Amy Westervelt

Nov
11
Climate Must-Reads: All Things COP27 + How Fossil Fuel University Funding Fueled Support of Gas

Climate Must-Reads: All Things COP27 + How Fossil Fuel University Funding Fueled Support of Gas

Welcome to your new weekly roundup of climate coverage. For those of you who have been getting the Hot Take
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Nov
08
Podcast: Why Is One of Big Oil's Top Greenwashing PR Firms Handling Media for COP27?

Podcast: Why Is One of Big Oil's Top Greenwashing PR Firms Handling Media for COP27?

The conference of the parties or COP, the annual global UN climate negotiations, have kicked off in Egypt, and I'll be digging into a few aspects of it over the next couple of weeks.
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Oct
26
Podcast: How to Combat Climate Disinformation Around COP27

Podcast: How to Combat Climate Disinformation Around COP27

Next month, the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP), the annual UN Climate Negotiations Conference, will kick off in Cairo,
14 min read
Oct
25
Drilled Down: If More Climate Coverage = More Fossil Ads, Keep It

Drilled Down: If More Climate Coverage = More Fossil Ads, Keep It

If you follow me on Twitter, you know I can be a bit ranty on there. It's where
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Oct
24
Damages: Protecting Communities from Climate Change Is Astronomically Expensive

Damages: Protecting Communities from Climate Change Is Astronomically Expensive

No mechanism exists to collect from the companies that ensured we would delay acting on climate for as long as possible. That’s why dozens of municipalities across the United States have filed climate liability lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.
9 min read
Oct
18
Podcast: Universities Are Starting to Break Their Addiction to Fossil Funding

Podcast: Universities Are Starting to Break Their Addiction to Fossil Funding

You might remember in the podcast season we did with Earther last year that Dharna Noor and I got into
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Oct
03
Damages: SCOTUS Is Back in Session—Here Are the Climate Cases to Watch For

Damages: SCOTUS Is Back in Session—Here Are the Climate Cases to Watch For

The Supreme Court is open for business again, what impacts for climate mitigation and adaptation are lurking on the docket
7 min read
Sep
25
Drilled Down: Industry Message Consistency

Drilled Down: Industry Message Consistency

There were three Congressional hearings on climate disinformation last week, and these same 12 pro-fossil-fuel talking points made their way
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Sep
17
Drilled Down: Three Congressional Hearings on Climate Disinfo Bring New Industry Documents to Light

Drilled Down: Three Congressional Hearings on Climate Disinfo Bring New Industry Documents to Light

PR firms are paid to engage in unethical tactics that intimidate and silence Americans who are exercising their rights to
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Sep
14
Drilled Down: Yes, The New York Times Really IS Shilling for Big Oil

Drilled Down: Yes, The New York Times Really IS Shilling for Big Oil

I wish Reps Raskin and Porter had not scheduled hearings at the same time today, but the fact that they&
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