And you have to read the accompanying documents @rishpardikar.bsky.social got a hold of—hard to believe until you see them in plain ink. Great job on tracking these down! #FollowTheFumes @earthjournalism.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social

ICYMI last month we did a quick @drilledmedia.bsky.social 3-episode miniseries on 200-ish years of fossil fascism, starting with this episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0md3...

Policymakers cast doubt on peer-reviewed science and lean into misleading ideas around the adaptability of Indian people to dirty air as part of delaying stricter regulation on air pollution. Fascinating @rishpardikar.bsky.social @earthjournalism.bsky.social story drilled.media/news/air-pol...

EXCLUSIVE: Indian politicians have denied the severity of the air pollution crisis for decades. Internal documents reveal how this denial has shaped — and constrained — policymaking. Story of the long overdue update of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) drilled.media/news/air-pol...

My first for The Hechinger Report: In Texas, high schools bet on a bright future for oil and gas careers under Trump It was an absolute joy working with @carolinepreston.bsky.social, managing editor. Thank you so much @drilledmedia.bsky.social & @texaspublicradio.bsky.social for republishing.

The criminalization of activism is not always as simple as an arrest at a protest. I obtained video footage that shows what really happened when a cop accused Nick Tilsen of attempting to run him over. 1/ drilled.media/news/tilsen for @drilledmedia.bsky.social

Terrific new story from @alleenbrown.bsky.social about the trial of @ndncollective.bsky.social founder Nick Tilsen and the rules of "narrative warfare." Alleen also tracked down all the footage the courts tried to keep out of the public, and it's linked in the piece! drilled.media/news/tilsen

New Drilled season! I did sound design, production, and some of the music! My first experience working with a multilingual team - a collaboration with @intercept.com.br who will be releasing their own version of the season for all you Portuguesaphones

Story by @roycerk2.bsky.social at @drilledmedia.bsky.social Comments from @commsdeclare.bsky.social (disclaimer: I am a committee member!) drilled.media/news/santos-...

If you would like to know wtf the story is behind this Pork Pig lookin thing towering over a small farm town in Brazil, please tune into S15 of the @drilledmedia.bsky.social podcast drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

Fuck yeah thanks @amywestervelt.bsky.social & @drilledmedia.bsky.social. Arrived just in time for my afternoon coffee break.

Applicants to a $500,000 program offered by Australian petroleum producer Santos to support flood-affected communities across the outback in mid-2025 were told they would only be given financial help if they said good things about the company in the media. New from me in @drilledmedia.bsky.social

New season out now! On the ethanol kingpin of Iowa who became the sultan of SAF in Brasil and what it tells us about the limits of markets and tech to solve the climate crisis. drilled.media/podcasts/dri... #climate #agriculture #colonialism #capitalism

The first ever international conference focused on transitioning off of fossil fuels...was a historic step, but also revealed just how difficult it will be to change entrenched systems. Read the analysis from @ninalakhani.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/santa-m...

Everything you need to know about the #santamarta climate conference, what worked, what didn't, why the process needs to be radically different from other international climate dialogues, and how a human rights frame might get it there. From @ninalakhani.bsky.social drilled.media/news/santa-m...

There has been a determined and organised campaign to imprison climate activists, defund and sue climate organisations, promote climate deniers, sack climate scientists, fund climate denying media and back in the opponent of any political leader who makes it too much a priority.

There's been a lot of breathless cheerleading of the Santa Marta conference. It was indeed a historic moment. But @ninalakhani.bsky.social told me about the potential for replicating colonial, extractive patterns too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcZA... (please enjoy derpy face plus hilarious caption)

Big meat and dairy are borrowing Big Oil’s playbook, using greenwashing to defend their social licence and stall climate action. A new analysis from @cssn.org of 1,233 statements from 33 major firms finds 98% can be characterised as greenwashing. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

So uhhhh Reuters quietly shitcanned its climate team right around the same time WaPo did. Except maybe even more cowardly because they kept it under wraps. Not a great look given the abundance of oil money they take in between sponsored content and events. drilled.media/news/drilled...

From the backlash to Standing Rock to today’s campus crackdowns, the latest episode of @drilledmedia.bsky.social traces how fossil‑fuel interests, petromasculinity and the criminalisation of protest have been knitted together.

We're tracing U.S. fossil fascism in a quick 3-part @drilledmedia.bsky.social miniseries (ep 2 drops tomorrow), from WWI to the Red Line Agreement to now. Important context for the current moment! drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

Repression has increased, but activists aren't giving up. @ninalakhani.bsky.social speaks with @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social to bring us this inspiring love letter to human rights defenders as she wraps up her time as UN special rapporteur drilled.media/news/marylaw...

By me: what to expect at the first coference on the transition away from fossil fuels in Santa Marta @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/santa-m...

I am so, so grateful to be nominated for an @inn.org Award for a second time. Thank you to @mitsciwrite.bsky.social @ijnr.bsky.social @uprootproject.bsky.social and our co-publishing partners @drilledmedia.bsky.social @floodlightnews.org @deceleration.news! If you haven't, check out the series:

Thanks to @roycerk2.bsky.social for this 👌 investigation at @drilledmedia.bsky.social Japanese influence operations through two strategic 🇦🇺 think tanks (ASPI & USAsia) promoting fossil fuel. Japan manhandles our gov to keep winning massive profits on our gas. #Auspol drilled.media/news/japan-t...

Thrilled to see this investigation out in @theguardian.com today (follow-on piece from @drilledmedia.bsky.social mañana) on the shocking news that voluntary certifications built on self-reported data are probs not going to meaningfully reduce methane emissions 🙃 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

More on the trouble with voluntary emissions-reduction schemes with @nickcunningham.bsky.social and @rossimarcello.bsky.social in @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/gas-cer...

New reporting from @roycerk2.bsky.social shows US- and Japan-funded think tanks pushing for Australia to keep growing its gas industry. drilled.media/news/japan-t...

Excellent Drilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social interview with 'Empire of AI' author Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social – Especially insightful for Ireland, where abject political & media capitulation to misleading big tech & AI promises continues to be the norm. drilled.media/news/drillin...

The IEA’s “Sheltering from Oil Shocks” pamphlet reads like a Degrowth manual

In this week's newsletter, @amywestervelt.bsky.social on how petromasculinity is taking itself out and unfortunately destroying everything else in its path drilled.ghost.io/petromasculi...

International law is being tested in dozens of ways at the moment. @isabellakaminski.bsky.social shines a light on one: whether the UN will adopt a resolution welcoming the ICJ advisory opinion on climate or break under pressure from polluting countries drilled.media/news/un-icj

ICYMI oil and gas companies in Australia used this very odd ruling in a greenwashing case to push for stripping all climate orgs of the right to sue 🤯 @roycerk2.bsky.social reports drilled.media/news/santos-...

Deeply interconnected issues Don't miss @coveringclimatenow.org panel w ✳️ Rawan Damen @rdamen.bsky.social, Dir General of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism ✳️ Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social, Global Climate Justice, @drilledmedia.bsky.social ✳️ Giles Trendle, former MD @aljazeera.com

🎧️ Listen to the latest @drilledmedia.bsky.social investigation, ‘SLAPP’d,’ for more on the lawsuit:

Since everyone's discussing oil prices tonight, did you know half of US crude oil exports pass through a single town of 614 people in South Texas? I spent three years documenting the tragedy of Ingleside on the Bay for @thexylom.com @floodlightnews.org @drilledmedia.bsky.social @deceleration.news:

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). us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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...

“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

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

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

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.

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-...

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...

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. /1

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:

“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.

Now available for pre-order!!! bookshop.org/p/books/brou...