Fracking Giant Chesapeake Energy Declares Bankruptcy
Despite tax breaks, royalty cuts, and other COVID-19 incentives, Chesapeake Energy, a pioneer in the American fracking industry, has declared bankruptcy. We explore why the pandemic isn't to blame and...
30 Juni 202014min
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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 202040min
