US energy industry is putting profits over people, advocates say

US energy industry is putting profits over people, advocates say of remarks made at CERAWeek in TexasAt a major oil and gas conference in Texas this week, companies publicly retreated from their flashy climate pledges of years past, redoubling their commitment to planet-warming fossil fuels.The withdrawals illustrate the companies’ allegiance not to ordinary Americans, but to their shareholders and the climate-skeptical Trump administration, advocates said. Continue reading...

US energy industry is putting profits over people, advocates say

US energy industry is putting profits over people, advocates say of remarks made at CERAWeek in Texas

At a major oil and gas conference in Texas this week, companies publicly retreated from their flashy climate pledges of years past, redoubling their commitment to planet-warming fossil fuels.

The withdrawals illustrate the companies’ allegiance not to ordinary Americans, but to their shareholders and the climate-skeptical Trump administration, advocates said. Continue reading...