Amy Westervelt

Apr
17
Subscriber Early Release: S8 Ep6 | Old-School Greenwashing

Subscriber Early Release: S8 Ep6 | Old-School Greenwashing

21 min read
Apr
14
The Great Gas Lock-In

The Great Gas Lock-In

Long before Putin invaded Ukraine, the U.S. fossil fuel industry was preparing to turn Russian aggression into a boon
4 min read
Apr
10

Drilled S8 Ep5 |On Global Poverty and Global Warming

The tension between addressing global poverty and acting on the climate crisis is one the fossil fuel industry, and those
22 min read
Apr
07
The Real Reason Big Oil Wants Climate Cases at the Supreme Court

The Real Reason Big Oil Wants Climate Cases at the Supreme Court

For more than five years now, fossil fuel companies have been arguing that the more than two dozen climate liability
7 min read
Apr
03
Subscriber Early Release: S8 Ep4 | Constitutional Violation

Subscriber Early Release: S8 Ep4 | Constitutional Violation

Melinda Janki has filed seven separate cases aimed at blocking oil drilling in Guyana, but only one of them explicitly
22 min read
Apr
03
Poll-ution

Poll-ution

A recent poll reveals how tough it is to get an accurate read on public opinion about climate policy. Apologies
6 min read
Mar
28
Subscriber Early Release S8 Ep3 | Unlimited Liability

Subscriber Early Release S8 Ep3 | Unlimited Liability

One person in Guyana knows both the inner workings of oil companies and the intricacies of Guyanese environmental law better
25 min read
Mar
25
The IPCC Report, Climate Litigation Wins and More

The IPCC Report, Climate Litigation Wins and More

We're tackling this idea in a big way in the new season of the podcast, but for years
4 min read
Mar
19
Subscriber Early Release: S8 Ep2 | The Contract

Subscriber Early Release: S8 Ep2 | The Contract

After a year’s worth of pressure from local press and civil society groups, the Guyanese government released its contract
22 min read
Mar
17
Solving the Climate Problem, One Barrel of Oil at a Time

Solving the Climate Problem, One Barrel of Oil at a Time

Last week I wrote about the limits of market-based solutions to climate, and this week here comes the U.S.
2 min read