Last week, The New York Times ran a story on the GOP's favorite new climate narrative: If you think quarantine is bad, just wait til the Dems impose climate action on you. In this special ep from Hot Take, with Mary Annaise Heglar and Amy Westervelt, we look at how that narrative came about, why it's striking a nerve, and how to wrestle the climate story back.Subscribe to Hot Take: https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribeListen to Hot Take: https://podlink.to/realhottake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In April 2020, Fred Singer, longtime king of the climate deniers, died at the age of 95. In this episode, investigative reporter Dan Zegart, author of the book Civil Warriors, about the 1990s tobacco litigation, joins to talk about Singer's place in the history of science denial. Connor Gibson, an investigator with Greenpeace also joins to talk about the climate denial machine Singer built, the legacy he leaves behind, and whether the COVID-19 pandemic may topple science denial and fake free marketeering forever.Singer obituary: https://www.drillednews.com/post/fred-singer-obituary-climate-denierSupport our work: https://www.drillednews.com/support-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lawsuit filed against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) over a small project in Massachusetts could have big implications. It aims to force FERC to comply with an order the courts gave it back in 2017, and that it's been ignoring ever since: to evaluate the overall emissions and climate change impact of any new energy project. The case has particular relevance right now as FERC has been rapidly approving every project that crosses its desk. Adam Carlesco, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, joins to walk us through the case.Support our work: https://www.drillednews.com/support-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political scientist and environmental policy expert Leah Stokes joins us to discuss the many things the new film Planet of the Humans gets wrong about renewable energy, environmentalists and the fight for climate action.Related stories:https://www.vox.com/2020/4/28/21238597/michael-moore-planet-of-the-humans-climate-changehttps://www.drillednews.com/post/planet-of-the-ecofascistshttps://www.drillednews.com/post/is-your-power-company-a-climate-denierSupport our work: https://www.drillednews.com/support-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the week of the 10-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater oil spill, we head to Louisiana to talk petrochemicals, petroleum, plastic, fossil fueled philanthropy, and how the pandemic is affecting it all.Fossil-Free Fest: https://www.fossilfreefest.org/fff2020/Bucket Brigade: https://labucketbrigade.org/Healthy Gulf: https://www.healthygulf.org/Support us: https://www.drillednews.com/support-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

French artist Joanie Lemercier has been a thorn in Autodesk's side for more than a year now, since he first pointed out that the California software company's computer-aided drafting (CAD) software keeps Europe's largest coal mine operating. Tech reporter Maddie Stone started looking into it, and found that Autodesk software is used by not only coal mines but also to design oil and gas pipelines, and for all sorts of other extractive purposes. It's a window into a broader discussion around climate accountability and tech these days that asks the question: how do we hold tech companies responsible for the damage their products might do?Read the feature here: https://www.drillednews.com/post/computer-aided-destructionSupport our work: https://www.drillednews.com/support-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a new report, the Center for International Environmental Law looks at the way oil, gas and petrochemical companies are leveraging the pandemic to push policy and increase profits, and whether these efforts will ultimately be successful. Carroll Muffet, one of our S3 experts, joins to walk us through some of the key points of the report, including how the industry is using the pandemic to push more single-use plastics.Read the report: Pandemic Crisis, Systemic Decline: Why Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis Will Not Save the Oil, Gas, and Plastics Industries Support our work: https://www.drillednews.com/support-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Because of their proximity to oil and gas operations, residents of Broomfield, Colorado were at risk of exposure to flowback-driven air pollution during shelter-in-place orders, so the city issued an emergency decree for local operations to cease fracking flowback during the pandemic. Extraction Oil filed for a temporary restraining order to block the city's decree. It's the first test of Colorado's 2019 law prioritizing public health and safety over oil and gas production, which allows local governments to set safeguards that are more stringent than state regulations.Climate-COVID-19 policy tracker: https://www.drillednews.com/post/the-climate-covid-19-policy-trackerSupport our work: https://www.drillednews.com/support-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Julia Steinberger, a professor in social ecology and ecological economics, discusses her research debunking fossil fuel industry narratives. She reveals how fossil fuel growth does not affect life expectancy, highlighting the benefits for few individuals. The podcast explores energy inequality, climate change effects, and the need to shift to renewable energy sources.

Field investigator Sharon Wilson has spotted a troubling increase in methane emissions from refineries in the Permian Basin, in Texas. Things went from bad to worse in January 2020, and really blew up in early March ... almost as though they knew regulators wouldn't be watching.Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/DrilledMore reporting: https://www.drillednews.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices