Suncor

Organization

#36 trending on podcasts this week · most on Morning Wire

A Canadian integrated energy company involved in oil sands development, crude-oil production, refining, marketing, and renewable-energy initiatives.

Rank this week

#36new
#198 over 30 days

Share of the conversation

0.3‰
43× usual level

0.1‰ of what listeners heard

Reach this week

7 shows
9 episodes · ~544k plays

Tone this week

Negative
  • Very negative 1
  • Negative 3
  • Neutral 2
  • Positive 1

Share of the conversation

Mentions of Suncor per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, all podcasts.

0.0‰0.1‰0.2‰0.3‰0.4‰usual level · 0.01‰Jul 11Aug 2Aug 25Sep 16Oct 8
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Aug 270.03‰1
Sep 300.03‰1
Oct 10.05‰1
Oct 30.08‰1
Oct 50.25‰6
Oct 60.27‰1
Oct 70.27‰1

Why is it trending?· Last 7 days

Supreme Court climate lawsuit puts Suncor’s liability and state power at issue

Podcasts focus on Boulder, Colorado’s lawsuit against Suncor and ExxonMobil, which seeks costs tied to wildfires, floods, extreme heat and other climate-related impacts.[1][2][3]

NPR’s Carrie Johnson said Boulder argues the companies knew fossil fuels contributed to climate change, deceived the public, and should help pay response costs.[1][3][4]

The energy companies argue that state juries should not decide an issue of this scale, while Bloomberg reported that Suncor and ExxonMobil asked the Supreme Court to dismiss Boulder’s lawsuit.[3][5]

Shows describe the case as potentially affecting dozens of similar lawsuits and large energy-sector liabilities, with Morning Brew Daily saying approval to proceed could create a roadmap for other cases.[6][7][5]

Morning Wire’s Charles Stimson argued the lawsuit did not go well for Boulder and said states and residents should not be able to sue energy companies out of business, while other shows emphasized accountability and the case’s broader implications.[8][4][9]

Sources · 9 moments

  1. 1.
    Up First from NPR · FlyDubai Pilot Investigation, SCOTUS Climate Change Case, Brazil Runoff Election
    Michelle Martin · Oct 5 · Listen at 4:45 ↗
    “Boulder says Suncor and ExxonMobil knew decades ago that fossil fuels contributed to climate change and raised the risks of floods, wildfires and excessive heat. Boulder says it's already had to pay a lot of money to harden infrastructure,”
  2. 2.
    The NPR Politics Podcast · What's on the Supreme Court docket this term?
    Carrie Johnson · Oct 1 · Listen at 10:51 ↗
    “Yeah, this is the very first case that's going to be argued on Monday morning. It's a case where Boulder, Colorado, the city and the county commissioners are suing 2 big energy companies, Suncor and ExxonMobil, to recover costs they say the”
  3. 3.
    Consider This from NPR · The Supreme Court cases to watch this term
    Carrie Johnson · Oct 5 · Listen at 6:36 ↗
    “Boulder argues Suncor and ExxonMobil deceived people for years about the harms of fossil fuels and that companies should pay their fair share for the cost of responding to extreme weather events like wildfires, floods, heat emergencies. The”
  4. 4.
    Up First from NPR · Growing Black Unemployment, Taxing California Billionaires, New Supreme Court Cases
    Carrie Johnson · Oct 3 · Listen at 10:13 ↗
    “This first case is a big one. It's about a lawsuit Boulder, Colorado, filed against Suncor and ExxonMobil over the local costs of climate change. Boulder says these companies knew their products would cause harm, and they deceived the publi”

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