Energy

Columbia Journalism Report Criticizes Exxon CEO's Position On Climate Change

4:30pm December 13, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Susanne Rust, senior reporter and director of the Energy and Environment Reporting Project at Columbia University, about Exxon Mobil's climate change policies under the leadership of CEO Rex Tillerson, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state.

Rex Tillerson, chief executive officer of Exxon Mobile Corp., left, listens on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum this past June.

Reports: Trump Leaning Towards Exxon Mobil CEO For Secretary Of State

1:08pm December 11, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Rex Tillerson, a 64-year-old oil executive, has no government experience. His longtime ties to Russia, including President Vladimir Putin, are already drawing scrutiny from critics.

Trump Team Asks Energy Dept. Employees About Involvement In Climate Change Work

5:18pm December 10, 2016

The Trump transition team is asking which Department of Energy employees have been involved in climate change talks. A long questionnaire sent to agency employees is raising concerns.

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Trump Selects Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt To Run The EPA

4:32pm December 07, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the incoming administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt is a self-avowed opponent of what he calls "the EPA's activist agenda."

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Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt arrives for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York City.

Trump Reportedly Picks Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt To Lead EPA

3:58pm December 07, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Pruitt has made no secret of his disdain for the Environmental Protection Agency — his official biography calls him "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda."

Protesters Fear Trump Could Reverse Dakota Access Pipeline Decision

4:39pm December 06, 2016

A decision by the Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday put a halt on the construction of the oil pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Protesters rejoiced after months of demonstrations. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak about what's next for the pipeline.

Former Vice President Al Gore talks to the media after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Monday in New York City.

Al Gore Meets With Donald And Ivanka Trump In Search For 'Common Ground'

6:22pm December 05, 2016

by Don Gonyea

Gore has spent decades warning about the dire consequences of unchecked, man-made climate change, while Trump regularly called climate change "a hoax" during the campaign.

Damin Radford of New Zealand overlooks the Oceti Sakowin camp on Tuesday, where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D.

Blocking Supplies To Pipeline Protesters Would Be 'Huge Mistake,' N.D. Governor Says

6:15pm November 30, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Wednesday his emergency evacuation order for areas near the route of the Dakota Access Pipeline did not authorize roadblocks or forcible removal of people.

Tanker trucks drive past an ExxonMobil oil refinery on March 8, 2005, in Joliet, Ill.

Environment

ExxonMobil Vs. The World

10:30am November 30, 2016

by Marcelo Gleiser

Oil companies once led in climate science; if they put a fraction of their profits into the search for alternative renewable fuels, they could ensure our collective well-being, says Marcelo Gleiser.

Texas, Oklahoma Divided Over How To Handle Earthquakes Linked To Oil Drilling

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by John Burnett

Oklahoma and Texas have been experiencing a rash of human-caused earthquakes. It happens when oil and gas wastewater gets pumped underground in the wrong places and disrupts faults. Oklahoma officials have cracked down on wastewater injection; Texas is apparently uninterested in doing much. That could mean a lot more quakes given that the country's biggest oil reservoir has just been discovered in west Texas.

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