Obama Clears Shell to Drill in Arctic — With One Restriction

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 23, 2015 President Obama has removed one of the last obstacles to oil drilling in the Arctic and granted Shell permission to develop new exploratory wells that could bring the company enormous profits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Despite Pledge, ExxonMobil Paid Millions Toward Climate Change Denial

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 The oil giant gave over $2.3 million to members of Congress and a corporate lobbying group to support climate change denial, even though it pledged to cease such funding in 2007. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The New Battle of Seattle

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 18, 2015 When the pope and paddlers unite, change cannot be far off. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Saving the Planet, One Meal at a Time

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 10, 2014 The animal agriculture industry is the primary cause of the destruction of the ecosystem. Becoming vegan is the most important step we can take to save the planet. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Here Are Some Tangible Effects of Climate Change in the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2014 Despite what the Koch brothers may or may not want Americans to believe about climate change, the White House has gone ahead and released a report describing the real, tangible impact of morphing climate conditions in the U.S. in recent decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Environmentalists Walk Out of U.N. Climate Talks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 22, 2013 In a repeat of a scene played out at climate negotiations in years past, numerous organizations and hundreds of environmental activists walked out of the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday over the lack of progress toward a binding agreement to avert catastrophic climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greenpeace and Russia

Tom Janssen, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands Oct 24, 2013 Dig deeper

Tar Sands Catastrophe: Months-Long Leak Still Bubbling Away

BLANK Sep 27, 2013 Four months after a leak was first noticed in a northern Alberta, Canada, tar sands field, operators still don't know what caused it or how to stop it. Now a lake will be drained to try to find the source -- a catastrophe that points up the industry's failure to understand its own processes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate-Change Protests Heat Up

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 26, 2013 Last week, far out in the Arctic Ocean, the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise approached a Russian oil-drilling platform and launched a nonviolent protest, with several protesters scaling the side of the platform. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Exxon Lied About Oil Pipeline Rupture, Documents Show

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 3, 2013 According to newly released documents, Exxon Mobil--the world's most profitable corporation--knew that contamination from a tar sands crude oil spill in Arkansas this year was dangerous and yet, the company downplayed it anyway. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Inside the Liberal Conspiracy to Save the Republic

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 10, 2013 Mother Jones profiles a growing coalition of environmental, labor and civil rights groups, including Greenpeace and the NAACP, that began meeting off the record in December to try to figure out "what to do to beat back the deep-pocketed conservative movement." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trailer: ‘Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 10, 2012 "Cape Spin!" tells the story of how unlikely alliances (“Kennedys, Kochs and everyday folks”) teamed up to do battle over a proposed waterborne wind farm and what would be the largest clean energy project in America in one of the 1 percent's most treasured playgrounds: the sea surrounding Cape Cod. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )