Month: January 2017
Under Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil lobbied against carbon tax bills
Rex Tillerson claimed to support a carbon tax while CEO of ExxonMobil, but under his watch last year the oil and gas company lobbied against two pioneering carbon tax bills...
Renewable energy just disappeared from Donald Trump’s energy plans
Renewable energy received no mention today on the new White House website, launched today during Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump pledged to include renewable energy, including solar and wind, in his...
Arizona Commissioner To APS: Why Invest In So Much Gas?
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin asked monopoly utility APS why it plans to invest in so much natural gas, and so little solar energy and energy storage, over the next...
Jay Clayton, the SEC, and climate change disclosure
What does Donald Trump’s plan to nominate Jay Clayton as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) mean for the future of corporate climate change disclosure? The election of...