America’s War on America

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 2, 2017 That sound of doomsday you hear in the distance is not "ka-boom." It's "ka-ching." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Ignoring the Climate Crisis

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Sep 29, 2016 Eminent U.S. environmentalist Bill McKibben warns that fossil fuel use is destroying the planet, and calls for curbs on the political power of the oil industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

ExxonMobil — More Than 50 Proud Years of Melting Glaciers

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Feb 20, 2016 Back in 1962, the fossil fuels giant was bragging about its ability to heat up the Arctic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Porter Ranch Gas Leak: Blame Gov. Jerry Brown

By Joshua Frank / CounterPunch Jan 23, 2016 If you think Donald Trump is a national disgrace, you haven’t been paying much attention to what’s been happening in California. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

COP21: What It Does — and Doesn’t — Accomplish

By John Atcheson / Common Dreams Dec 13, 2015 In terms of avoiding catastrophic climate change, there’s an enormous -- and disastrous -- gap between what was agreed to at the Paris summit and what was needed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What the Red Cup Controversy Really Says About Christmas in America

By John Kiriakou / OtherWords Dec 9, 2015 With so much confusion and tradition not based on fact, can we lighten up on Starbucks? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Beijing Issues Its First Red Alert Over Smog as the City Goes Into Shutdown

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2015 The ruling will impose tougher restrictions on industry and business in an attempt to curb the Chinese capital's pollution, which Greenpeace has called an “airpocalypse.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Big Fat Radioactive Lie

By Emily Schwartz Greco / OtherWords Dec 6, 2015 Billionaires are hyping nuclear power as a magic cure for climate change. But there are many reasons why governments should resist their call to pump more tax dollars into nuclear energy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Who Is Buying Islamic State’s Oil?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2015 Oil is Islamic State's lifeline -- a business that provides the terrorist group with more revenue than any other source, helping to fund its war in Syria and Iraq, as well as providing electricity to the 10 million people living under the group's control. So who are the individuals and groups involved in refining and selling this oil? And where does it end up? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Rejects Keystone XL: This Is Big … and Just the Beginning

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2015 Just a few years ago, insiders and experts wrote us off and assured the world Keystone XL would be built by the end of 2011. Together, ranchers, tribal nations and everyday people beat this project back, reminding the world that Big Oil isn’t invincible -- and that organized people can win over organized money. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Are the Fracking Vampires Going Bust?

By Joshua Frank / CounterPunch Oct 29, 2015 Oil is crashing, and gas prices at the pump keep sliding lower and lower. As of October, a barrel of Brent crude (the global standard) is selling for less than $50—nearly half of what a barrel cost last year at this time. What does all of this mean? You wouldn’t think that a significant drop in oil prices could actually be a good thing for the environment and a bad thing for Big Oil and dirty frackers, yet it may well be. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Large U.S. Firms Hold $2.1 Trillion Overseas to Dodge Taxes

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2015 The 500 largest US companies would owe an estimated $620 billion in U taxes were it not for the more than $21 trillion in offshore cash that most of the firms hold in foreign tax havens, according to a study released this week . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )