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Big Oil is reporting their largest quarterly profits in years as they get richer than ever from Trump's War in Iran. Enough is enough. We must pass the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act to stop Big Oil price gouging and the Energy Bills Relief Act to quickly build more clean energy.
Shell posts best quarterly profit in four years as Iran war boosts oil and gas pricesThe bumper result comes as energy majors receive a profit boost from soaring fossil fuel prices amid the Iran war.www.cnbc.com"In the first quarter of 2026, the world’s six biggest oil companies—BP, Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies—saw a combined net income of $23 billion. For Q2, that figure is expected to nearly double to $45 billion." Big Oil profits while you pay more and the planet burns.
Big Oil profits are soaring while extreme heat waves scorch the planet this summerEmissions from the largest oil companies were enough to cause 1 in 4 heat waves over the past 2 decades, according to a new analysis from Oxfam.www.fastcompany.comLCV is proud and grateful to have joined the APAICS Energy & Commerce Summit last week! We discussed how to navigate the changing energy landscape and build a safe, healthy, clean vehicle future. Watch the panel on affordable mobility and transportation access here 👇
APAICS Energy and Commerce Summit | Mobility and Transportation Access in AA & NH/PI CommunitiesYouTube video by Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studieswww.youtube.comVoters across the country are furious about soaring energy costs fueled by greed, data centers, and Republicans in the White House and Congress who have blocked clean energy. LCV Victory Fund is investing at least $50 million to call out the candidates up and down the ballot who are responsible.
LCV Victory Fund Will Spend at Least $50 Million Backing DemocratsThe climate group’s midterm push will focus on affordability and rising utility costs.www.notus.orgThe Trump administration has approved the first data center on public lands, replacing a solar project in Boulder City, NV without any review or public comment. Instead of their costs being lowered by clean, affordable energy, Nevadans will now see their energy bills increase even more.
How the Trump Administration Turned a Solar Farm Into a Data CenterThe local government of Boulder City, Nevada had previously rejected a proposal for the computing facility, which would draw power from the existing electricity supply.heatmap.newsTrump is going after New Mexico's Chaco Canyon and trying to open up 336,000 acres to drilling. Chaco is the ancestral home of the Pueblo people and a site of deep significance to dozens of Tribal Nations. Add your name by TOMORROW and tell Trump to keep this hands off: lcv.org/save-chaco.
Louisiana officials secretly gave Meta a sweetheart deal to build a $50 billion data center that uses 7x as much energy as New Orleans. Enough is enough. It's time to demand transparency, make Big Tech pay their fair share, and hold them accountable for polluting our environment.
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center DealA Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.www.nytimes.comAmerica's national parks have a $24 billion maintenance backlog. National park entrance fees are meant to go toward addressing this backlog. Instead, Trump has redirected that money to pay for vanity projects.
National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. ProjectsThe administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool.www.nytimes.comTrump just slashed Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 90% each. Now he's going after New Mexico's sacred Chaco Canyon, fast-tracking a proposal to open up 336,000 acres to mineral leasing. Tell them to keep their hands off Chaco: lcv.org/savechaco.
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