"Drill Here, Drill Now" Hits the Jackpot!

onSep 25, 2008 @ 14:21 PDT

Las Vegas casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson upped his ante in former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s unregulated issues-advocacy group in August, with a $750,000 donation that helped propel the organization to the No. 2 fundraising spot among so-called 527 political groups this election season.

Amid new signs that its signature “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” campaign was reaping success on Capitol Hill, American Solutions for Winning the Future reported a total of $1.9 million in contributions for August, its second-best fundraising month.

(Its best was a $2.1 million showing in June, when the group rolled out its campaign to end the 27-year-old U.S. moratorium on offshore drilling, and Republican presidential candidate John McCain took up the cause.)

By Ross Gelbspan

Climate Litigation Is Increasing as Government Action Falters

ByDana Drugmand

onSep 28, 2023 @ 21:05 PDT

Activists hope that more and bigger court wins will break the "grinding gridlock" on policies to end use of fossil fuels.

Series: Tracking the Lawsuits Fighting for Climate Accountability

Series: Climate Change Lawsuits

uk/“Embarrassingly Wrong” Tufton Street Net Zero Report Gets Widespread Coverage

BySam Bright

onSep 28, 2023 @ 10:56 PDT

Several major newspapers have amplified a new report on the cost of net zero that contains significant inaccuracies.

A System of Secret Arbitration Tribunals Is Undercutting Climate Action Worldwide

ByIsabella Kaminski

onSep 27, 2023 @ 13:48 PDT

A UN expert calls for ending confidential arbitration agreements in development and trade treaties, which are forcing nations to roll back climate, enviro, human rights protections while owing fossil fuel companies billions in damages.