Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Interview with Richard Heinberg, author of Snake Oil: How Fracking’s Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future, with Mainstreet Moms – Kris Brown, Kathy Calloway, and Mary Morgan who are taking on fracking from where they are in California.
The claim is ubiquitous: if we’re to meet our climate goals, we need a mass buildout of renewable energy production. But this claim is false, and worse yet, attempting it will accelerate climate collapse.
February 12, 2026
This week’s Frankly is another edition of Nate’s Wide Boundary News series, where he invites listeners to view the constant churn of headlines through a wider-boundary lens. Today’s edition features reflections on a new peak in crude oil production, the growth of non-dispatchable electricity, and a report recently released by the World Economic Forum assessing global risks.
February 10, 2026
Transmission lines are not benign structures. They have their own environmental impacts, both on-site and off, that are not trivial.
February 9, 2026
