A sample, not comprehensive, list of media coverage tracking CIEL in the news in recent months.
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Los Angeles Times. Editorial: Plastic trash is not just litter. It’s a climate change problem, too. The Times Editorial Board. January 3, 2021.
Keywords: Plastic, Climate Change, Plastic Pollution, Petrochemicals, Fossil Fuels, Plastic Waste, Single-Use Plastic
The Independent. 2020 has been a bleak year in the climate crisis. So here’s the good news. Louise Boyle. January 1, 2021.
Keywords: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Environmental Justice, Climate Liability
The Climate Docket. Climate Suits Grew in 2020, Could Clear Huge Hurdle in 2021. Karen Savage. December 30, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Climate Liability, Corporate Accountability, Extractives
DeSmog Blog. Detroit Knew: GM and Ford Were Aware of Climate Risks Decades Ago Too, Investigation Reveals. Dana Drugmand. October 28, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Auto Industry, Climate Change
E&E News. Exclusive: GM, Ford knew about climate change 50 years ago. Maxine Joselow. October 26, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Auto Industry, Climate Change
Huffington Post. The Oil Lobby’s COVID-19 Wish List. Chris D’Angelo and Alexander C. Kaufman. October 22, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, COVID-19, US Policy
The Intercept. The House Just Passed Another “Save Our Seas” Act. Here’s Why It Won’t. Greta Moran. October 7, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, US Policy, Environmental Health, Fossil Fuels
National Geographic. Plastic pollution is a huge problem — and it’s not too late to fix it. Laura Parker. October 6, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, Pollution, Fossil Fuels
Chemical Watch. NGOs lay out plan for coordinated international tax on chemicals. Ginger Hervey. September 16, 2020.
Keywords: Chemicals, Toxics, Environmental Health, Global Policy
The New York Times. Big Oil Is in Trouble: Its Plan: Flood Africa With Plastic. Hiroko Tabuchi, Michael Corkery, and Carlos Mureithi. August 30, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, Fossil Fuels, Trade, Pollution
Oil Price. Big Oil’s Petrochemical Bet is a Risky One. Tsvetana Paraskova. August 19, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Petrochemicals, Plastic, COVID-19, Divestment
CNBC. Can These Companies Solve the Plastic Waste Problem? Katie Brigham. August 8, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, Pollution, Innovation
The Intercept. What Racism Smells Like: Ravaged by COVID-19, Polluted Communities Demand Environmental Justice. Sharon Lerner. August 8, 2020.
Keywords: Petrochemicals, Plastic, Pollution, Environmental Justice, COVID-19
CNBC. ‘It is going to be brutal’: What to expect as oil and gas majors unveil their second-quarter results. Sam Meredith. July 23, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Extractives, Divestment
The New Yorker. Betting on Gas is Definitely Immoral — and Probably Unwise. Bill McKibben. July 16, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Extractives, Divestment
Audubon. A New Plastic Wave is Coming to Our Shores. Zoë Schlanger. July 15, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, Petrochemicals, Extractives, Fossil Fuels
Huffington Post. Big Oil’s Fallback Plan Is Falling Flat. Alexander C. Kaufman. July 9, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Extractives, Plastic, Divestment
Houston Chronicle. D.C. sues Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron over climate. James Osborne. June 25, 2020.
Keywords: Climate, Climate Liability, Corporate Accountability, Fossil Fuels, Extractives
Les Jours. Plastique, la matière forte. Dorothée Moisan. June 10, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, COVID-19, European Union
Bloomberg. Plastic is the Hero of Coronavirus, Says the Plastics Industry. Leslie Kaufman. June 8, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, COVID-19
Reuters. Pandemic exposes cracks in oil majors’ bet on plastic. Joe Brock. June 4, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, COVID-19, Fossil Fuels
Time Magazine. Will Coronavirus Be the Death or Salvation of Big Plastic? Zoë Schlanger. May 4, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, COVID-19, Fossil Fuels
Vox. Coronavirus stimulus money will be wasted on fossil fuels. David Roberts. May 1, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Extractives, COVID-19
Los Angeles Times. Oil prices collapse below zero, scrambling the clean energy transition. Sammy Roth. April 20, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Extractives
Huffington Post. Demand For Oil Has Plummeted, But Industry Keeps Building New Infrastructure Anyway. Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D’Angelo. April 20, 2020.
Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Extractives, COVID-19
The Intercept. Africa’s Exploding Plastic Nightmare. Sharon Lerner. April 19, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, Health, Pollution
DeSmog Blog. Oil, Gas, Petrochemical Financial Woes Predate Pandemic — And Will Continue After, Despite Bailouts, Report Finds. Sharon Kelly. April 16, 2020.
Keywords: Extractives, Fossil Fuels, Plastic, COVID-19
The Guardian. In the most polluted parts of America, residents now battle the US’s biggest plastic plant. Oliver Laughland and Emily Holden. April 1, 2020.
Keywords: Plastic, Petrochemicals, Gulf Coast