Filed under: climate change, corporate transparency | Tags: climate change, International Energy Agency, oil lobbyists, peak oil, transparency
The International Energy Agency, one of the last few credible resources for reliable global energy statistics, revealed Monday that it has been inflating oil statistics under pressure from US oil lobby groups. Global oil reserves are disappearing at a much faster pace than recorded, and the threat of over-reliance on fossil-fuel energy sources is much more dangerous than represented by IEA officials.
The IEA and its annual ‘World Energy Outlook’ is a compass for many country’s energy policies, depending on numbers from IEA to make decisions on future energy sourcing and security. Many national governments use IEA statistics in lieu of their own experts.
Filed under: climate change, corporate transparency | Tags: climate change, corporate accountability
A small Alaskan village and the City of San Francisco are suing Exxon Mobile for separate accounts of pollution and contribution to global warming. The suit filed in San Francisco Superior Court says Exxon Mobil’s neglect has contaminated the soil, groundwater, tidal water and sediment of San Francisco Bay, caused by Exxon operations in the Bay dating back to the 1930s.
Lawyers for the Alaska Native coastal village of Kivalina, which is being forced to relocate because of flooding caused by the changing Arctic climate, filed suit in federal court arguing that 5 oil companies, 14 electric utilities and the country’s largest coal company are held responsible for the climate change-induced damages.
