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Democratic lawmakers accuse the oil industry of engaging in denial and doublespeak in order to block meaningful action on climate change (AFP)
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US lawmakers accuses oil giants of climate ‘doublespeak’

Big Oil 'disinformation and doublespeak' under fire from US Democrats in report that looks at industry's public relations.

Enbridge Inc logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File photo
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Enbridge selects contractors for its Great Lakes Tunnel Project

The Great Lakes Tunnel will link Michigan's peninsulas, providing a secure route for Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline.

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‘All options still on the table’ for limiting plastics production: Canada’s environment minister

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty...

Workers stop for lunch at the arena, one of many amenities and infrastructure projects the community of 700 has been able to finance through relationship with industry, in Fort McKay, Alta., on Thursday April 25, 2024. Chief Raymond Powder says while Indigenous communities did not have a say in developing the oilsands in the first place, now that they are here he is doing his best to take advantage of opportunities for his community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracke
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First Nations hope for new chapter as Trans Mountain pipeline expands

As the Trans Mountain pipeline extension opens up, First Nation communities nearby are wondering if it brings mutual benefit or "an economic stranglehold"

FILE - A mural of Mexico's former President Lazaro Cardenas covers a wall alongside the words in Spanish "Pemex is not for sale," right, from the PRD political party in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Cardenas' oil expropriation was the single most popular decision by a Mexican president in the 20th century, and the nationalization remains immensely popular. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
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Mexico proudly controls its energy but climate goals are hard to reach

Mexico's energy transition is a key aim of the front-runner in a looming presidential election, but historic pride over state oil company Pemex...

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan dissident Leopoldo Lopez attends a joint meeting with Cuban dissident Yunior Garcia (not pictured) at the Politics Faculty at Madrid's Complutense University, in Madrid, Spain, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo
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Experts, politicians call for scrutiny of Venezuela cryptocurrency use

Venezuela's use of digital currencies, expected to increase after the United States ordered a wind-down of oil deals with the sanctioned country, will...

FILE PHOTO: A man washes waste plastic sheets, collected for recycling, in polluted waters in Karachi, Pakistan June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
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Plastics treaty talks gather steam amid impasse over production limits

Still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a hoped-for...

The G7 follows negotiations in Canada on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution (AFP)
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G7 to commit to reducing plastic production: French ministry

The G7 follows negotiations in Canada on a global treaty to reduce plastic pollution. Plastics producers are pushing for more recycling while environmentalists...

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Trans Mountain pipeline ushers in new era for oilsands hub

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gives hope to workers and residents that Fort McMurray's boom town days may be returning, with official opening of...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a logo of Shell petrol station in South East London, Britain, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/May James/File Photo
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Shell earns $1 billion a year from US crude trading, court filing shows

In Texas court case brought by former employee, Shell earnings revealed for annual crude training in the United States.

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