Oil and Gas

Eureka Oil Platform

Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price. Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price.

Via an unprecedented wave of lawsuits, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for the devastation caused by fossil fuels

Jun 30, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Chris McGreal

Oil Tanker Fire

The Climate Crisis Is a Crime Story The Climate Crisis Is a Crime Story

Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price. Shouldn’t those lies be central to the public narrative?

Jun 30, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Wind Turbines

We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe

Europe is showing the world that a clean-energy transition is possible with existing technology.

Jun 14, 2021 / Highlights / Paul Hockenos

Shell court ruling

Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate News Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate News

A Dutch court ruling and two shareholder revolts have brought new hope in the climate emergency fight.

May 27, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Andreas Malm

What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism. What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism.

A conversation with Andreas Malm about his new book, White Skin, Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism.

May 25, 2021 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson

Steven Donziger

Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’ Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’

Denied legal judgment by his peers, the lawyer who took on Chevron wants the world to know about his persecution.

May 18, 2021 / James North

Whale Dreams

Whale Dreams Whale Dreams

Rising.

May 14, 2021 / OppArt / Juliet Shreckinger

Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels

Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels

A true commitment to climate justice is much broader: It necessarily entails building local resilience to climate impacts.

May 7, 2021 / StudentNation / Matthew Sehrsweeney

Chevron oil refinery

The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil

Financial disclosure forms reveal that one of the president’s nominees, Jose Fernandez, worked for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and fossil fuel companies, including Chevro...

May 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Waorani Ecuador

Save the Planet or End Poverty? How to Escape the Extractivist Dilemma. Save the Planet or End Poverty? How to Escape the Extractivist Dilemma.

A nearly forgotten proposal could help keep oil in the ground and reduce inequality.

Apr 29, 2021 / James North

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