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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel industry has long been the main driver of climate change, but Big Oil’s CEOs and profiteers would like you to believe that it is a part of the solution. One of the people peddling this idea is the man behind Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) – Murray Edwards, the Fossil Fuel Fanatic.

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Making Polluters Pay for Climate Consequences

Legal Planet

In this case, the bills would allow states to secure funds from fossil fuel companies for the costs of adaptation, mitigation, and cleanup of damages caused by their emissions. This legislation would require the largest fossil fuel companies to pay into a $1 trillion Polluters Pay Climate Fund.

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Big Oil’s steady lobbying in 2024: Suncor tops the lobbyist list from July-September

Enviromental Defense

Big Oil had 695 lobby meetings with the federal government between January and September 2024. The fossil fuel lobby meets with public servants and elected officials more than 3.5 The fossil fuel lobbyists had 149 meetings: 63 meetings in July, 43 meetings in August, and another 43 in September. I’m glad you asked!

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Oil and Influence: Analyzing the Fossil Fuel Industry’s 2023 Lobbying

Enviromental Defense

How often does the fossil fuel industry try to influence the government’s climate policy decisions? The report finds that oil and gas companies and industry associations try to influence the government through persistent lobbying. If any of these questions have ever crossed your mind, then I have great news for you!

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Minister Wilkinson spent February meeting with fossil fuel lobbyists

Enviromental Defense

The lobby bot data from February 2023 is in – and it was a busy month for fossil fuel lobbyists determined to weaken climate change policy. Oil and gas industry lobbyists met with federal government officials a minimum of 91 times in February (and that only includes the meetings that get tracked. Most don’t.)

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October’s Top Lobbyist: Pathways Alliance lobbies daily and fossil fuel industry surpasses 1k meetings in a month

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel industry has lobbied the federal government over 1017 times so far this year! It’s no wonder the government is slow to release its climate policies – not a day goes by where it isn’t being pressured to prioritize Big Oil’s interests. That’s over seven meetings per working day ! Will you join us?

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Not enough days in the month for Oil and Gas lobbyists: Fossil fuel industry lobbied the federal government over 100 times in March

Enviromental Defense

March was a tight competition between fossil fuel pipeline, extraction, and oil and gas production companies for who could get the most face time with the federal government. Our lobby bot recorded 103 meetings between oil and gas industry lobbyists and federal government officials from the lobby registry.