The US Is a Violent Petro-State The US Is a Violent Petro-State
Trump’s attack on Venezuela illustrates fossil fuels’ many perils.
Jan 8, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
“Take the Oil” “Take the Oil”
Trump’s Venezuelan petroleum fantasies.
Jan 7, 2026 / Michael T. Klare
Wake Up and Smell the Oil. Your Nation’s Military Is Hiding Its Pollution From You. Wake Up and Smell the Oil. Your Nation’s Military Is Hiding Its Pollution From You.
A fact all but ignored at COP30.
Nov 20, 2025 / Ashley Gate
At COP30, Will Lula Be a Rain Forest Champion? At COP30, Will Lula Be a Rain Forest Champion?
During this term, Brazil’s president has reduced deforestation but he is government is pushing projects that would open up the Amazon to extractivism.
Nov 8, 2025 / Jonathan Watts
Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder. Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.
Nearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?
Nov 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Eric Ross
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
Nov 5, 2025 / Amy Westervelt
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in US history.
Nov 4, 2025 / Spencer Ackerman
De-Evolution Thanks to Big Oil De-Evolution Thanks to Big Oil
Check out all installments in the OppArt series.
Oct 31, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How. AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How.
It’s not hostile super robots you should worry about—it’s the heat they’ll generate.
Oct 17, 2025 / Delaney Nolan
Can Solar Energy Save Us? Can Solar Energy Save Us?
Bill McKibben’s new book argues that sun power can displace fossil fuels.
Aug 7, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard