By Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 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 )
By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatchDec 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 )
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By Jon Queally / Common DreamsDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 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 )
Staff / TruthdigApr 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 )
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