Minnesota and D.C. File Climate Fraud Suits
Two new lawsuits, in Minnesota and D.C., were filed within 24 hours of each other and allege the same thing: that fossil fuel companies misled consumers about climate change. Learn more about your a...
26 Kesä 202011min
Big Oil's Multi-Billion-Dollar Blind Spot
A new Carbon Tracker report finds that oil and gas companies have been grossly underestimating the cost for plugging and abandoning wells, particularly for fracking wells. The report co-authors Rob Sc...
18 Kesä 202023min
From Hot Take: Yes, We Still Need to Talk About Climate
Amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, some climate activists have been saying "now's not the time to talk about climate." On Hot Take, Mary Annaise Hegler and Amy Westervelt discuss the idea th...
14 Kesä 202028min
Naomi Klein on "Disaster Capitalism" in America
Naomi Klein describes how "disaster capitalism," the corporate feeding frenzy that happens in the wake of major crisis, is playing out in America right now. On a research trip to post-Katrina New Orle...
7 Kesä 202034min
New Investigation Finds Shell Directly Funded Climate Denial
A major investigative report from the Netherlands has uncovered new evidence that Royal Dutch Shell directly funded climate science denial in the 1990s. Reporters Alexander Beunder and Jilles Mast hav...
29 Touko 202023min
From Hot Take: Why the GOP's "Climate Lockdown" Narrative is Wrong
The New York Times recenty ran a story on the GOP's new climate narrative: that the Dems imposing climate action will be worse than the pandemic quarantine. In this episode from Hot Take, Mary Annaise...
22 Touko 20209min
The Death of Fred Singer and the Endurance of Climate Deniers
In April 2020, Fred Singer, longtime "king" of the climate deniers, died at the age of 95. Singer played a key role in shaping the history of science denial. Investigative reporter Dan Zegart, author ...
19 Touko 202040min
A Lawsuit Could Force FERC to Consider Climate Impacts of New Oil and Gas Projects
A lawsuit filed against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) over a small Massachusetts project could have nationwide implications. The lawsuit aims to force FERC to evaluate the overall em...
9 Touko 202017min
