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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
Student Protests Have Always Terrified Powerful Interests
In August 1971, tobacco lobbyist Lewis Powell was chatting with his friend Gene Sydnor, education chair for the U.S.
Climate Litigation Update: From Hawaii to Switzerland
In the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, both climate litigation and climate activism were listed,
On Lobbyists, Civility, and the State of Climate Journalism
The timing of this newsletter is weird because last week I attended the Society of Environmental Journalists conference, where Drilled