natural gas
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Texas Oil Ponzi Schemes Allegedly Funded Private Jets, Luxury Cars, and a Wedding on the Queen Mary
A wedding on a cruise ship, investments in the jade industry in Guatemala, and a private jet: Those are just some of the things investors who thought they were getting rich in the oil industry paid for instead. Two Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuits filed last month against Ponzi-style scammers selling fraudulent investments in the…
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How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning
This article is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets strengthening coverage of the climate story.
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‘Pledges Are Not Plans’: World’s Top Methane Hunter Calls Out Leaders at UN Climate Talks
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Methane has been a hot topic at the United Nations climate meeting happening in Glasgow. Last week, more than 100 countries signed on to a pledge to reduce methane 30% by 2030.
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The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Killing Pennsylvania Twice Over
GREENE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — Last weekend, I found myself standing in a cemetery beside one of the largest processing plants in the country. The plant is fed by the largest underground mining complex in the country. The plant stood massive and tall beside the gravestones an oppressive shadow, its smokestacks like supersized headstones. The vibrant…