Koch Industries, one of the nation’s largest carbon emitters, plans solar developments and joins a solar industry lobbying group, but it funds groups that continue their fight against residential and commercial solar.
Environment
“Dark Money ATM” Pumped Over $137 Million into Right-Wing Groups in 2020
Spurred by $158 million from one secret donor, DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund pumped a record amount of money into right-wing campaigns to remake the Supreme Court, spread election and climate disinformation, and support extremists last year.
Dispatches from the COP26 Climate Talks in Glasgow
Alex Carlin reports about his observations at the United Nations climate conference.
Misconceptions Shouldn’t Hold Up Key Climate Solution
Ocean Pasture Restoration offers a nature-based strategy to avoid climate ruin.
ALEC’s Annual Meeting Queues Up Fights Over Federal Powers, Fossil Fuels, Big Tech, Labor Rights, and the GOP’s Culture Wars
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its first post-Trump in-person meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah at the five-star Grand America Hotel.
Joe Manchin May Block Federal Budget That Would Cost Him Coal Profits
The West Virginia senator owns up to $5 million in coal stock and is opposing climate change measures in his party’s budget package.
Journalism Should Reflect What the Science Says: The Climate Emergency Is Here
It’s time for journalism to recognize that the climate emergency is here.
Oil and Gas Companies Get Enormous Welfare, Still Lay Off Workers and Enrich Executives
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) denounced fossil fuel companies for exploiting taxpayers and refusing to testify before her congressional subcommittee.
New Report: The Big Oil and ALEC Ploy for Getting Unions to Help Chill Climate Protests
The Center for Media and Democracy released a new report today, “Using Unions to Carry Big Oil’s Water,” detailing how the fossil fuel industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council cynically use unions to win Democratic support for legislation that criminalizes and chills environmental protests under the guise of “worker safety.”
Leaking Oil and Gas Wells: A Ticking Time Bomb
Wells left unplugged by oil and gas companies can emit methane, cause explosions, and leak chemicals that find their way into drinking water.