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Nov
08
On the Benefits of Changing One's Mind in Public
I've been thinking a lot lately about how zero-sum people tend to get about various messages in the
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Oct
14
De-fund the Tone Police
When the stakes are high—a U.S. descent into fascism, genocide in Gaza, the specter of World War III,
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Oct
08
Conspiracies Thrive in a Crisis
Last month during Climate Week in New York, Jennie King, the head of climate research and policy for the Institute
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Sep
29
On Climate Week and Toxic Positivity
Last week was New York Climate Week, which happens alongside the UN General Assembly every year, or as I overheard
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Sep
10
Why Can't We Just Tell the Truth About Fossil Fuels?
I went on a call-in radio show this weekend, the focus of which was climate in the next election. I
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Jul
22
Everything You Need to Know About Project 2025's Plan for the EPA
If you browse the Internet or watch TV you've probably heard of Project 2025, the blueprint for a
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Jun
28
On Doom, Denial and Disinfo
I spent this week at the Hollywood Climate Summit, talking to people about the role the PR industry has played
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Jun
09
Why Do Americans Feel Entitled to a Leadership Role on Climate?
I'll say it: in any global convening, the ones jockeying for power or money or attention or their
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May
18
How Forbes Pushes Climate Delay
Ten years ago—TEN—I wrote a blog post on Medium about manufactured thought leadership. At the time, I had
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May
05
The Loudest Guys in the Room: How the Fossil Fuel Industry Warps the Information Ecosystem
The Drilled team has been busy this week! We've put out six major stories across as many days:
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