Oil Change International is a research, communication, and advocacy organization focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the coming transition towards clean energy. The production and consumption of oil, gas, and coal are major sources of global warming, human rights abuses, war, national security concerns, corporate globalization, and increased inequality.
News
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Reaction: 2025 fossil fuel subsidies deadline in G7 Leaders’ Declaration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2016 Contact: Alex Doukas, alex [at] priceofoil [dot] org G7 leaders call for end to fossil fuel subsidies worldwide by 2025 In response to the G7 Leaders’ Declaration released today, where world leaders for the first time established a deadline on their commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, Alex Doukas, Senior…
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Oil Change International applauds introduction of the FAIR Energy Policy Act by Senator Schatz
With the climate crisis advancing at an ever-quickening pace, an immediate step toward the solution should be to stop funding fossils. This bill helps to do just that.
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Hey Rex: “Real Men – They Discover Renewables”
The boss of oil giant Exxon, Rex Tillerson, will be an “oil man” until the day he dies. And on yesterday’s performance at the company’s AGM this old oil dinosaur is not going green anytime soon.
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Reaction: ExxonMobil Shareholders Meeting
Today’s ExxonMobil shareholders meeting has been a stark example of Exxon’s continued intransigence when it comes to climate change.
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What do Japan and the tobacco industry have in common?
“Cigarettes are good for you.” The tobacco industry successfully peddled this myth for decades. Today, nobody would believe them, and the boldness of the lie seems staggering in retrospect. But Japan, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seems determined to give the tobacco industry a run for its money with another big lie:…
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Resources
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Still Failing to Solve Energy Poverty
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World Bank Group Funds Fossil Fuel Exploration
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Factsheet: The Dirty Energy Money Cycle
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Briefing: BOEM 5 Year Offshore Drilling Plan and the Climate
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Tar Sands: The Myth of Tidewater Access
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OIL TAX FACTS: Dispelling North Sea Oil Myths
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New #COP21 Analysis: Start funding climate action, stop funding climate chaos
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Empty promises: G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production
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Tracking Emissions: The Climate Impact of the Proposed Crude-by-Rail Terminals in the Pacific Northwest
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Hidden Costs: Pollution from Coal Power Financed by OECD Countries
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Lockdown: The End of Growth in the Tar Sands
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Letter to The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative calling for climate transparency
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The Cost of Subsidizing Fossil Fuel Production In Turkey
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A Convenient Lie: Why Fossil Fuel Supply Matters for the Climate
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Untouchable: The Climate Case Against Arctic Drilling
Projects
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Crude-by-Rail Resources
The Crude-by-Rail Resource Hub includes our interactive map charting major rail routes and terminals for the transport of crude oil by rail in the U.S. and Canada. The hub also contains our latest crude-by-rail reports and actions.
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RefineryReport.org
The Refinery Report project will develop and publish data on North America’s refineries, beginning with the amount of crude oil refined from the world’s dirtiest and most destructive source of oil: the Canadian tar sands.
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ShiftTheSubsidies.org
The Shift the Subsidies database is an interactive tool to visually track and analyze the flow of energy subsidies from international, regional and bilateral public financial institutions around the world.
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DirtyEnergyMoney.com
Dirty Energy Money is an interactive tool that tracks the flow of oil, gas and coal industry contributions to the US Congress.
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The Price of Oil Wheel
The price of oil per barrel doesn’t include all of oil’s hidden costs. Learn more about the true cost of oil by using the flash navigation tool.