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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

The American Petroleum Institute, ExxonMobil and Chevron have been amongst the biggest opponents to bailouts for shale gas companies as part of the coronavirus relief package. DeSmog's Justin Mikulka joins us to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The oil and gas industry was headed for broke long before COVID-19. Now the Trump administration wants to use the pandemic to put it on life support, while the American Petroleum Institute uses it to get the industry's deregulation wishlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author David Wallace-Wells discusses the intersection of climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, emphasizing the power of storytelling in conveying the urgency of the climate crisis. They explore parallels between climate action and pandemic responses, addressing personal anxieties, societal implications, and the interconnectedness of human activities with the natural world. The conversation underscores the critical need for global proactive measures to address disease outbreaks and climate change.