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Andy Rowell

Andy Rowell is a staff blogger for Oil Change International in addition to working as a freelance writer and investigative journalist who specializes in environmental, health and lobbying issues. He is a senior Research Fellow at the University of Bath and Director of the Tobacco Tactics team at the Tobacco Control Research Group, which is a partner in the global tobacco industry watchdog, STOP.

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UK Reversal of Fracking Ban Is Anti-Science and Anti-Planet

The climate science tells us that to have any chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees, we must stop drilling for new oil and gas.

Andy Rowell ·

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China Suffers Through 'Worst Heatwave Ever Recorded'

Over 100 million people are affected in an area covering 500,000 square miles of the country, experiencing record temperatures exceeding 104°F (40°C).

Andy Rowell ·

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Despite Boiling Planet, Big Oil Keeps Humanity on Path of Climate Catastrophe

As bad as things may be now, if we do not act, then our climate emergency is going to get much worse.

Andy Rowell ·

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This LNG Giant's Greenwashing Reveals Gas Export Industry's Dangerous Intentions

The report which examined science-based approaches to methane monitoring in the oil and gas sector, came to a startling conclusion about some of the top oil and gas producers it surveyed in its study.

Lorne Stockman ·

Opponents of Shell's planned seismic blasting protest on November 21, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa

Amid Climate Crisis, Shell's Financial Windfall Is Profiteering At Its Most Grotesque

We may be in the dying days of the fossil fuel empire, but those companies are enriching themselves like never before, as people die from our climate crisis.

Andy Rowell ·

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Research Shows Burning More Gas Not the Answer to Energy Crisis

We have known for decades that the solution to our climate crisis is to transition away from fossil fuels as quickly as possible.

Andy Rowell ·

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Big Oil Uses Ukraine Crisis to Push for Expansion of Dirty US Fossil Fuels

Decreasing our use of gas is a way of not only deescalating the conflict but also acting on climate change.

Andy Rowell ·

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Norway Claims to Be a Climate Leader, But It's a Mirage

Norway might claim to be leading the field when it comes to climate action, but in reality it is a climate laggard and still a fossil fuel pioneer. The devil is always in the details.

Andy Rowell ·

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