Laura Peterson

Corporate Analyst & Advocate

Laura Peterson is the corporate analyst and advocate for the accountability campaign in the Climate & Energy Program.

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July 24, 2025

President Trump’s Handouts to Fossil Fuel Industry Will Cost Public $80 Billion Over Next Decade

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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May 28, 2025

Oil and Gas Companies, Take Heed: Climate Has Not Left the Boardroom

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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May 14, 2025

Fossil Fuel Lobbying: 100+ Days and Six Decades of Deception

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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April 17, 2025

These Climate Policy Rollbacks Just Made Our Financial Future a Lot Riskier

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

November 25, 2024

Oil and Gas Industry’s Mating Call Strikes a Sour Note

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

White men in suits carrying briefcases cross a street.

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September 18, 2024

Business Lobby Group Pushes Oil and Gas Industry Agenda on Climate

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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June 12, 2024

Who’s Doing Chevron’s Dirty Work in California?

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

Utility workers prepare to make repairs to downed power lines on Nicasio Valley Road after utility poles were toppled by high winds on January 05, 2023, in Nicasio, California. A powerful storm pounding the West Coast uprooted trees and cut power for tens of thousands on the heels of record rainfall that month.

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April 1, 2024

Climate Finance Rule Stiffs Investors

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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February 1, 2024

Public Pressure on ExxonMobil Works. Little Else Does.

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

December 14, 2023

The Year in Corporate Disclosure and Disinformation 2023

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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May 23, 2023

Investors Need to Know the Full Scope of Corporate Carbon Emissions

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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April 26, 2023

Slipping on Climate Pledges, Major Oil and Gas Companies Gain Cover from Anti-ESG Efforts

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

cars' headlights and taillights blur on a Washington-state highway, under an overpass with LED lights on it spelling out #ExxonKnew

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January 30, 2023

Oil Companies Plan to Take the Road Already Traveled

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

black-and-white photo of people on a New York City street holding signs, one of which reads "Big Oil Makes a Killing"

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July 29, 2022

Dear Oil and Gas CEOs: Here’s How You Should Spend Those Record Profits

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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June 2, 2022

Corporate Climate Disclosure Rule Could Make the World a Little Less Dangerous

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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April 4, 2022

ExxonMobil Shows Its Lobbying Hand, But Hides Some Cards

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate