How a Century of Petroleum Propaganda Tied the American Dream to Fossil Fuels
What does going on a first date have to do with fossil fuels? Everything, according to the petroleum industry. An advertisement from the major pipeline company Energy Transfer follows two…
How a Century of PR and Propaganda Tied the American Dream to Fossil Fuels
What does going on a first date have to do with the global fossil fuel industry? Absolutely everything, according to a prominent commercial produced by the pipeline company Energy Transfer.…
The Great Coal Paradox: Why a Short-Term Fossil Fuel Surge Hides a Long-Term Clean Energy Future
Just last year, the global trajectory for coal appeared to be heading firmly toward a definitive end. According to forecasts issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global demand for…
A Beautiful River in the Middle of a Hellscape: The Growing Clash Between Water, Wildlife, and Fossil Fuels in New Mexico’s Permian Basin
It is an early May afternoon in southern New Mexico, just a mile from where the Black River empties into the Pecos River. Charlie Barrett has parked his pickup truck…