Actors / Government · United States
US Department of Energy
Appears in 8 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCCE clean coal advertising and forged letters (US) | Ran the Clean Coal programme, 1986–1993 | United States | 2008–2009 | Lobbying, PR and greenwashing |
| Occidental Stratos direct air capture plant (Texas) | Funder of DAC hubs; Assistant Secretary Brad Crabtree from April 2022 | United States | 2023–2026 | Carbon capture and climate intervention |
| Sellafield decommissioning and Hanford cleanup budgets | Hanford owner and funder | United States | 1943–2086 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
| Leaked DOE list marks first tranches for two direct air capture hubs 'terminate' | ran the hub funding and the list | United States | 2021 | Carbon capture and climate intervention |
| 45Q lobby coalition's founding director was named to head DOE carbon office | administers carbon management funds | United States | 2011–2025 | Carbon capture and climate intervention |
| Syrah declares force majeure at Mozambique graphite mine after unrest | lender; loan defaulted | Mozambique | 2024 | Mining |
| Hanford contractors settle false-claims suits as cleanup estimates rise | Owner of the Hanford site; published the 2025 cost estimate | United States | 1943–2086 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
| Occidental buys Holocene as US carbon removal staff is cut to one person | Federal department whose carbon removal staff was reduced | United States | 2023–2025 | Carbon capture and climate intervention |
Appears alongside
Occidental Petroleum (Hooker / OxyChem) ×4Carbon Engineering ×2Carbon Capture Coalition ×2Bechtel ×2AECOM ×2US Department of Justice ×2American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE)BlackRockMicrosoftAmazonAirbusInternational Energy AgencyNational Audit OfficeClimeworksHeirloomGlobal WitnessSyrahUS International Development Finance CorporationTeslaHolocene
Terms used on this page
Bonds and banking
- Liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy
- Legal processes that apply when a company cannot pay its debts; its assets are sold and claims against it may go unpaid.