The South China Sea’s Resource Wars
By Joshua Frank / TomDispatch It’s an ocean of conflict and ecological decline. Despite its vast size — 1.3 million square miles — the South China Sea has become a…
Report: US, Israel to Conduct Joint Drills Simulating Attacks on Iran
The US and Israel held their largest-ever joint exercise earlier this year
‘Historic and Wonderful’: Ecuadorians Reject Oil Drilling in Precious Amazon Region
"A remarkable example for other countries in democratizing climate politics."
US Pressures Saudi Arabia to Sell Oil in Dollars, Not Chinese Yuan, Amid Israel Negotiations
As part of negotiations for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, the United States is demanding that Riyadh keep pricing its oil in dollars, not China’s renminbi or other currencies.
Green Groups Slam Biden Admin for Awarding $1 Billion to ‘Unproven’ Carbon Capture Projects
"Fossil fuel interests see a clear benefit in promoting direct air capture as a means to preserve the dominance of dirty fossil fuels," said one advocate.
Oil and Gas Lobbying Threatens California’s Game-Changing Climate Bills
Legislation aims to shine a light on corporate climate pollution and carbon offsets.
US Corporations Cash In on Ukraine’s Oil and Gas
As Ukraine sells off public assets in a privatization spree, US fossil fuel corporations like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Halliburton are in talks to run its oil and gas industry, and…
Extinction Rebellion’s Roger Hallam: It’s not the climate, it’s the system | The Chris Hedges Report
By Chris Hedges / Real News Network Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of UN scientists, delivered a “final warning” to drastically cut…
Saudis Aren’t Afraid of US Anymore
The surprise OPEC+ reduction consolidates the Saudi-Russian energy alliance, by aligning their production levels and placing them on equal footing. It is a slap in the face for the US.
Patrick Lawrence: China’s Great Leap in the Middle East
What Beijing just sponsored and got done, putting two millennia of diplomatic craft to work, is an exquisite example of what can be accomplished once this imperative is fully realized.
Big Oil’s Trade Group Allies Outspent Clean Energy Groups by a Whopping 27x, With Billions in Ads and Lobbying To Keep Fossil Fuels Flowing
By Christian Downie, Australian National University and Robert Brulle, Brown University / The Conversation You’ve probably seen ads promoting gas and oil companies as the solutions to climate change. They’re…
Wow, It’s Actually Happening
Lee Camp breaks down Patrick Lawrence's latest ScheerPost article, "Non-West Coalesces Against U.S. Empire."
Patrick Lawrence: The Non-West Coalesces
Nations representing more than 80 percent of the global population and a like percentage of global gross domestic product are perfectly capable of seeing the Biden administration’s pointed provocations and…
How the West’s Sanctions on Russia Boomeranged
If the damage inflicted by sanctions on the regime in Moscow is less than expected, the self-harm to the rest of Europe and to a lesser degree the US, has…
Fossil Fuels Subsidized at Rate of $11 Million per Minute
A study by none other than the IMF found that the planet collectively spends $11 million per minute on subsidies for fossil fuels, all while the world barrels towards an…