The Biden Administration's Build Back Better plan includes progressive wish list items, but the left is pushing for more. The THRIVE Act, reintroduced by Senator Markey and Representative Dingell is what they're pushing towards and Peoples Action Climate Justice director Kaniela Ing joins to walk us through the asks, and what he's hearing from folks on the ground. Additional Resources: THRIVE Agenda Senator Markey, Rep. Dingell Reintroduce THRIVE Resolution to Build Back Economy Following Corona...
Mar 31, 2021•28 min
For years, local activists and legislators have been fighting the Enrbidge natural gas compressor in Weymouth, Massachusetts, arguing it poses serious health risks to a community already overburdened by pollution. The project was approved by FERC in 2019, built and became operational in 2020. Then it had an emergency shutdown. And another. Now FERC is considering the unprecedented move of re-thinking its permit, a decision that could have broad ramifications. Additional resources: Why A Federal ...
Mar 27, 2021•22 min
Across the United States, fossil fuel-backed anti-protest laws are reshaping the rights to protest and to free speech. 14 states have based new laws, and are passing through statehouses in several more states, including six different bills in Minnesota, the only state with a big pipeline fight this year: Line 3. Researcher Connor Gibson joins to talk us through how this all started and where it's at. Additional resources: States Quietly Pass Laws Criminalizing Fossil Fuel Protests Amid Coronavir...
Mar 20, 2021•35 min
When a report makes oil and gas companies—and the politicians they help elect—this mad, you know the author is on to something. Researcher Sean O'Leary , with the Ohio River Valley Institute, talks about his new report, which found that the local economic benefit of fracking to communities in the Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia gas corridor was slim to none. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 12, 2021•37 min
Stanford researcher Ben Franta joins to talk about a bombshell new discovery: the American Petroleum Institute not only knew about climate change back in the 70s, it started pushing climate denial as early as 1980. Read Ben's article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09644016.2020.1863703 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 05, 2021•23 min
Steven Donziger remains under house arrest and collecting the Ecuadorian settlement seems impossible, so what happens next? We explore what this case says about accountability, the power of oil companies, and the options that remain for Ecuadorians seeking justice. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 19, 2020•27 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Chevron pushes its fight against the Ecuadorian judgement, while Steven Donziger loses his RICO appeal and faces disbarment and contempt charges. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 11, 2020•20 min•Season 5Ep. 10
As the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) case gets underway, corruption charges against the United States and Ecuadorian judges surface. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 04, 2020•38 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Chevron's legal team shocks the Ecuadorian plantiffs with a massive racketeering claim in the United States, alleging fraud, witness tampering, and bribery. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 20, 2020•27 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Chevron's attorneys go after Joe Berlinger, the filmmaker behind Crude, the documentary about the Lago Agrio case. They subpoena his outtakes, kicking off a years-long First Amendment battle. Support us on Patreon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 13, 2020•40 min•Season 5Ep. 7
A new Carbon Tracker report finds that the fossil fuel industry is pinning its hopes on a plastic boom. Try as it might, demand isn't materializing. The report's author, Kingsmill Bond, joins us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 06, 2020•19 min
New York District Court Judge Loretta Preska has denied repeated requests to delay Steven Donziger's criminal contempt trial, leaving him without legal representation. He'll stand trial Monday November 9, after which he could face six months of jail time. Reporter Karen Savage updates on the latest and we hear from attorneys Lauren Regan and Ronald Kuby about the precedent this ruiling sets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 06, 2020•25 min
The Lago Agrio case takes a bizarre turn with a sting operation, United States subpoenas, and accusations of frad and bribery before a verdict is finally reached. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 30, 2020•23 min•Season 5Ep. 6
As Ecuadorian plaintiffs gain press, public support, and an endorsement from the country's president, Chevron kicks things up a notch, bringing in new lawyers and a PR firm to rewrite the story. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 23, 2020•32 min•Season 5Ep. 5
In September 2009, Chevron filed an international arbitration claim against the Ecuadorian government over the Lago Agrio case. In the years since, Chevron has pointed to the decisions of the arbitral panel as akin to court decisions, but they're not one in the same—arbitral tribunals exist to help companies protect their profits and are largely conducted in secret. Marcos Orellana explains how this shadowy system impacts global climate action. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listener ...
Oct 16, 2020•45 min•Season 5Ep. 4
The fight for justice in Ecuador's Amazon moves to the courtroom, while an election changes the political landscape and a global PR war kicks into high gear. Support us on Patreon . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 09, 2020•23 min•Season 5Ep. 3
How did the Amazon's oil conflict come about in the first place? We go back to the 1960s, the early days of oil colonialism in Ecuador, when the partnerships between oil men and missionaries began and disrupted Indigenous communities. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 02, 2020•29 min•Season 5Ep. 2
In August 2019, an American lawyer was placed under house arrest while awaiting trial for criminal contempt, stemming from a decades-long case that began with polution in the Amazon. The cas has since spanned continents and courtrooms while the victims—indigenous tribes in the Ecuadorian Amazon—continue to seek justice. This is season 5: La Lucha En La Jungla. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 25, 2020•26 min•Season 5Ep. 1
TheTrump administration proposed a rule that would make it harder for financial managers to investment retirement funds in environmentally or socially responsible ways. The fossil fuel industry praised the rule, noting that the divestment movement has become a serious problem and reduced its access to capital. Journalist David Sirota broke that story and joins us to explain. PLUS: a sneak peek of season 5 of Drilled. Check out David's newsletter. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/listene...
Aug 22, 2020•13 min
The FBI arrested Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder for racketeering or, as the state attorney general put it, "bribery, that's what it was." Private utility FirstEnergy paid politicians, including Householder, to pass a corporate bailout to keep coal and nuclear plants open while blocking renewables. Leah Stokes , University of California Santa Barbara political science professor and author of Short Circuiting Policy , explains how it all went down. See omnystudio.com/liste...
Aug 01, 2020•21 min•Season 4Ep. 13
An advocacy group in the Netherlands is calling for a ban on fossil fuel ads. Campaigner Femke Sleegers joins us to explain the roots of the campaign, its goal, and the initial response to it. Additional resources: Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising; a Dutch Citizens’ Initiative See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 14, 2020•20 min
Despite tax breaks, royalty cuts, and other COVID-19 incentives, Chesapeake Energy, a pioneer in the American fracking industry, has declared bankruptcy. We explore why the pandemic isn't to blame and what the says about government bailouts for struggling fossil fuel companies. Support us on Patreon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 30, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Two new lawsuits, in Minnesota and D.C., were filed within 24 hours of each other and allege the same thing: that fossil fuel companies misled consumers about climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2020•12 min
A new Carbon Tracker report finds that oil and gas companies have been grossly underestimating the cost for plugging and abandoning wells, particularly for fracking wells. The report co-authors Rob Schuwerk and Greg Rogers break down the scale of the problem, the cost, and who will ultimately foot the bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 18, 2020•24 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, some climate activists have been saying "now's not the time to talk about climate." On Hot Take, Mary Annaise Hegler and Amy Westervelt discuss the idea that climate and racial justice are connected and influence one another. Find Hot Take here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 14, 2020•28 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Naomi Klein describes how "disaster capitalism," the corporate feeding frenzy that happens in the wake of major crisis, is playing out in America right now. On a research trip to post-Katrina New Orleans for her book The Shock Doctrine, she connected her work on human rights and labor to climate, and shares what needs to happen, including the Green New Deal, to spur a justice-focused transformation in the United States. You can find Naomi's works here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
Jun 07, 2020•35 min•Season 4Ep. 9
A major investigative report from the Netherlands has uncovered new evidence that Royal Dutch Shell directly funded climate science denial in the 1990s. Reporters Alexander Beunder and Jilles Mast have been combing through 150+ boxes of documents from the personal archive of Fritz Böttcherone, one of the Netherlands' top climate skeptics during the 1990s, and made a shocking discovery: throughout his career Böttcher received direct funding from Royal Dutch Shell. It's part of a large project cal...
May 29, 2020•23 min
The New York Times recenty ran a story on the GOP's new climate narrative: that the Dems imposing climate action will be worse than the pandemic quarantine. In this episode from Hot Take, Mary Annaise Heglar and Amy Westervelt look at how the narrative emerged, why it's striking a nerve, and how to wrestle the climate story back. Find Hot Take here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 22, 2020•10 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In April 2020, Fred Singer, longtime "king" of the climate deniers, died at the age of 95. Singer played a key role in shaping the history of science denial. Investigative reporter Dan Zegart, author of the book Civil Warriors, and Connor Gibson , an investigator with Greenpeace, discuss the climate denial machine Singer built, the legacy he leaves behind, and whether the COVID-19 pandemic may topple science denial and fake free marketeteering forever. Support us on Patreon. See omnystudio.com/l...
May 19, 2020•41 min
A lawsuit filed against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) over a small Massachusetts project could have nationwide implications. The lawsuit aims to force FERC to evaluate the overall emissions and climate change impact of any new energy project—something the courts ordered the agency to do yers ago and has particular relevance right now as FERC has been rapidly approving new energy infrastructure. Adam Carlesco, lead attorney for the plantiffs, walks us through the case. See omnys...
May 09, 2020•17 min•Season 4Ep. 8
