An image made with an infrared camera shows an emissions leak at DCP Pegasus gas processing plant in West Texas, one of the thousands of installations in the vast Permian Basin, on Nov. 5, 2019. Immense amounts of methane are escaping from oil and gas sites nationwide, worsening global warming, even as the Trump administration weakens restrictions on offenders. Oil and gas lobbyists are finally feeling the heat on climate change, but sadly, they remain committed to misleading the American people. The American Petroleum Institute, the premier industry organization that establishes standards and engages politicians, is out with a nationwide advertising campaign. Oil and gas companies, the group would have you believe, have been fighting climate change and possess the solution. “Our paths are not all the same, we have different perspectives on the […]

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