First #COP30 report. About the U.S., Australia, Norway and Canada and their oil and gas interests for @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/COP30-OCI

People might also be interested in this excellent FREE resource, a collective effort by >100 social scientists, 'Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment' and the accompanying @drilledmedia.bsky.social podcast series interviewing authors about each chapter (deets, links in post below)

Absolutely loved the "Carbon Bros" podcast from @amywestervelt.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social. Learned so much about the overlap between toxic masculinity and climate denial, especially as it’s playing out in podcasting world. Solutions too! drilled.media/investigatio...

Monash University says it will allow it's controversial partnership agreement with Woodisde Energy to lapse, but discussions about further collaboration remain ongoing. New from me in @australia.theguardian.com.

As #COP30 gets underway in Belem, a new report shows that four countries—Australia, Canada, Norway and the U.S.—have collectively *increased* oil and gas production 40% since the Paris Agreement was signed 10 years ago @rishpardikar.bsky.social writes: drilled.media/news/COP30-OCI

The federal government only wanted to help South Australia with the algal bloom if it did not require new funding despite being briefed that an estimated 250k marine animals had been killed, new documents obtained through FOI reveal. New from me in @thepointau.bsky.social.

These discussions were taking place as I was researching this feature for @drilledmedia.bsky.social about the unfolding horror story of a major ecological disaster driven by climate change.

The last episode of @dickon.bsky.social's podcast about Norway's relationship with oil, The Black Thread, is out now :) Hosted at @amywestervelt.bsky.social's @drilledmedia.bsky.social - here's a KetanClip 🍾 pocketcasts.com/podcast/dril... communicatingclimatechange.com/the-black-th...

"How are so many people not seeing the role Big Tech has played in bringing the media in particular, and in a lot of ways the U.S. as a whole, to this moment in time?" drilled.ghost.io/make-media-b... Make Media Brave Again by Amy Westervelt @drilledmedia.bsky.social

THIS👇 friends (please read ALL of it), is why I'm a Muckraker-level patreon supporter of @amywestervelt.bsky.social & the Drilled Media @drilledmedia.bsky.social team www.patreon.com/Drilled

this @katelynburns.com piece about the death of lia smith deserves your full attention www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...

As #COP30 officially starts today, a look at how various actors try to obstruct UN climate processes, with @cssn.org's Kari de Pryck and Eduardo Viola drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

I know I've said this before, but from advertorials to false equivalence the media really needs to own up to its role in warping the climate issue. www.thenation.com/article/envi...

The media has been one of the channels through which climate disinformation has flowed as part of coordinated and well-funded campaigns from the fossil-fuel industry, writes @amywestervelt.bsky.social.

🔎 Australia's climate denial groups attempted to block a Senate inquiry into misinformation, but instead revealed exactly why an investigation was needed. Learn more via @drilledmedia.bsky.social buff.ly/FF57VB6

Wind power is the best

The Animal Ag industry has worked hard to ensure that its climate impacts fly under the radar This @drilledmedia.bsky.social episode tackles the sacred cow of agricultural exceptionalism & I bet it really gets up the nose of the powerful animal ag industry - give it a listen❗ 👀 also @cssn.org📗👇

Brilliant expose of 'petrolganda' in Norway by @dickon.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social Shining a bright light into dark corners open.spotify.com/episode/2FzD...

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Excellent discussion of the animal ag industry and how it obstructs climate policy with @amywestervelt.bsky.social @profsecchi.bsky.social and Kathrin Lauber @drilledmedia.bsky.social podcastaddict.com/drilled/epis...

The blame needs to go beyond the people who vote for captured govts This remarkable resource & the @drilledmedia.bsky.social podcast series on World of Obstruction that unpacks each chapter of Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment will help you apportion blame

Episode three of @dickon.bsky.social's amazing podcast hosted at @amywestervelt.bsky.social's @drilledmedia.bsky.social is out now! Here are some clips in a thread - but GO SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN AND SUPPORT DRILLED + KLIMAKULTUR #1: THE HEADAPACE OF THE PETROSTATE pca.st/episode/6551...

One of the many things @ninalakhani.bsky.social does so well is show the very real, very now cost of climate change at the most human level. This story is devastatingly good: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

love the brave souls who pontificate and lock their replies 🤣 For the record: no one thinks it's simple; the idea we should all be beholden to fossil fuels because the Industrial Revolution happened is nonsense; if we're to transition--which *is* complicated & expensive--who should pay...citizens?

Victims of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines have filed the first-ever civil case to directly link oil and gas-fueled climate change to deaths and personal injuries in the Global South. drilled.media/news/odette-...

Today I learned that animal agriculture mouthpieces who aim to delay climate action fear calls to individual action. Why? While individual action to burn less fossil fuel is fairly constrained by infrastructure - e.g. car-dependent cities - choosing to eat less meat and dairy is much more effective.

The U.S. isn't the only place where a right-wing government is trying desperately to turn back the clock on multiple things, including coal. Shanti Mathias on what that looks like in New Zealand, for @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/nz-coal

There's increasing awareness of the role the animal ag industry plays in climate obstruction, but this new book brings all the peer-reviewed research on the subject together in one place and it's 🤯. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

In today's episode we look at the role the coal, transportation (rail & automotive), and utilities industries play in climate obstruction. drilled.media/podcasts/dri... Reminder that you can now download the book this season is based on FOR FREE! cssn.org/wp-content/u...

CLIMATE OBSTRUCTION: A GLOBAL ASSESSMENT is OUT! I've downloaded my copy👇 (you can also order a physical book) Look forward to reading this as I listen to @amywestervelt.bsky.social's @drilledmedia.bsky.social podcast series on World of Obstruction

We love a story about bad oil execs more than most, but we love fact-checking even more. Brazilian model-turned-nuclear influencer Isabelle Boemeke is pushing some long-debunked conspiracy theories in her new book, which undermines her argument.By @roycerk2.bsky.social drilled.media/news/rad-fut...

Drilled was asked to promote a new pro-nuclear book. When we found it contained a conspiracy alleging the oil industry funded environmental groups to kill the nuclear industry -- and that it didn't stack up -- it turned into an investigation. New from me in @drilledmedia.bsky.social:

"People may be using artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean it’s useful" @eryk.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social is really great: www.techpolicy.press/generative-a...

It's rare that an interviewer connects with one's work the way Adam Lowenstein does here with my new book. Huge thanks to Adam and to @amywestervelt.bsky.social Yes, we talk about despair. That's where it starts, but not where it ends. @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/wen-QA

An important conversation. Thanks @drilledmedia.bsky.social and @aronczyk.bsky.social larger book project led by @timmonsroberts.bsky.social (Brown University), Jennifer Jacquet (University of Miami), Carlos Milani (Rio de Janeiro State University) & Christian Downie (Australian National University)

If you don't yet, do follow @amywestervelt.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social @maxboykoff.bsky.social @drkatemarvel.bsky.social on why people seem so deaf to our climate predicaments. Spoiler: they don't get told how the solutions would benefit them while delay costs them and benefits the few.

In the @drilledmedia.bsky.social episode on 'The Media As a Tool of Climate Obstruction', Melissa Aronczyk also introduces the Greenwashing Assessment Framework—a "clear and coherent framework to identify greenwashing & to lay out a set of criteria that anyone can use" 👀🧵 by lead author 👇

Great to see/hear Melissa on @drilledmedia.bsky.social talking about the role of PR and discussing the greenwashing assessment framework!

🚨 New episode from @drilledmedia.bsky.social: The Media As a Tool of Climate Obstruction. @aronczyk.bsky.social and @maxboykoff.bsky.social join @amywestervelt.bsky.social to discuss why understanding the media’s role in blocking climate action is crucial to solving the crisis. buff.ly/PnGw6Jb

🎙🎧"We have a lot of evidence now about the role of coal companies, utilities, car manufacturers, meat & dairy producers that have joined in efforts to delay and slow down climate policies" #CarCulture #Vegan #GreenEnergy 🚫🚗🚫🐄

The sheer amount of content coming out of @drilledmedia.bsky.social is incredible. A whole bunch of great interviews partic on climate obstruction and tactics. Haven't even finished the great 'carbon bros' series yet, too much good stuff damn it pca.st/podcast/35c7...

This story from @rishpardikar.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social on how Modi's oil & coal cronies are pulling all the strings in India is *wild* not least for the story of the oil baron's son who is going around the world poaching endangered species 🤯 drilled.media/news/modi-ad...

Today, a look at the role the media has played in climate obstruction, with @maxboykoff.bsky.social and Melissa Aronczyk: drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

In this week's episode, we dig into the psychology of mis/disinformation and why it works so well. We thought we knew a lot about disinformation, and then we talked to these experts! drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

🧠 The Psychology of Misinformation: Why Does It Work So Well? The latest episode from @drilledmedia.bsky.social explores how misinformation spreads, why our brains fall for repeated falsehoods, and what makes people so vulnerable to manipulation online. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

In which Jesse Bryant explains the connection between accelerationism and climate politics, and why tf Joe Rogan is always talkin about the Kali Yuga www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh9b...

Today on the podcast, @amywestervelt.bsky.social digs into another chapter of the great @cssn.org book on global climate obstruction, focused on the role rightwing populism plays in climate obstruction. Welcome to the Rapture, people! drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

If you're a @drilledmedia.bsky.social listener you know I think social scientists are key sources if we want to understand why governments haven't acted on climate. So imagine my nerd delight to get my hands on an incredible new batch of research on climate obstruction. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

Check out the Carbon Bros season of the Drilled podcast! (@drilledmedia.bsky.social) Carbon Bros explores the intersection between the climate crisis and the crisis of masculinity. Great interviews and insights.

People have been warning for years that the secretive Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system is a looming obstacle for climate action. A new round of claims filed by Exxon and Shell shows why (from @rishpardikar.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/groningen)