The Koch Brothers Are Even Worse Than You Think

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Sep 12, 2019 Reporter Christopher Leonard details the harrowing scope of Koch Industries’ power, and the challenges in trying to circumvent it. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Oregon Republicans End 9-Day Walkout as Climate Bill Fails

ANDREW SELSKY and SARAH ZIMMERMAN / The Associated Press Jun 29, 2019 Democrats deny GOP lawmakers' claim that their action killed the landmark carbon-emissions legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oregon Tackles Climate Change With Cap-and-Trade Proposal

SARAH ZIMMERMAN / The Associated Press Jun 17, 2019 There is fractured support for the policy among environmental groups. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Jerry Brown Going to Russia to Talk Climate Change

Emily Wells / Truthdig Sep 1, 2017 The California governor's visit comes as the U.S. orders the Russian consulate in San Francisco closed; Putin pens article on economic conference in China. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hey Millennials, Here’s What Gary Johnson Believes (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 23, 2016 For starters, the Libertarian Party presidential candidate supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership, fracking and "massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and social welfare programs of all kinds," writes Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Romney Acknowledges Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2011 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney held his stance on climate change Friday, recognizing that humans have contributed to global warming even though GOP leaders have typically disputed this scientifically supported concept. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BP and Other Polluters Pay for Senate Campaigns

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 The Guardian is reporting that some of Europe's biggest polluters, including everyone's favorite oil company, have given $240,200 in campaign donations to U.S. senators who, coincidentally, helped defeat climate change legislation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Carbon Racket

Reese Erlich / Truthdig Sep 14, 2010 Proponents say cap and trade will save the world, but an innovative green project in Nepal exposes the carbon market's flaws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Capsize and Trade

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2010 Cap and trade was all the rage back in 2009, with the market-driven system of curbing emissions seen as a dominant force in addressing global warming problems. Now the concept has seemingly fallen out of favor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Copenhagen Conundrum

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 1, 2009 Climate-change skeptics are barking up the wrong smokestack. The shell game being played isn't with the science, it's with the solutions.The shell game being played with climate change isn't with the science, it's with the solutions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kucinich Says Climate Bill Might Make Things Worse

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2009 Rep. Dennis Kucinich explains why he voted against the climate bill that narrowly passed the House Friday: "It sets targets that are too weak, especially in the short term, and sets about meeting those targets through Enron-style accounting methods. It gives new life to one of the primary sources of the problem that should be on its way out -- coal -- by giving it record subsidies." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Bill Maher Is Hoping for a Little More Audacity

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2009 The "Real Time" host has some harsh words for the president, who, he says, is caving to insurance companies, banks and polluters: "This is not getting the job done. And this is not what I voted for." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )