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How a sustainability index can keep Exxon but drop Tesla – and 3 ways to fix ESG ratings to meet investors' expectations

A major stock index that tracks sustainable investments dropped electric vehicle-maker Tesla from its list in May 2022 – but it kept oil giant ExxonMobil. That move by the SP 500 ESG Index has set off a roiling debate over the value of ESG ratings.

The Conversation

Elon Musk continues push back against ESG

Documenting ESG pushback

Ballotpedia

Largest oil and gas producers made close to $100bn in first quarter of 2022

Shell made $9.1bn in profit, almost three times what it made in the same period last year, while Exxon raked in $8.8bn

The Guardian - US

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‘We can’t eat a new road’: Guyanese voice fears over true cost of Exxon’s oil bonanza

Multibillion-dollar deal promising to lift country out of poverty may be false dawn with dire impact on climate, warn campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Exxon doubles down on ‘advanced recycling’ claims that yield few results

The petroleum company is under investigation for misleading the public while exacerbating the global plastic pollution crisis

The Guardian - US

Oil firms collect £22bn in profits as fuel and energy bills soar

BP, Shell and Exxon among firms reporting big rises in revenues, while Britsh Gas and SSE have boosted their earnings expectations

The Independent UK

The good times are rolling for Big Oil. 3 things to know about their surging profits

Major energy companies have reported a surge in profits in the first three months of the year as oil prices have rallied.

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6 Best-Performing Robinhood Stocks Of 2022

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is off to a brutal start to 2022, down 12.1% year-to-date. Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) has been one of the worst performers of all so far this year, dropping 43.3%.

Benzinga

Oil profits skyrocket amid Ukraine war

Chevron's profits have quadrupled since Russia invaded Ukraine

Salon

Exxon Mobil Q1 Key Takeaway: Below Consensus, Takes Hit From Russia, Triples Share Buybacks

Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE: XOM) took a $3.4 billion after-tax charge related to its Sakhalin-1 operation in Russia.

Benzinga

Govt asks state-run petroleum firms to consider buying Russian oil assets

The call on companies to explore buying the stake in Rosneft came after BP CEO Bernard Looney met Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in March

The Hindu

$Violence against activists grows as Colombia's pilot fracking projects progress$

Violence against activists grows as Colombia's pilot fracking projects progress

Colombia's anti-fracking activists are facing increased threats and violence as two investigative pilot projects to extract oil and gas from unconventional fields move forward, five campaigners said, with some forced to flee in fear for their lives.

Reuters

'Great resignation' appears to be hastening the exodus of US and other Western companies from Russia

Companies across the globe are fleeing Russia in an unprecedented display of corporate solidarity with their governments, appalled over the invasion of Ukraine. Over 750 multinational businesses so far have said they’re curtailing, suspending or severing ties to Russia, more than triple the number that abandoned South Africa over apartheid…

The Conversation

Walmart+ Offers Fuel Discount To Members

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) said members of its Walmart+ program would receive an instant discount of up to 10 cents on every gallon of fuel they purchase at participating fuel stations. Walmart+ fuel discount is available at more than 14,000 stations with the addition of 12,000 Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) Exxon and Mobil locations across the…

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Salon

Will Big Oil face another reckoning?

The new season of shareholder climate demands has begun

The Guardian - US

‘What we now know … they lied’: how big oil companies betrayed us all

In a powerful new three-part docuseries, the oil industry is put on trial as the extent of climate change awareness is revealed

Al Jazeera

ExxonMobil issued rare penalty in ongoing Indonesian rights case

US court orders oil giant to pay nearly $290,000 to plaintiff’s counsel following botched deposition.

The Independent UK

Democrats accuse oil companies of 'rip off' on gas prices

House Democrats are accusing oil companies of “ripping off the American people” and putting profits before production as Americans suffer from higher gasoline prices amid the war in Ukraine

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Roll Call

Executives due at gas price hearing gave $1 million to parties, candidates

One CEO called to testify about high gas prices at a hearing Wednesday gave $469,000 since 1993, public records show.

Benzinga

Analyst: What Exxon's Foray Tells Us About 'Convergence' Between Bitcoin Mining And Energy Production

An analyst with Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest said the convergence between Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and energy production is set to accelerate.

Texas Observer

The Battle of Beaumont

A grueling labor fight dragged on in the once-mighty union bastion of southeast Texas, pitting the oil giant against an embattled Steelworkers local.

Tribune News Service

Fire at Exxon Mobil refinery in Montana shuts down some units

A fire broke out at an Exxon Mobil Corp. refinery in Montana and was extinguished early Sunday, the company said, and the units involved have been shut while crews stabilize operations.

The Independent UK

Residents evacuated after car crash leads to explosion near Exxon gas station in Texas

‘It literally sounded like a space shuttle taking off’

The Guardian - US

A pro-fossil fuel Disney ride voiced by Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye? Yes, it existed

Buckle up for the story of Ellen’s Energy Adventure – a ride whose sympathetic stance toward oil and coal is newly relevant

Salon

Big Oil's actions louder than words

A new study illustrates fossil fuel companies' greenwashing agenda

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