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Dec
15
Highlights from the House Oversight Committee's Climate Disinformation Documents

Highlights from the House Oversight Committee's Climate Disinformation Documents

This fall the House Oversight Committee held its third hearing on climate disinformation. You can read more about the hearing
12 min read
Dec
02
Climate Must-Reads: First Climate RICO, Hansen Sues EPA, Rail Strike + Shell Greenwashing

Climate Must-Reads: First Climate RICO, Hansen Sues EPA, Rail Strike + Shell Greenwashing

Lots going on in the climate litigation space lately! The Supreme Court is still mulling a jurisdictional argument in the
4 min read
Nov
23
Podcast: Loss and Damage, Minus the Fossil Fuels As Development Myth

Podcast: Loss and Damage, Minus the Fossil Fuels As Development Myth

Hello! Due to the holiday this week, I'm putting out the newsletter midweek instead of on Friday. On
16 min read
Nov
18
Climate Must-Reads: Climate Twitter, COP27 Carries On, & More

Climate Must-Reads: Climate Twitter, COP27 Carries On, & More

Weekly roundup of climate coverage: Climate twitter, COP27, Effective Altruism, EPA Methane Rule and more
6 min read
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
9 min read
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.
16 min read
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
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
277 min read
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
9 min read