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An Emirati oil executive has landed in hot water after claiming that there was "no science" behind the necessity of phasing out fossil fuels.

Head of Climate Conference Who Happens to Be an Oil Exec Says Actually Fossil Fuels Are Fine

By Victor Tangermann

Oil giant Exxon Mobil, one of the more prominent architects of our planet's doom, says that humanity is likely to miss 2050 climate goals.

Exxon Mobil Predicts Climate Efforts Will Fail

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a damning new paper, researchers have found that scientists employed by Exxon were shockingly accurate in their predictions of global warming.

Exxon Scientists Knew About Global Warming for Decades While Company Denied It

By Victor Tangermann

A shocking new video shows two climate activists throwing a can of soup at Vincent van Gogh's famous "Sunflowers" painting at London's National Gallery.

Climate Activists Throw Soup at Famous Van Gogh Painting

By Victor Tangermann

An Indonesian oil refinery on the island of Java caught on fire early Monday, ballooning into a massive column of fire and smoke.

Science & Energy

Watch an Oil Refinery Explode After Possibly Getting Hit by Lightning

By Victor Tangermann

According to internal documents obtained by Bloomberg, America's largest oil and gas corporation Exxon Mobil has been planning to increase annual emissions.

Exxon Mobil Planning to Massively Increase Its Annual Emissions

By Victor Tangermann

During a closed-doors audience at the Vatican, the Pope told oil executives that we need to find an energy solution that doesn't sacrifice the environment.

Pope to Oil Execs: “Energy Use Must Not Destroy Civilization”

By Victor Tangermann

A lobbyist for Chevron was caught asking the company's retirees to oppose legislation supporting electric cars in Arizona.

Advanced Transport

Big Oil Operative Gets Busted Secretly Undermining Electric Cars

By Kristin Houser