SHELL QUITS THE ARCTIC

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Shell has announced its Arctic gambit has failed, and the company is ceasing oil exploration off Alaska’s Arctic coast for the foreseeable future.

There’s a key phrase in the statement Shell released late last night. In its rationale for abandoning their Arctic plans, they company cites “the challenging and unpredictable federal regulatory environment in offshore Alaska.”

Those challenges are because of you. They’re because of the kayaktivists in Seattle and Portland. They’re because of the people sending in comments from around the country. And they’re because we all stood up together and said, simply, #ShellNo.

In other words: We have just won a huge battle in the ongoing struggle to save our climate. Congratulations! And thank you – truly.

We know, and you know, that there is much more work to be done. With your support, we can build from today’s victory into even more wins to stop funding fossils and keep the oil in the ground.

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Calling for an immediate moratorium on crude-by-rail now.

Join the Week of Action!

Friends,

Today marks the second anniversary of the tragic oil train catastrophe that killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. 

Since then, over a dozen oil trains have derailed, but little has been done to stop the danger they pose.

This needs to stop. Now.

And people across North America agree. They are gathering in their communities all week long to help put a stop to oil trains and you should join them — click here to find an event near you.

Crude-by-rail has been expanding at a blistering pace over the past couple years, but government regulations have failed to keep up. According to our analysis, there are as much as a million barrels of oil per day crisscrossing the continent by rail and, if expansion were to continue, there could be even more in the coming years.

Oil train explosions are what a ‘All of the Above’ energy policy based on increased oil drilling looks like. And the safety of our climate and communities are at risk. That’s why we’re calling for an immediate moratorium on crude-by-rail now.

Last year thousands gathered at over 60 events for the first Stop Oil Trains Week of Action. Help make this year even bigger by joining an event near you, and bringing your family and friends.

It’s up to us to put a stop to this.

-David Turnbull 
Campaigns Director 
Oil Change International

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BIG OIL IS TEAMING UP TO WRECK THE CLIMATE TALKS

Help kick Big Oil out of climate policy!

Friends,

Last week, news broke that the major European oil companies will be teaming up because they’re worried their voices aren’t loud enough. That’s right, mega-corporations like BP and Shell have joined forces to make sure they have even more influence over climate policy.

But we're pushing back and with your help we won't let them win. We’ve joined a broad coalition of organizations calling on our government officials to kick big polluters out of climate policy. And we need as many people as possible joining the call.

The timing of this new oily partnership is no accident — at the end of the year a major international climate summit will be taking place in Paris, France. With this news, it’s more clear than ever the fossil fuel industry is going to do everything they can to derail progress. 

Big Oil is currently considered a legitimate "stakeholder" by some at the talks, but letting them influence climate policy is like letting Big Tobacco into a conference on how to quit smoking. 

We need to stop treating these polluters as stakeholders and remove them from climate policymaking. The only way we’ll make political progress on climate is if we limit the corporate interference that has watered down action for decades.

Big Oil won't give up without a fight, but the writing is on the wall: a fossil-fueled future is not in the cards. Our movement is stronger than ever and growing by the day.

Join the call to give corporate polluters the boot. Your message will be delivered at an important meeting happening this June in Bonn, Germany. 

A global coalition removed Big Tobacco from international public health policymaking a decade ago, and it saved lives. It’s time we do the same thing for the climate.

-David Turnbull
Campaigns Director
Oil Change International

The TRUTH will set you FREE.

EXXON HATES THE WORLD

Exxon Hates the World. Yep, you read that right. We’re releasing the third installment of our “Exxon Hates” trilogy today, and we’ve taken it to its logical conclusion. We think you’ll like it. Check out the new video, EXXON HATES THE WORLD, and be sure to share it with your friends!  Click here to share it on Facebook. Click here to share it on Twitter. A while back, we had a crazy idea for a satirical ad calling out Exxon in ways no one had ever dared...and “Exxon Hates Your Children” was born. While it was no surprise to see Exxon use sneaky maneuvers to keep it off the air, what we hadn’t anticipated was just how much it would resonate with people all around the country. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Exxon Hates the World to you, and need your help sharing this video over Facebook and Twitter. Don’t let Exxon silence us -- make sure everyone you know sees this ad.  Last year, in the US alone, our state and national governments gave the fossil fuel industry a staggering $20 billion dollars in taxpayer money.1 Outrageous doesn’t even begin to describe it. Our “Exxon Hates” series calls this out, highlighting the danger Exxon and those insane subsidies pose not just to our children’s future, but to the entire world right now.  Join in and help make sure this video is seen by as many people as possible by watching it and then sharing it with your friends and family. Thanks for your help, David Turnbull Campaigns Director Oil Change International [1] OCI Report: Cashing in on All of the Above: U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies under Obama

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Tax Breaks for Big Oil = Climate Denial

Say NO to Fossil Fuel Subsidies! Dear friends, We knew the "All of the Above" energy strategy was bad, but it turns out it's even worse than we thought.  Over $21 billion of our federal and state tax dollars are being used to help the fossil fuel industry destroy our communities and our atmosphere. The really amazing part is it's getting worse.  Our new report shows that subsidies to fossil fuel production and exploration from the federal government have increased by 45% in the last five years. Yes, you read that right.  At a time when climate science is clear about the need to keep the vast majority of proven reserves of fossil fuels in the ground, Congress is using your money to find more.  Normally, they can't find money for, well, anything, but they apparently have no problem with giving Big Oil, Gas and Coal whatever they want. Really??! Although the Obama Administration strongly backs the All of the Above energy strategy, they have at least tried to eliminate some of the taxpayer giveaways to some of the world's richest companies.  Congress on the other hand hasn't been willing to bite the oily hand that funds it. Our new report is an depth investigation of this issue. At a time when we know we have to leave the vast majority of proven fossil fuel resources in the ground, this ongoing practice is nothing short of scandalous.  In fact, its climate denial. Demand action with us to stop this dangerous give away. The price of the All of the Above energy strategy is of course much much higher than just the waste of our tax dollars. For people like Kindra Arnesen, her husband, and their two children, those subsidies are actually funding an industry that has turned their lives upside down.  The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still impacting these and others, and fossil fuel subsidies helped make that disaster possible.Read the Arnesens story here in our new feature: Subsidy Spotlight.  We'll be telling the stories of the people and places that these subsidies impact. Fossil fuel subsidies aren't just tax breaks and loopholes. Fossil fuel subsidies are incentives from our government to use our tax dollars to destory communities and imperil our entire planet. Their cost is not only in tax dollars, but also lives and environmental pollution.  Fossil fuel subsidies are climate denial, and they need to end. Please add your voice demanding an end to fossil fuel subsidies today.  And thank you. Peace, Steve Stephen Kretzmann Executive Director Oil Change International

League of Conservation Voters

August 15 at 12:00pm · 

Rep. Lloyd Doggett just penned a powerful op-ed demanding Texans take action on climate change. He and many Texans know just how dangerous climate change can be, so we’re glad to see him speaking out and taking action. Read more here: http://bit.ly/1uTANoZ

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