Europe will regulate your stove, your car, your thermostat, and your plastic straw. But private jets are green you clueless poors.

The chart is part of this great dataviz by PP and @drilledmedia.bsky.social projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...

Finally—we've been needing this investigation for a long time, and who better to do it than @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social? What happens if we stop baking carbon capture into our emissions reduction models and climate projections? Taking fossil fuel phaseout more seriously, I hope.

This @propublica.org @drilledmedia.bsky.social investigation is astounding: Perhaps the most popular climate planning paper ever - Pacala and Socolow's "Stabilization Wedges," which framed fossil fuels as climate solutions - was deeply shaped by BP through Princeton's Carbon Mitigation Initiative.

Incredible chart from @propublica.org. If you don’t follow enviro stuff closely, your instinct might be that the hold-your-nose solution (carbon capture from fossil fuels) would be the “pragmatic” one versus covering Earth in solar panels, which seems utopian. In fact it’s the opposite

As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. But while this concept may sound practical, there is no conceivable way it can work. Here's why 👇 w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social

Insane investigation by @propublica.org & @drilledmedia.bsky.social: One of the most influential climate studies ever — it was cited in "An Inconvenient Truth"! — was extensively shaped by BP, which wanted to build support for continued fossil fuel reliance. www.propublica.org/article/wedg...

"For a generation, people learning how to address global warming were taught the ideas in the “Wedges” paper. What they didn’t learn was this: “Wedges” was significantly shaped by the British oil giant BP — one of the single global entities most responsible for causing climate change."

"Socolow, in an interview, agreed that BP’s funding was likely conditioned on his support for maintaining fossil fuels. 'There was a synergy,' he told @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social in January." Wow, amazing work, @themadstone.bsky.social, @amywestervelt.bsky.social & katieworth.com

“Chaps, I have had a go at rewriting the paper.” -Chris Mottershead, BP climate adviser Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study @themadstone.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social @katieworth.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social @propublica.org

I’ve spent more than a year reporting on how the fossil fuel industry has infiltrated academia over the last 30 years, shaping fundamental paradigms on how to address climate change. My first story in the new @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social series, “Carbon Captured”, is out today.

BP didn’t just fund climate research at Princeton, it helped shape it. BP helped pick key scientists, got to review drafts of the landmark “wedges” paper, and saw carbon capture touted as a proven, scalable fix. Learn more via @drilledmedia.bsky.social and @propublica.org

How one of the most influential climate papers in history exists thanks to one of the companies most responsible for causing the climate crisis — and one with a financial stake in how the tech would play out. @propublica.org @drilledmedia.bsky.social . projects.propublica.org/carbon-captu...

NEW: This is the story of how one of the most influential climate papers in history came to exist thanks to one of the companies most responsible for causing the climate crisis — and one with a financial stake in the technologies described in the paper. w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social

Spoiler alert: CCS will never work at the scale necessary (and assumed in many models!) to blunt the climate crisis. The great @katieworth.bsky.social has well and truly put this myth to rest (with an assist from me and @themadstone.bsky.social at @drilledmedia.bsky.social)

NEW: For decades, oil companies have funded universities’ research into climate change “solutions” that would not require the public to stop using oil and gas. Carbon capture is one of their favored ideas. One snag: It won’t fix the climate crisis. w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social

A long time ago, I asked the SA Environment Protection Authority for documents relating to the algal bloom under FOI. They charged me $1508.80. The SA Ombudsman just reduced that to $131.20. To celebrate my late-Friday refund, here's how I won this particular fight. /n

Drilled is hiring an experienced print story editor for a 6-month contract. We're a small but mighty team comitted to climate justice. Job is remote, Spanish proficiency and climate beat experience a plus @drilledmedia.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Sorry not sorry for the next several months of relentless book promotion, I didn't create this system! But for real, though, if you've ever thought anything I do is any good at all, I hope you'll read this book I poured everything into: geni.us/broughttoyouby

Very excited for folks to listen to this new podcast from @rebeccanagle.bsky.social (produced by us at Critical Frequency!) on the hidden Indigenous history of the U.S. and how our current political moment was 250 years in the making. Ep 1 is out now!! www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/fir....

Seeing another round of hope vs. despair discourse play out in climate circles, so allow me to once again put a plug in for rage.

Indian air is being poisoned by coal, traffic, construction & burning waste, but the biggest barrier to fixing it is deep, long‑running political denial. @drilledmedia.bsky.social explores how denial has weakened India’s air quality standards and left millions breathing toxic air.

From my Iowa vantage point, this season of @drilledmedia.bsky.social on Carbon Cowboys hits like the local news we need and deserve. Extractive agriculture, farming the government, carbon pipelines, dirty deals, telecoupling w/ Brazil, the role of land grant universities... Glocalized corruption.

@drilledmedia.bsky.social and Intercept Brasil partner on “Carbon Cowboys,” a new podcast that investigates the business dealings of American Midwest corn ethanol magnate Bruce Rastetter and Brazilian government ministers hoping to make their country “the Saudi Arabia of sustainable aviation fuels.”

If you missed it, read my investigation into Sea Forest's operations for @drilledmedia.bsky.social after I learned it had imported significant quantities of pure chemical bromoform at a time when it was advertising its products as being produced wholly from ocean-grown seaweed.

So true! (Disclaimer: @thexylom.com, which I founded, and @drilledmedia.bsky.social, which Amy founded, are member newsrooms of the Climate News Task Force, a coalition trying to address the systemic funding issues mentioned in this piece)

"As much as inaction on climate gets framed as lack of science or perhaps the wrong messaging framework, it's important to remember that we're here because of acts of sabotage." Now enjoying last fall's podcast series by @amywestervelt.bsky.social about the @cssn.org book on climate obstruction.

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...