Oil Firms Accused Of Scare Tactics Over Climate Lawsuits
"Attorneys for BP, Exxon and Shell claim city of Baltimore’s case over ‘deception and failure to warn’ could kill offshore drilling".
Source: Guardian, 01/26/2022
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Curso de Intercambio Virtual Fomenta la "Competencia Global" Para Estudiantes de Periodismo
Cuando los programas de intercambio para estudiantes de periodismo fueron cancelados a causa del COVID 19, el personal docente de dos importantes universidades – una en Estados Unidos y otra en Colombia- recurrió a su creatividad, mediante la construcción de un escenario de intercambio virtual colaborativo sobre asuntos medioambientales de preocupación para ambos países. La EJ Academy explica el funcionamiento de dicho intercambio y augura programas similares en el futuro.
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Virtual Exchange Course Fosters “Global Competency” for Student Journalists
When COVID-19 shut down plans for journalism study abroad, faculty at two prominent universities — one in the United States and the other in Colombia — got creative, building out a collaborative virtual exchange focused on environmental concerns in the two countries. The latest EJ Academy explains how the virtual exchange worked, and the promise of similar programs in the future.
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#SEJSpotlight: Sharon Guynup, Freelance Journalist and SEJ Volunteer
Meet SEJ member and volunteer Sharon Guynup! Sharon is a journalist, author, photographer, producer and speaker with expertise in wildlife, health and environmental issues, including zoonotic disease and climate change.
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"Exxon Pledges To Cut Emissions — But Not From Its Oil"
"Exxon Mobil's new net-zero pledge stacks up poorly, even by oil company standards."
Source: Grist, 01/24/2022
"House Panel Broadens Probe Into Climate Disinformation By Big Oil"
"The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has broadened its investigation into the role of fossil fuel companies in misleading the public about climate change, asking members of the boards of directors of ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron and Shell Oil to testify before Congress next month about their firms’ commitments to curbing global warming."
Source: Washington Post, 01/24/2022
"In Parched Beijing, Claims Of A ‘Green’ Olympics May Not Hold Water"
"Barren hillsides broken up by thin strips of white snow are a familiar sight for regular visitors to ski resorts near Beijing. The 2022 Winter Olympics host, which is under 150 miles from the rapidly expanding Gobi Desert, is famous for cold and dry winters."
Source: Washington Post, 01/24/2022
"Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It's Captured"
"A new report provides some damning new math on one of the oil giant's much-hyped CCS projects."
"Oil companies love to tell the world about the super cool technologies that have that will allow us to keep burning fossil fuels without cooking the climate. But those technologies are largely bullshit.
Source: Earther, 01/24/2022
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