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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Iran War and the Climate Emergency. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. War makes climate change worse in many ways, and vice versa. The US-Israel attacks on Iran that began over the weekend have killed hundreds of civilians and sent oil prices soaring, but this war also ...

Happening in 30 minutes! Should be a very interesting conversation, esp with @ninalakhani.bsky.social there. (and no, no one is saying that emissions are more important than lives, that's a false dichotomy).

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If you're looking around for a model of courage against repression, may I recommend the latest @drilledmedia.bsky.social podcast episode with @ninalakhani.bsky.social on the late great Berta Cáceres? drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

Trump has launched an unprecedented assault on the environment. Where’s the pushback? Climate deniers expected more resistance to the fossil fuel blitz. But Democrats, billionaires and activists have gone silent

“Nothing happened. There wasn’t even a whimper.
The Trump administration just marched in and destroyed the crown jewel of climate science in the United States”
- Robert Brulle
fyi @marchudson.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social @grassrootbeer.bsky.social

10 Years After Berta Cáceres’ Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmental Activists? Despite some prosecutions, the criminal masterminds behind the Indigenous leader's murder remain at large, while illegal land grabs, international finance and attacks against defenders continues with…

A decade after celebrated environmental justice advocate Berta Cáceres’ murder, Honduras remains one of the deadliest places on earth for land & environmental defenders, as land grabs and attacks continue with impunity.

via @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social

10 Years After Berta Cáceres’ Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmental Activists? Despite some prosecutions, the criminal masterminds behind the Indigenous leader's murder remain at large, while illegal land grabs, international finance and attacks against defenders continues with ...

Ten years on from the assassination of Berta Cáceres, Honduras remains as dangerous as ever for environment and land defenders. @ninalakhani.bsky.social brings us this excellent deep dive drilled.media/news/berta

10 Years After Berta Cáceres’ Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmental Activists? Despite some prosecutions, the criminal masterminds behind the Indigenous leader's murder remain at large, while illegal land grabs, international finance and attacks against defenders continues with ...

A tremendous piece from the great @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social today, marking the 10-year anniversary of the assassination of Berta Cáceres: drilled.media/news/berta. (U.S. folks: huge, huge parallels to what's happening in the states now as well)

"Ultimately, if polluting companies don't cover local and state governments' costs for adapting to the climate crisis and dealing with extreme weather events, then citizens will foot the bill."

Big Oil. Leonard Leo. The Supreme Court. And proposals to shield the fossil fuel industry for knowingly deceiving people about climate change since the 1970s.

The Supreme Court Will Weigh in On Big Oil’s Favorite Defense Against Climate Liability Lawsuits The Supreme Court will hear a Colorado climate case next term. Its ruling could impact dozens of other climate liability lawsuits.

After denying petitions for years, the Supreme Court announced today that it will pick up its first climate liability case. @amywestervelt.bsky.social places the case in the broader context of the fossil fuel industry's current campaign for legal immunity. drilled.media/news/scotus-...

Drilled Podcast Joins Pushkin Industries Network Pushkin Industries today announced that it will begin distributing Drilled, a non-fiction podcast series centered on climate change accountability. The show joins Pushkin’s thriving independent podcas...

Big news for the Drilled podcast today! Joining Pushkin means a much larger audience and some much-needed promotional support. www.pushkin.fm/news/amy-wes...

“Simply Cannot Be Ignored”: How Australia’s fossil fuel industry shaped the climate future by capturing economic models Heatwaves and bushfires burned across southern Australia this January thanks in part to climate change. An Australian government agency once insisted it might not happen.

In 1988 an innocuous Australian government agency was tasked with gathering statistics for industry. Its work made it a flashpoint for critics who charged that it helped rationalise climate denial.

With ABARE's internal records now open access, I took or look for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.

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“Simply Cannot Be Ignored”: How Australia’s fossil fuel industry shaped the climate future by capturing economic models Heatwaves and bushfires burned across southern Australia this January thanks in part to climate change. An Australian government agency once insisted it might not happen.

This is just a short summary of the many materials reviewed by @drilledmedia.bsky.social which offer a case study for how industry can launder their preferred outcomes into policy—and how the ramifications can last for decades.

There's lots more, but for that you will need to read the full story:

How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back “Who the fuck are these men?”

“Who the fuck are these men?”

A decade after Trump took over the GOP, the Coeur d’Alene region of Idaho finds itself beset by a vexing mix of far-right activists and white nationalists who are trying to drive moderate voices out of political life.

Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

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RIP Hot Take

As Europe Leaves Controversial Treaty, the Secretariat Courts Resource-Rich African Countries European countries are leaving the Energy Charter Treaty amid concerns that it blocks national climate action. Internal documents reveal that the Secretariat of the investor-friendly mechanism is now ...

🚨 Secretariat of Energy Charter Treaty is courting countries like Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya & Senegal to join the fray while Europe withdraws. It is widely recognised that the treaty blocks climate action and undermines democratic governance. For @drilledmedia.bsky.social
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Russell Vought raided USAID budgets he helped gut to pay for his own security The Project 2025 guy reportedly set aside $15 million of remaining funds to protect Vought through 2026, according to Reuters.

Russell Vought raided USAID budgets he helped gut to pay for his own security

As Europe Leaves Controversial Treaty, the Secretariat Courts Resource-Rich African Countries European countries are leaving the Energy Charter Treaty amid concerns that it blocks national climate action. Internal documents reveal that the Secretariat of the investor-friendly mechanism is now ...

The EU and several of its member states have figured out that the Energy Charter Treaty is just a way for fossil fuel companies to block climate action. Now the ECT is trying to woo resource-rich African countries to join @rishpardikar.bsky.social reports drilled.media/news/ect-afr...

New Documents Reveal Japan LNG Industry’s Influence on Australian Politics A new report from Influence Map shows employees from Japanese companies involved in major Australian gas projects have been regularly meeting with Australian ministers, directly shaping policy.

Japanese companies have been lobbying to lock in fossil gas production and its enabling infrastructure, even as they resell Australian cargos while they're still on the water for geopolitical advantage.

I pulled the camera back to look at how they've done it for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.

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For a limited time, my iconic t-shirt (yes, I'm joking) is now available as part of various @drilledmedia.bsky.social Patreon memberships. Support great climate reporting and tell Schmelon to kick rocks at the same time? Win-win www.patreon.com/cw/Drilled

New Documents Reveal Japan LNG Industry’s Influence on Australian Politics A new report from Influence Map shows employees from Japanese companies involved in major Australian gas projects have been regularly meeting with Australian ministers, directly shaping policy.

Japan has quietly become a major source of climate obstruction over the past decade. Here @roycerk2.bsky.social looks at a new @influencemap.bsky.social report that shows how effective Japanese LNG execs lobbying of Australian politicians has been drilled.media/news/japan-a...

UN Expert Says Companies Dealing in Illegally Seized Venezuelan Oil Face Legal Risk Despite U.S. claims of legal impunity, companies engaging in the refining, shipping and sale of illegally seized oil—particularly those headquartered in the EU—might face judicial hurdles.

The Trump administration can claim Venezuelan oil is up for grabs all they want; companies that opt to trade in illegally seized or produced oil can still be held accountable in a court of law, a UN expert tells @ninalakhani.bsky.social drilled.media/news/hopenhaym #Venezuela #climate

A Green ‘Transition’? If Only It Were That Simple In ‘More and More and More,’ Jean-Baptiste Fressoz shows that the human history of energy is one of accumulation, not substitution.

Great @drilledmedia.bsky.social episode with historian Fressoz drilling into the energy transition narrative. He also talks about the IPCC and CCS used by actors as the US government to protect a growth agenda and fossil companies profits. Check it out!

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How the Backlash to Climate Protest Laid the Groundwork for What's Happening in U.S. Cities Today YouTube video by Drilled

It's hard to feel like anything but punching Nazis matters right now, so we @drilledmedia.bsky.social have been busy connecting the dots between climate and everything we're seeing around the world. Today: repression of protest w/ @berglundoscar.bsky.social

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Screen grab of podcast icon Lawless Planet audible original. A semicircle on yellow background appears to be Planet earth but dollar bills instead of continents. Oil dripping from the horizontal centerline of the circle.

I just found this podcast "Lawless Planet" thanks to @drilledmedia.bsky.social for the recommendation!

Check out episode "Surveillance and Sabotage on the Dakota Access Pipeline"

"Post 9-11 tactics used on American activists all spurred by a private security firm deputized by a fossil fuel co."

Debt and import dependency in Japan’s fossil financing for Bangladesh With promises of Singapore- and Shanghai-style ports and businesses, Japan’s development agencies are pushing fossil fuel projects in Bangladesh

Mega infrastructure projects that include high-capacity gas and coal plants and entail large land acquisitions, all financed via foreign loans. A ground report from Bangladesh about the various perils. For @drilledmedia.bsky.social

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Debt and import dependency in Japan’s fossil financing for Bangladesh With promises of Singapore- and Shanghai-style ports and businesses, Japan’s development agencies are pushing fossil fuel projects in Bangladesh

Japan is not getting nearly enough attention in the global media for locking in fossil fuels in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Here, @rishpardikar.bsky.social looks at the latest megaproject Japanese development agencies are pushing in Bangladesh drilled.media/news/japan-b...

U.S. Invasion of Venezuela Violates International Climate Law Too The Trump administration’s oil grab and plans to expand Venezuelan production flouts last year’s landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice.

The US plan to seize Venezuelan oil violates a landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice. Last year, the court determined that all countries must prevent or remedy harm to the climate. By @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social

Showing Our Work: The Real U.S. Oil Payoff in Venezuela, a Timeline The U.S. invasion of Venezuela was at least partly driven by oil, but not in the ways most people are talking about.

For those (like me) trying to rapidly catch up on 150 years of imperialist plunder and petro-corruption in Venezuela, you could do a lot worse than this good run down from @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/venezue...