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What Does Big Oil Really Think About Climate Science? What Does Big Oil Really Think About Climate Science?
Exxon Mobil has used climate science to prepare for its future while simultaneously discrediting it.
Feb 18, 2016 / Bill McKibben
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The Fossil-Fuel Industry Is Like a Zombie That Won’t Die The Fossil-Fuel Industry Is Like a Zombie That Won’t Die
The fight against the Keystone XL pipeline was just the beginning of the battle to stop climate change.
Jan 19, 2016 / Bill McKibben
![This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Obama_State-of-Union-Address_Jan12_AP.jpg)
This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union This Climate Victory Was Buried in Obama’s State of the Union
President Obama said he’ll ‘‘push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet.”
Jan 13, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
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The Hidden Risk of Plummeting Oil Prices: War The Hidden Risk of Plummeting Oil Prices: War
Falling oil prices could mean rising global conflict.
Jan 12, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
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Can This New York State Campaign Finish What the Paris Climate Talks Started? Can This New York State Campaign Finish What the Paris Climate Talks Started?
The COP21 agreement is filled with holes—this diverse, statewide coalition aims to fill them.
Jan 11, 2016 / Rebecca Nathanson
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Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror Why ISIS Is the Minor Leagues of Terror
Putting threats into perspective for 2016.
Jan 5, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
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Once Again, California Leads the Way Once Again, California Leads the Way
Governor Jerry Brown leads in tackling catastrophic climate change.
Dec 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![The Princeton Academic Testifying for Ted Cruz’s Climate Hearing Is For-Hire by Fossil-Fuel Corporations](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/TedCruz_pressconference_ap_img.jpg)
The Princeton Academic Testifying for Ted Cruz’s Climate Hearing Is For-Hire by Fossil-Fuel Corporations The Princeton Academic Testifying for Ted Cruz’s Climate Hearing Is For-Hire by Fossil-Fuel Corporations
A new report reveals ties between dirty-energy interests, a prominent climate denier, and a notorious dark-money group.
Dec 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
![Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/don_blankenship_coal_trial_ap_img.jpg)
Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers
Asked for his response to the verdict, the former Massey Energy CEO just winked.
Dec 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
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This Conservation Program Is the Most Successful in US History. Why Are Republicans Destroying It? This Conservation Program Is the Most Successful in US History. Why Are Republicans Destroying It?
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is just the first of several vaunted nature and wildlife programs the GOP wants to kill.
Nov 18, 2015 / Jimmy Tobias