Fossil Fuel Fraud

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jul 16, 2015 Oil, gas and coal companies have damaged our planet by lying to the public about climate change, even though they have known for decades that it is real and man-made. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Is Venezuela Trying to Annex Two-Thirds of Neighboring Guyana?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 After the discovery of a potentially rich oil deposit in the contentious Essequibo region in Guyana, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro appears intent on exploiting his neighbor’s land. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Boycott, Divest and Sanction Corporations That Feed on Prisons

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 6, 2015 The companies that cruelly exploit prisoners will get the message only if it is delivered in the form of a sustained, nationwide economic action. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Why Did Christie Settle With Exxon?

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 14, 2015 Last week, Republican Gov. Chris Christie's administration settled New Jersey's long-standing environmental lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp. for pennies on the dollar. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sacrificing the Vulnerable, From Gaza to America

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 15, 2014 The abandonment of Gazans, some of the planet's most powerless people, illustrates how all who are vulnerable are now routinely sacrificed by our political elites . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

For Exxon Mobil CEO, Fracking’s Fine, Just Not In His Backyard

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 The contentious practice of hydraulic fracturing -- commonly referred to as "fracking," thus offering opponents a handy resemblance to a popular expletive -- isn't something Exxon Mobil's head honcho, Rex Tillerson, has opposed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bubble May Burst for Fossil Fuel Giants

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 7, 2013 Petroleum corporations are warned they may face a damaging backlash if they try to resist mounting pressure and high profile campaigning for climate change legislation. 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 )

Terracide and the Terrarists: Destroying the Planet for Record Profits

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch May 23, 2013 We have a word for the conscious slaughter of a racial or ethnic group, and one for the conscious destruction of aspects of the environment. But we don’t have one for the conscious act of destroying the planet we live on. “Terracide,” from the Latin word for earth, has the right ring, given its similarity to the commonplace danger word of our era: terrorist. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Exxon Threatens to Arrest Reporters for Entering Arkansas Oil Spill Site

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 7, 2013 The oil giant is sure doing its best to prevent journalists from covering the recent oil spill from its Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower, Ark., reporters say. And unfortunately for them, a pliant county sheriff's office has shown it's all too willing to help Exxon Mobil out. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Big Corporations Put Up Seed Funding for GOP Dark Money Group

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Feb 17, 2013 Like the nonprofit groups that poured money into last year’s elections, the decade-old State Government Leadership Foundation has been able to keep the identities of its funders secret. Until now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )