Phantom Threat: Plastics
As the urgency to transition to clean energy gains momentum, the fossil fuel industry is pinning its hopes for the future on a different product: plastic.
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Phantom Threat: Fracking
Methane can’t be seen with the naked eye, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t leaking from extraction sites across the country—posing health and climate risks.
Phantom Threat: Natural Gas
While people concerned about the climate are familiar with the harms of carbon-dioxide (CO2), many are still unaware that natural gas is actually methane—a serious concern among scientists and policymakers.
Without More News Coverage, Carbon Bombs Will Quietly Proceed
The Guardian’s investigative piece on carbon bombs is a hard story to process. But journalists need to start taking it seriously.
Part Two: Doubt | The Power of Big Oil
As scientific evidence for climate change grew stronger, the fossil fuel industry underwent efforts to stall climate policy.
Part One: Denial | The Power of Big Oil
The fossil fuel industry's early research on climate change led to their work sowing seeds of doubt about climate science.
How Big Oil Has Misled the Public on Climate Change
House oversight hearings on October 28, 2021 called upon six major fossil fuel companies to attest to their part in climate change.
Freedom to Breathe: Fossil Fuels and Your Health
In Karnes County, Texas, residents live in a big oil and gas county and find themselves choosing between their jobs and their health.