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Posted on May 18, 2017

How Boring Old Pension Funds Might Curb Global Warming

How Boring Old Pension Funds Might Curb Global Warming
A bunch of retirement funds—plus the world's largest asset manager—used their shareholder votes to make an oil company report its climate risk. The post How Boring Old Pension Funds Might Curb Global Warming appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on February 28, 2017

Watch Shell’s 1991 Video Warning of Catastrophic Climate Change

Watch Shell’s 1991 Video Warning of Catastrophic Climate Change
A public information film unseen for years shows Shell had clear grasp of global warming 26 years ago but has not acted accordingly since, say critics. The post Watch Shell's 1991 Video Warning of Catastrophic Climate Change appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on May 26, 2016

ExxonMobil: Climate Change Is Real, but ¯_(ツ)_/¯

ExxonMobil: Climate Change Is Real, but ¯_(ツ)_/¯
At its annual shareholder meeting yesterday, ExxonMobil turned down eight of nine investor proposals to address climate change. The post ExxonMobil: Climate Change Is Real, but ¯_(ツ)_/¯ appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on January 25, 2016

If Exxon’s Punished for Climate Change, It’ll Be for Lying to Investors

If Exxon’s Punished for Climate Change, It’ll Be for Lying to Investors

If ExxonMobil gets in trouble for contributing to climate change, the charge won't be crimes against humanity. It'll be for lying to its own investors.

The post If Exxon’s Punished for Climate Change, It’ll Be for Lying to Investors appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on October 12, 2015

Spy Agency Maps Show How the Arctic is Heating Up

Spy Agency Maps Show How the Arctic is Heating Up

New, unclassified maps from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency show how the Arctic is heating up--literally and geopolitically.

The post Spy Agency Maps Show How the Arctic is Heating Up appeared first on WIRED.

Posted on September 29, 2015

Shell Didn’t Quit Alaska Out of the Goodness of Its Heart

Shell Didn’t Quit Alaska Out of the Goodness of Its Heart

After nine years and $7 billion, the Royal Dutch Shell oil company is abandoning its drilling rights in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska.

The post Shell Didn’t Quit Alaska Out of the Goodness of Its Heart appeared first on WIRED.

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