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Why are our communities paying massive climate costs while dirty energy companies pocket the profits? That's bad for taxpayers, public safety and the planet. Communities in BC, Canada are working to Sue Big Oil. www.suebigoil.ca.
There’s still time to elect climate-forward candidates in civic elections in B.C. on Oct 17. Volunteers with Vote4Tomorrow.ca asked candidates in many communities whether they support legal action to recover costs from fossil fuel companies. Visit the site to see their answers in your town or city.
Vote4Tomorrow
Where do local candidates stand on climate and environmental policies?
Vote4Tomorrow.ca
October 12, 2026 at 3:11 AM
There’s still time to elect climate-forward candidates in civic elections in B.C. on Oct 17. Volunteers with Vote4Tomorrow.ca asked candidates in many communities whether they support legal action to recover costs from fossil fuel companies. Visit the site to see their answers in your town or city.
Our 2026 Climate Cost Recovery election guide is live. Check your candidates to see their position on holding fossil fuel companies accountable for their share of climate costs.
www.suebigoil.ca/election-gui...
Voting day: Oct 17.
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Voting day: Oct 17.
October 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Our 2026 Climate Cost Recovery election guide is live. Check your candidates to see their position on holding fossil fuel companies accountable for their share of climate costs.
www.suebigoil.ca/election-gui...
Voting day: Oct 17.
www.suebigoil.ca/election-gui...
Voting day: Oct 17.
So far so good. US Supreme Court Justices ask questions probing Big Oil’s arguments. #ClimateJustice.
Oil companies face a skeptical SCOTUS in their effort to stop Boulder’s climate change lawsuit
With Justice Alito recused, eight justices questioned if they should be hearing the case and pushed back on Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil’s broad constitutional arguments.
www.lawdork.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:21 PM
So far so good. US Supreme Court Justices ask questions probing Big Oil’s arguments. #ClimateJustice.
We’ll be watching. #SueBigOil
Ahead of Monday's arguments in Suncor v. Boulder, CCI President Richard Wiles explains why Big Oil companies are "absolutely terrified" of climate deception lawsuits and desperate to stop them from going to trial.
"The evidence of Big Oil’s climate lies is overwhelming."
"The evidence of Big Oil’s climate lies is overwhelming."
Big Oil Fears the Evidence of Its Climate Lies | Common Dreams
Fossil fuel companies are desperate to escape trial in climate deception lawsuits. The Supreme Court should not shield them from accountability.
www.commondreams.org
October 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
We’ll be watching. #SueBigOil
Great news for Boulder, Colorado’s climate lawsuit. #SueBigOil
Justice Samuel Alito has recused from Suncor v. Boulder — one of the dozens of state and local lawsuits seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their climate deception and the resulting harms.
September 28, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Great news for Boulder, Colorado’s climate lawsuit. #SueBigOil
The fossil fuel industry has “captured control of too many governments,” says Al Gore.
Correct! Time to #SuueBigOil
Correct! Time to #SuueBigOil
Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’
Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The fossil fuel industry has “captured control of too many governments,” says Al Gore.
Correct! Time to #SuueBigOil
Correct! Time to #SuueBigOil
A climate accountability lawsuit from three young Canadians, @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cape-acme.bsky.social has cleared a major hurdle. A federal judge has ruled the case can proceed. #ClimateJustice
Carney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation | CBC News
A federal court refused to strike down a climate lawsuit brought against the Carney government by Canadian youth.
www.cbc.ca
September 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A climate accountability lawsuit from three young Canadians, @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cape-acme.bsky.social has cleared a major hurdle. A federal judge has ruled the case can proceed. #ClimateJustice
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The federal government has exempted a range of major projects from #impactassessment, including pipelines, transmission lines & many #fossilfuel projects – part of its ongoing agenda to roll back key enviro safeguards. Read about Ottawa's latest move to weaken oversight below. #cdnpoli
The end of independent pipeline reviews? Carney’s deregulation drive has eradicated federal assessments
On September 3, the federal government quietly made one of the most consequential environmental deregulation decisions in recent Canadian history.
wcel.org
September 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The federal government has exempted a range of major projects from #impactassessment, including pipelines, transmission lines & many #fossilfuel projects – part of its ongoing agenda to roll back key enviro safeguards. Read about Ottawa's latest move to weaken oversight below. #cdnpoli
At next week's UBCM conference one of the resolutions up for consideration is NR32: Pursuing a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies, which urges the province to take a leadership role in pursuing legal action to recover climate damages from fossil fuel companies.
Tell your local government: Make polluters pay – Let's Sue Big Oil
suebigoil.ca
September 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
At next week's UBCM conference one of the resolutions up for consideration is NR32: Pursuing a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies, which urges the province to take a leadership role in pursuing legal action to recover climate damages from fossil fuel companies.
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We just lived through the hottest summer on record. 🫠
As Exxon executives were warned in 1984, “We can either adapt our civilization to a warmer planet or avoid the problem by sharply curtailing the use of fossil fuels.”
Big Oil companies knew, but lied. They must be held accountable.
As Exxon executives were warned in 1984, “We can either adapt our civilization to a warmer planet or avoid the problem by sharply curtailing the use of fossil fuels.”
Big Oil companies knew, but lied. They must be held accountable.
Axios PM - 🌡️ Hottest summer on record
www.axios.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
We just lived through the hottest summer on record. 🫠
As Exxon executives were warned in 1984, “We can either adapt our civilization to a warmer planet or avoid the problem by sharply curtailing the use of fossil fuels.”
Big Oil companies knew, but lied. They must be held accountable.
As Exxon executives were warned in 1984, “We can either adapt our civilization to a warmer planet or avoid the problem by sharply curtailing the use of fossil fuels.”
Big Oil companies knew, but lied. They must be held accountable.
It’s an unstoppable movement. Even Alberta farmers are fed up with Big Oil failing to fully fund a clean-up of abandoned wells. They’re aiming their case at the Alberta Energy Regulator. Sue Big Oil will go after the biggest polluters instead. #MakePollutersPay
Alberta landowners take energy regulator to court over orphan well levies
Group argues levy for oil and gas companies is so low it chronically underfunds clean-up program for old wells with no owners
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
It’s an unstoppable movement. Even Alberta farmers are fed up with Big Oil failing to fully fund a clean-up of abandoned wells. They’re aiming their case at the Alberta Energy Regulator. Sue Big Oil will go after the biggest polluters instead. #MakePollutersPay
Sue Big Oil is at Car Free Day in Commercial Drive in Vancouver. Lots of support for making polluters pay!
September 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Sue Big Oil is at Car Free Day in Commercial Drive in Vancouver. Lots of support for making polluters pay!
This report confirms earlier predictions about the severe damages Canadians are experiencing from climate change. Stop the fossil fuel madness. #SueBigOil #MakePollutersPay
Ottawa issues comprehensive climate report that reflects country’s physical transformation
From retreating glaciers to wildfires and marine heat waves, climate change will likely become even more pronounced, assessment finds
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This report confirms earlier predictions about the severe damages Canadians are experiencing from climate change. Stop the fossil fuel madness. #SueBigOil #MakePollutersPay
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The world is choking on plastic, and Big Oil and the plastics industry know they’re to blame.
Here's the playbook they're using to escape accountability.
Here's the playbook they're using to escape accountability.
September 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The world is choking on plastic, and Big Oil and the plastics industry know they’re to blame.
Here's the playbook they're using to escape accountability.
Here's the playbook they're using to escape accountability.
“Now is the time we must double down on climate action.” — António Guterres, UN Secretary-General. That requires an end to burning fossil fuels and holding polluters to account. We can do it! #SueBigOil
'Fight for humanity': Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now | United Nations
2 September 2026 - Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report released on Tuesda...
www.un.org
September 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
“Now is the time we must double down on climate action.” — António Guterres, UN Secretary-General. That requires an end to burning fossil fuels and holding polluters to account. We can do it! #SueBigOil
@traceysaxby.bsky.social explains why B.C. needs to make the connection between soaring climate costs and burning fossil fuels.
Opinion: B.C.'s wildfires and fossil fuels: We need to connect the dots
Wildfire is a public cost of climate change yet there's no provincial acknowledgment they're exacerbated by domestic fossil fuel production
vancouversun.com
August 18, 2026 at 8:02 PM
@traceysaxby.bsky.social explains why B.C. needs to make the connection between soaring climate costs and burning fossil fuels.
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We’ll be at Garlic Fest in Richmond talking about @suebigoil.bsky.social — a bold campaign to make polluters pay their fair share of climate costs. Check it out!
📍 2771 Westminster Hwy (10–3pm)
🔗 www.sharingfarm.ca/garlicfest
#SharingFarm #RichmondGarlicFest
📍 2771 Westminster Hwy (10–3pm)
🔗 www.sharingfarm.ca/garlicfest
#SharingFarm #RichmondGarlicFest
August 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
We’ll be at Garlic Fest in Richmond talking about @suebigoil.bsky.social — a bold campaign to make polluters pay their fair share of climate costs. Check it out!
📍 2771 Westminster Hwy (10–3pm)
🔗 www.sharingfarm.ca/garlicfest
#SharingFarm #RichmondGarlicFest
📍 2771 Westminster Hwy (10–3pm)
🔗 www.sharingfarm.ca/garlicfest
#SharingFarm #RichmondGarlicFest
We’re already dealing with the rising costs of climate change in our daily lives. Make Big Oil pay for its share of the damage. #SueBigOil
Not addressing climate change costs the economy more. When will we finally get this?
Recent analysis found that global GDP per capita would be more than 25 per cent higher today had no warming occurred
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
We’re already dealing with the rising costs of climate change in our daily lives. Make Big Oil pay for its share of the damage. #SueBigOil
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As wildfires burn across Canada and around the world, communities are once again confronting the realities of a changing climate.
Join us on 8/26 at 12pm PST for a free webinar exploring how we can protect our communities on an overheating planet.
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on 8/26 at 12pm PST for a free webinar exploring how we can protect our communities on an overheating planet.
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
As wildfires burn across Canada and around the world, communities are once again confronting the realities of a changing climate.
Join us on 8/26 at 12pm PST for a free webinar exploring how we can protect our communities on an overheating planet.
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on 8/26 at 12pm PST for a free webinar exploring how we can protect our communities on an overheating planet.
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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As the climate crisis escalates, U.S. natural gas production is nearing record highs. 😑
CCI’s latest investigation by @rebeccajohn.bsky.social and @rebleber.bsky.social exposes how Big Oil and Gas sold the myth of "clean" natural gas — paving the way for a radical expansion that continues today.
CCI’s latest investigation by @rebeccajohn.bsky.social and @rebleber.bsky.social exposes how Big Oil and Gas sold the myth of "clean" natural gas — paving the way for a radical expansion that continues today.
How big oil manufactured the myth of "clean" natural gas
A new report reveals that oil and gas companies knew by the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while peddling the myth of "clean" natural gas.
www.kalw.org
August 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
As the climate crisis escalates, U.S. natural gas production is nearing record highs. 😑
CCI’s latest investigation by @rebeccajohn.bsky.social and @rebleber.bsky.social exposes how Big Oil and Gas sold the myth of "clean" natural gas — paving the way for a radical expansion that continues today.
CCI’s latest investigation by @rebeccajohn.bsky.social and @rebleber.bsky.social exposes how Big Oil and Gas sold the myth of "clean" natural gas — paving the way for a radical expansion that continues today.
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Experts on Big Oil's climate deception are urging SCOTUS to let Boulder’s case proceed. 👏
Exxon and Suncor's deception helped preserve “demand for fossil fuel products by delaying public understanding and acceptance of climate science," wrote @naomioreskes.bsky.social and others in a legal brief.
Exxon and Suncor's deception helped preserve “demand for fossil fuel products by delaying public understanding and acceptance of climate science," wrote @naomioreskes.bsky.social and others in a legal brief.
August 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Experts on Big Oil's climate deception are urging SCOTUS to let Boulder’s case proceed. 👏
Exxon and Suncor's deception helped preserve “demand for fossil fuel products by delaying public understanding and acceptance of climate science," wrote @naomioreskes.bsky.social and others in a legal brief.
Exxon and Suncor's deception helped preserve “demand for fossil fuel products by delaying public understanding and acceptance of climate science," wrote @naomioreskes.bsky.social and others in a legal brief.
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As wildfires burning across Europe displace hundreds of thousands, the European Central Bank and EU insurance regulator are calling on Brussels to set up an EU-level reinsurance program and a public natural disaster fund to protect citizens from soaring rates and shore up local government budgets.
Climate change is turning parts of Europe into an insurance nightmare
Frequent, expensive natural disasters are testing Europe’s ability to protect itself against the cost of global warming.
www.politico.eu
August 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
As wildfires burning across Europe displace hundreds of thousands, the European Central Bank and EU insurance regulator are calling on Brussels to set up an EU-level reinsurance program and a public natural disaster fund to protect citizens from soaring rates and shore up local government budgets.
Raking in windfall profits while the world burns. Time to #SueBigOil.
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Raking in windfall profits while the world burns. Time to #SueBigOil.
At least 5 U.S. climate lawsuits brought against fossil fuel companies have proceeded to the discovery stage, the last major step before a trial, when oil executives would be forced to defend their actions in front of a jury...They're panicking. grist.org/accountabili...
As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters 'panic mode'
With a wrongful death suit among scores of cases creeping toward trial, oil executives might have to defend themselves to a jury soon.
grist.org
August 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
At least 5 U.S. climate lawsuits brought against fossil fuel companies have proceeded to the discovery stage, the last major step before a trial, when oil executives would be forced to defend their actions in front of a jury...They're panicking. grist.org/accountabili...
Sue Big Oil is closely watching Boulder, Colorado’s important case against corporate deception. Citizens want their day in court. Big oil wants to shut it down. #SueBigOil #MakePollutersPay
The U.S. Supreme Court should allow Boulder's climate deception lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to keep moving toward trial, a wide range of elected officials, legal scholars, public interest groups, and others argued in amicus briefs filed with the court today.
States, Ranchers, Tribes, Congress Members, Scholars and More Back Boulder Climate Deception Case | Center for Climate Integrity
The U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Exxon and Suncor’s Arguments to Escape Trial in Colorado for Deceiving the Public About Climate Harms
climateintegrity.org
August 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Sue Big Oil is closely watching Boulder, Colorado’s important case against corporate deception. Citizens want their day in court. Big oil wants to shut it down. #SueBigOil #MakePollutersPay