U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether climate suits can go forward
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a lawsuit seeking damages for climate-change-related harm to Boulder County can proceed.
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Trump is fighting migrants while fueling the crises that force people to flee
Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the rest of that grim clan have launched their own invasion — of planet Earth itself. They have indeed landed on the beaches of our world, armed to the teeth, and intent on turning this planet into a heat zone.
What change of power in Colombia could mean for world’s fossil-fuel transition
Under Gustavo Petro, Colombia became a leading voice for phasing out fossil fuels. Now, his ally has lost to hard-right Trump favourite Abelardo de la Espriella, who backs more oil and “fracking to the max”. What could the shift mean for Colombia’s climate leadership?
To protect its drinking water, this city has to appeal to the oil regulators that put it at risk
Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells to protect against pollution. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. Officials are taking on the oil industry by calling for additional protections against oil field wastewater injection.
‘Catabolic Capitalism’: How capitalism profits from collapse
From climate disasters to housing shortages, the system finds new ways to extract value from crisis. In this essay, author Craig Collins argues that modern capitalism is no longer built to expand prosperity, but to monetize collapse.
UN Climate Change Conference 2026: Latest global climate talks end with little progress amid deep political tensions
Two weeks of tense UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, have produced few tangible outcomes as diplomats faced “gridlock”.
AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China
The “data-centre boom” is driving a surge in gas investment in the US, pushing its fossil-power spending ahead of China, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
What Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations can teach us about today’s failed energy transitions
Despite three decades of COP climate talks and a boom in renewables, global emissions continue to rise, rooted in capitalism’s relentless drive to expand energy use. Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations helps explain why renewable energy has grown without pushing fossil fuels out.
The emerging coalition challenging fossil fuel politics outside COP
Nearly 60 countries launch coalition to accelerate the energy transition against the backdrop of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Inside the plot to cover Europe with gas-powered AI data centres
Gas turbine manufacturers are confident they will win the battle over whether Europe’s AI boom will be powered by fossil fuels.
Wide boundary news: Sacrificing wilderness, oil data propaganda, and feeding the superorganism’s brain
Nate invites listeners to view the constant churn of headlines through a wider-boundary lens. He begins with the misleading framing of recent oil production statistics by the United States, which blurs distinctions between crude oil and broader petroleum products.
Q&A: Why does gas set the price of electricity – and is there an alternative?
Electricity prices could be decoupled from gas prices by changing how the market works, but ideas for doing so either have not been tested or have problems of their own. In an age of cheap renewables, cutting fossil fuel use, not scrapping market rules, is key to breaking the link.
