At an old gunpowder factory in Delaware — now a museum and archive — Benjamin Franta found a transcript of a petroleum conference from 1959 that included a speech by Edward Teller.
COP26: What Big Oil Knew About Climate Change, Starting in 1959
Category: Climate Change
COP26: US Brings Sorry Climate Record to Glasgow
President Joe Biden wants to lecture other countries to make huge commitments to combat climate change while he brings a poor U.S. record to the Glasgow conference, writes Joe Lauria.
Biden in No Position to Lecture World on Global Warming
Tackling the global climate emergency requires a fundamental redistribution of financial resources, writes Aaron White. The U.S. president shows no sign of leading the way.
Gaslighting 1.1 Billion Africans
It is generally easier for countries that offer development finance for energy projects to make low-carbon rules for others, not for themselves, write Benjamin Attia and Morgan Bazilian.
Native American Protesters Hit by Sonic Weapons in DC
The first U.S. president to officially commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day is facing backlash for supporting the Line 3 tar sands pipeline and other fossil-fuel expansion projects.
Six-Month Sentence for Lawyer Who Took on Chevron Provokes Anger
Conviction of Steven Donziger, said one critic, “perfectly encapsulates how corporate power has twisted the U.S. justice system to protect corporate interests and punish their enemies.”
Resisting Evictions Amid a Pandemic
Poverty and homelessness are not eternal, writes Liz Theoharis. Life truly does not have to be this way.
UN Food Summit Taken Over by Corporations & Gates
Nils McCune and Camila Escalante say the meeting represents a hostile takeover of world governance by corporate forces and the billionaire elite.
Biden at the UN Forgets What War Is
Contrary to the evidence, the president said the U.S. was not at war, writes Joe Lauria.
Climate Change Is the Symptom
Understanding climate change, writes Samantha Fox, means moving beyond the source of greenhouse gases and looking into the power relations that drive capitalist growth.