Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit
Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials.
Environment
They Promised “Advanced Recycling” for Plastics and Delivered Toxic Waste
A North Carolina facility’s record of violations undercuts the dream of plastics recycling.
Louisiana Rushes Buildout of Carbon Pipelines, Adding to Dangers Plaguing Cancer Alley
As the Biden administration funds carbon sequestration projects, residents worry about ruptured pipelines and mass asphyxiation from leaks.
Voices
A Brief History of China’s Global Warming Hoax, From 1863 to Right Now
It all began when Irish physicist John Tyndall proposed in a “false flag” operation that variations in atmospheric composition could cause changes in the climate.
Secretive Federal Agency’s Days of Killing Pets With Poison Bombs May Finally Be Ending
Banning the cyanide bombs — planted throughout the American West in service of the livestock industry — has been the Mansfield family’s mission.
Energy Company Plotted Gas Plant in Small Pennsylvania Town — But No One Told Residents
Lawmakers helped with a plan to put the natural gas export facility in already polluted Chester, Pennsylvania.
The Right’s Desperate Push to Tank ESG and Avoid Disclosing Climate Risks
Pro-business politicians embraced the idea of so-called green investing — until the SEC suggested companies should report their full emissions.
Biden Fast-Tracked a Green Energy Mine in One of Earth’s Rarest Ecosystems. Arizona Locals Took It to Court.
Joe Biden approved the mine to extract minerals for green energy, but locals say it will threaten the biodiversity of the Patagonia Mountains.
Samuel Alito’s Wife Leased Land to an Oil and Gas Firm While the Justice Fought the EPA
A deal made by Alito’s wife with an energy company paints recent Supreme Court decisions on the environment in a damning light.
How Exxon Captured a Country Without Firing a Shot
Guyana is poised to become Exxon’s top global oil producer. Where the company ends and the government begins is increasingly unclear.