Carbon Capture Pipelines Are a Bad Deal So why aren’t elected officials helping to stop them? Follow the money. By Ben Jealous June 15, 2024 In this story: pipelines, dirty fuels, money in politics
In Advance of COP28, Activists Want to “Make Big Oil Pay” London activists want oil and gas money out of politics By Joe Purtell November 1, 2023 In this story: climate change, international climate policy, money in politics, activism
Follow the Money Investors are rushing toward clean energy companies—and leaving the GOP in the dust By Jason Mark September 12, 2023 In this story: clean energy, money in politics, Fossil Free Finance
How Corporate and Political Influence Enabled Monsanto to Sell Roundup Despite the Risks Carey Gillam exposes a flawed regulatory regime in “The Monsanto Papers” By Jonathan Hahn March 12, 2021 In this story: books, toxics, money in politics
When Fossil Fuel Money Talks, the DNC Listens The DNC drew a bright line against oil money. Then Tom Perez smudged it out. By Jason Mark August 17, 2018 In this story: money in politics
Right to Vote? Wrong. 2016 is the first presidential election in 50 years during which citizens won't have the full protections of the Voting Rights Act By Ari Berman August 1, 2016 In this story: money in politics
In Arizona, dark money is eclipsing the rooftop solar industry Threatened by the rise of rooftop solar, Arizona utilities try to pack a state commission with their hand-picked candidates By Osha Gray Davidson August 1, 2016 In this story: money in politics, solar
The cleanup of our polluted political ecosystem will require the energy of citizens across the political spectrum How campaign finance corruption undermines policies to protect the environment By Lawrence Lessig August 1, 2016 In this story: money in politics, activism, federal climate policy, campaign finance
Rigging the system to keep us using dirty energy forever Big Coal may be dying, but it's still trying to strangle clean energy in the cradle By Dashka Slater July 29, 2016 In this story: coal, clean energy, money in politics