Compiled by Dick Bennett. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-climate-memo-mondays-189-july-29.html
Fossil Fuels and Insurance Companies
Greenpeace v. Big Oil
AFSC v. Chevron
Union of Concerned Scientists v. Fossil Fuels Insurers
“What Big Oil doesn’t want you to know….”
Greenpeace via uark.onmicrosoft.com (Mar 23, 2024,)
We’ve told you about the impact of oil and gas drilling on our planet’s health. We’ve told you about the communities and creatures worldwide who bear the brunt of the global reliance on fossil fuels. And we’ve told you that now, Greenpeace is facing a $300 million lawsuit brought against us by a Big Oil company attempting to silence us.
Fossil fuel corporations are willing to put profits ahead of people and our planet — their only concern is their bottom line.
We won’t stay silent. We’re sounding the alarm — and we want every single Greenpeacer to know all the fossil fuel facts that Big Oil is trying to keep quiet, so you can sound the alarm, too.
James, we’ll never see the end of the climate crisis if we don’t hold governments and corporations accountable for the harm they’re doing to our Earth and all its inhabitants. It’s crucial to show Big Oil they can’t hide their dirty practices from us. We must expose their greenwashed myths around recycling and spread the truth about the severity of this crisis — before we reach the point of no return.
Thanks for fighting alongside us,
Greenpeace
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AFSC (American Friends Service Committee) Weekend Reading (3-23-24)
Boycott Chevron!: The Chevron corporation runs gas fields and pipelines off the coast of Palestine and Israel that, among other things, supply power to the Israeli military and illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. That makes Chevron a major partner in the Israeli occupation, apartheid, and illegal exploitation of Palestinian land and resources. AFSC is part of a growing international coalition calling on Chevron to stop supporting genocide and apartheid. Join us by sending a message to the CEO of Chevron today!
Union of Concerned Scientists
Dear Dick, 2-7-24
As extreme climate impacts harm communities across the globe, it’s time for bold action to hold the industries most responsible for the crisis accountable.
Join our partners in the Insure Our Future network for a week of action February 26-March 3 to call on insurance companies to stop enabling fossil fuels, respect human rights, and support a just transition. Advocates are planning a range of creative actions to deliver this message to the offices of insurance companies around the world.
The insurance industry is a powerful—but often overlooked—player in the climate crisis. Fossil fuel projects need insurance to operate, so pressuring insurance companies to stop insuring new and expanded coal, oil, and gas projects is a key lever to rein in the primary drivers of the crisis. There have been wins getting these companies to restrict insurance for coal and tar sands; now we need to do the same for oil and gas.
Together we can stem the flow of resources into destructive fossil fuels and build a just clean energy future for our communities and future generations.
Sincerely, Hannah Poor
Campaign Organizer, Climate & Energy Program
Union of Concerned Scientists
P.S. If you can’t participate in an in-person action, there are still ways to support this campaign! In a couple weeks we will circulate an online action you can take from anywhere, so please keep an eye out for that.