexico Drilling: Judge"

"A U.S. judge at the urging of environmental groups has thrown out an assessment by a federal agency governing how endangered and threatened marine species should be protected from oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico."

Source: Reuters, 08/22/2024

Oil Firms And Dark Money Fund Push By GOP States To Block Climate Laws

"A powerful group that boasts 28 Republican attorneys general, including many who have sided with oil and gas firms to block states seeking compensation for weather disasters caused by climate change, has raked in millions of dollars from fossil fuel giants and a dark money fund tied to Federalist Society co-chair, Leonard Leo."

Source: Guardian, 08/22/2024

"TotalEnergies’ Ad Found ‘Misleading’ Over Sustainability Claim"

"A South African advertising regulator found TotalEnergies SE made a “misleading” claim over its commitment to sustainable development, marking the first time a challenge of this kind has been made in the country."

Source: Bloomberg Green, 08/22/2024

"La. Advocate Leading Fight Against Ammonia Plant: ‘I Already Feel Ignored’"

"It wasn’t Kimbrelle Eugene Kyereh’s intention to become a community leader when she moved back to her hometown of St. Rose, Louisiana in 2017. But it’s the role she felt she had to take when she learned a petrochemical company had plans to build a $4.6 billion blue ammonia plant in her predominantly Black community."

Source: Floodlight, 08/22/2024

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