The Big Oil Alliance: Using humour to expose the oil industry’s history of climate deception
We all need a laugh. More so in dark times. That’s the reason Sue Big Oil is launching a series of satirical videos on our social media channels about the fossil fuel industry and its record of deception. You’ll meet Vlad the vampire — CEO of Suncorpse — who got into the oil business after […]
Taxpayer Climate Costs in Surrey: A Case Study
By Andrew Gage We trust our governments to make decisions for us, including making investments now that will keep our communities safe tomorrow. But, as I found when I recently wrote a report for the City of Surrey, climate change upends all the assumptions on which our communities were built, leaving governments facing expensive upgrades […]
September 20th, 2025: Climate Impacts Bike Tour (Victoria)
Sept. 20, 2025 10:30am On September 20, 2025, Sue Big Oil Greater Victoria and Seniors for Climate hosted the Victoria Climate Impacts Bike Tour, led by Andrew Gage, Staff Lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law. Missed it? You’re not too late – You can follow the route we took, through Vic West, Downtown, James Bay and Beacon […]
What an opioid lawsuit tells us about climate deception
What do the Province of BC and the County of Multnomah in Oregon have in common? Both are suing a global consultancy, McKinsey and Company, for having contributed to deaths through misinformation campaigns. Both cases raise profound questions about the legal responsibility for consultants and PR companies that fashion corporate strategies that mislead the public […]
BC Climate Lawsuit Grows: Nelson backs legal action to protect residents from climate change costs
For Immediate Release – May 7, 2025 Nelson, BC [Sinixt, Syilx, and Ktunaxa traditional territory] – Nelson has become the latest municipality in a growing legal movement across British Columbia demanding accountability from the world’s largest fossil fuel companies for the rising costs of climate change. With Nelson’s decision, over 390,000 British Columbians are now […]
Pemberton becomes 10th BC municipality to pledge support for municipal climate lawsuit
For Immediate Release – April 16, 2025 Pemberton BC [Lil’wat traditional territory] – The Village of Pemberton Council voted unanimously yesterday to work with other BC local governments to bring a class action lawsuit against the world’s largest polluters to recover a fair share of the communities’ rising climate costs. The vote also allocated $1 […]
Upcoming Event: Groundhog’s Guide to Suing Big Oil
Join Sue Big Oil, West Coast Environmental Law and Broad View United for an upcoming community event in Victoria on Groundhog Day. Groundhog’s Guide to Suing Big Oil Where: Broad View United (3703 St. Aidan’s Street, Victoria) When: Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 from 2:00-4:00 pm Groundhog invites everyone who cares about their community’s future to take […]
In an era of climate denial, asserting our rights is critical
As I write this, Los Angeles is on fire, with destruction of property, mass evacuations and human casualties. These are the latest victims of climate change. Evacuations and deaths from wildfires, floods, heat waves and landslides are the most dramatic effects of climate change, but more invisible impacts include food prices, insurance premiums and taxes […]
Sue Big Oil gained momentum in 2024!
The new year is a perfect time to look forward; it’s also an opportunity to see how far we’ve come. Let’s review our 2024 progress toward a class-action lawsuit demanding that major polluters pay a fair share of climate costs. To launch the Sue Big Oil lawsuit, the campaign is seeking support from BC municipalities […]
Cumberland votes to Sue Big Oil
For Immediate Release – June 25, 2024 Cumberland, BC / unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation – Last night, Cumberland Village Council voted unanimously (4-0) to allocate $1 per resident and work with other BC local governments to bring a class action lawsuit against global fossil fuel companies to recover a fair share […]