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Search ArticlesShould Oil Companies Be Charged with Homicide?
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Should Oil Companies Be Charged with Homicide?
Researchers David Arkush, a director at consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and Donald Braman, a law professor at George Washington University argue that these companies should be. Since Big Oil in America has known, due to their own internal research, since at least 1968 that their product kills and would cause catastrophic global warming, they are, according to these authors, guilty of negligent homicide.
350 Chicago's Divestment Bill Introduced in the General Assembly
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350 Chicago's Divestment Bill Introduced in the General Assembly
350 Chicago Gets Illinois Divestment Introduced into General Assembly! Share Derailments with Hazardous Materials It’s been almost a month since the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, OH. The hazardous materials that were spilled include vinyl chloride (), benzene (a carcinogen) and butyl acrylate (a lung irritant).
Chicago-land Hosts 3 Worst Polluting Refineries
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Chicago-land Hosts 3 Worst Polluting Refineries
Wake Up Climate STRIKE! Fridays for Futures is sponsoring another climate strike this March 3rd from 2 to 4pm at Heritage Green Park•610-30 W Adams St, Chicago. For more information visit chicago@fridaysforfutureusa.org. Come out and make your voices heard! Fossil Fuel Emissions to Peak by 2025 according to a new report released Feb 9th, 2023 by Rystad Energy, an energy analytics and consulting group.
Natural Gas Kills
1/31/2023 Volunteers Needed! 350 Chicago is looking for volunteers to help the Communication Committee and to write articles for our soon to be award winning newsletter. Time commitment is variable, depending on your interests and your availability. As you probably know, we don’t have much time left. If ever there was a time to get active, this is it. Interested? Email 350Chicago.newsletter@gmail.com. US Food Corporations Commit to Regenerative Farming.
They Knew All Along
By Rich Foss Due to the years-long quest of Carrol Muffet, lawyer and researcher, we now know much more about what oil companies knew about the dangers of burning oil and when they knew it. The documents Muffet discovered are sure to aid several lawsuits against oil companies from states, cities, etc. have been filed, most notably plaintiffs Milieudefensie/Friends of the Earth Netherlands sued Shell in the Netherlands and won; the court ruled that Shell must reduce emissions by 45% by 2030.
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Wind turbines in the windy city, electric appliances, and how you can lower your carbon footprint. Let’s get into it. IL Considering Bill To Install Wind Turbines In Lake Michigan By Rich Foss In an effort to transition from fossil fuels, Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill to install wind turbines in Lake Michigan. The plan seeks to install up to 24 turbines 15 miles offshore, from the Illinois International Port District on 95th Street on the Southeast side of Chicago.