The Chinese Solar Juggernaut That Donald Trump Can’t Stop (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 4, 2017 The president-elect has pronounced solar power “too expensive” and has pledged to revive the use of coal. The former is a falsehood, the latter a genocide. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Welcome to the White (?) House

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Donald Trump’s Energy Nostalgia and the Path to Hell

By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Dec 19, 2016 If Trump’s energy policies all are enacted, many fossil fuel companies will be annihilated, thanks to the rock-bottom fuel prices produced by a colossal oversupply of oil, coal and natural gas. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Leaked Documents Show Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson Ran a U.S.-Russian Oil Company

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Dec 19, 2016 Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state was a director of a subsidiary based in the Bahamas, one of the world’s key tax havens. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

From Russia With Loveski (Video)

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Exxon Mobil CEO May Be Trump’s Choice for Secretary of State

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2016 Early Saturday, reports began to surface that Donald Trump would nominate the oil company’s Rex Tillerson, who reportedly “has ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For Exxon Mobil CEO, Fracking’s Fine, Just Not In His Backyard

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 The contentious practice of hydraulic fracturing -- commonly referred to as "fracking," thus offering opponents a handy resemblance to a popular expletive -- isn't something Exxon Mobil's head honcho, Rex Tillerson, has opposed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Exxon Posts Enormous Profits

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 While a host of social welfare programs sit on the congressional chopping block, Exxon Mobil pulled in a near-record first-quarter profit of $10.65 billion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )