The Grim Legacy That Edwin Edwards’s Obit Writers Left Out The Grim Legacy That Edwin Edwards’s Obit Writers Left Out
The four-time Louisiana governor is instead remembered for having said that he’d lose his election if he were “caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.”
Aug 6, 2021 / Jason Berry
How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil to Block Climate Action How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil to Block Climate Action
The American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies—and works behinds the scenes to stall or weaken legislation.
Jul 21, 2021 / Chris McGreal
It’s Time to Repeal Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Say Progressives It’s Time to Repeal Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Say Progressives
Oil and gas executives are being called on to publicly answer for their industry’s decades-long misinformation campaign and destruction of the planet.
Jul 9, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Stop the Enbridge Ecocide! Stop the Enbridge Ecocide!
From Minnesota to Massachusetts, the Canadian pipeline company is engaged in crimes against humanity and the earth—abetted by state power.
Jul 6, 2021 / Wen Stephenson
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 / Chris McGreal
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 / Mark Hertsgaard
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 / Paul Hockenos
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 / Mark Hertsgaard
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 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