Drilled Down

Deep dives on climate accountability
Mar
30
Drilled Down: The Worst Possible Candidate for Governor

Drilled Down: The Worst Possible Candidate for Governor

Today a new episode of The Joe Rogan Experience drops featuring climate delay grifter extraordinaire Michael Shellenberger, who apparently is
16 min read
Mar
15
Drilled Down: The Fossil Fuel Roots of the Corporate Free Speech Movement

Drilled Down: The Fossil Fuel Roots of the Corporate Free Speech Movement

On October 24, 2019 Maura Healey, the Attorney General of Massachusetts, sued ExxonMobil [https://www.mass.gov/lists/attorney-generals-office-lawsuit-against-exxonmobil] for
2 min read
Mar
15
Drilled Down: How Big Oil Created Corporate Free Speech, and Why It Matters Today

Drilled Down: How Big Oil Created Corporate Free Speech, and Why It Matters Today

11 min read
Aug
18
Drilled Down: Offshore oil and gas worker fatalities are underreported by federal safety agency

Drilled Down: Offshore oil and gas worker fatalities are underreported by federal safety agency

By Sara Sneath GULF OF MEXICO - JULY 03:  The Discoverer Enterprise drilling rig is seen as it continues the
10 min read
Jul
19
Drilled Down: Indigenous Water Protectors, Allies Protesting Line 3 First Ever To Be Cited under Obscure County Ordinance in Minnesota

Drilled Down: Indigenous Water Protectors, Allies Protesting Line 3 First Ever To Be Cited under Obscure County Ordinance in Minnesota

By Karen Savage Opponents to Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline expansion project in Minnesota have filed a lawsuit against Hubbard
5 min read
Apr
21
Drilled Down: Computer-Aided Destruction

Drilled Down: Computer-Aided Destruction

Autodesk “makes software for people who make things,” including fossil fuel companies, although it's marketed itself as a highly sustainable company for years. As climate accountability expands to include the tech sector, big new questions are emerging.
12 min read
Apr
16
Drilled Down: The Chemical Weapon Next Door

Drilled Down: The Chemical Weapon Next Door

By Lucy Sherriff The morning of Wednesday, February 18, 2015, had started just like any other day for Summer Spencer.
9 min read
Mar
20
Drilled Down: Another Line 3 Battleground—Free Speech

Drilled Down: Another Line 3 Battleground—Free Speech

We’ve covered the ongoing, fossil fuel-backed push to criminalize protest before. In 2017, Oklahoma passed the first of these
21 min read
Oct
10
Drilled Down: “Like a War on the Environment” —Texaco’s 30 Years in Ecuador

Drilled Down: “Like a War on the Environment” —Texaco’s 30 Years in Ecuador

By Karen Savage There is one core allegation at the center of the decades-long court fight by Indigenous Ecuadorians for
9 min read
Oct
02
Drilled Down: Blood of the Devil

Drilled Down: Blood of the Devil

By Karen Savage Tens of thousands of Ecuadorians have been locked in legal battle with the oil major Chevron for
10 min read