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Fossil fuel money is one of the most powerful forces in American politics. It is the biggest obstacle we face in preserving a livable climate for everyone on Earth.
Emily Atkin
Climate journalist; founded HEATED in 2019 after reporting on climate at The New Republic and ThinkProgress.
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Fossil fuel money is the biggest obstacle to preserving a livable climate.
Fossil fuel money is one of the most powerful forces in American politics. It is the biggest obstacle we face in preserving a livable climate for everyone on Earth.
heated.worldSaid 4 Nov 2026This on korrents
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The premise that climate change does not swing votes is questionable.
And I think there’s a good reason to question the whole premise that climate change doesn’t swing votes. Economist Matt Burgess studied the 2020 presidential election and estimated that if climate change hadn’t been an issue, Republicans might have gained a roughly three-point swing in the popular vote.
heated.worldSaid 29 Oct 2026This on korrents
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And I think there’s a good reason to question the whole premise that climate change doesn’t swing votes. Economist Matt Burgess studied the 2020 presidential election and estimated that if climate change hadn’t been an issue, Republicans might have gained a roughly three-point swing in the popular vote.
22 October
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It’s because we’ve all been subject to a decades-long industry influence campaign targeted at politicians and the public, designed to convince us that methane gas is “natural” fuel that’s good for our bodies and the environment.
14 October
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Exxon used advertising as a tool to mislead consumers about the risks of its business model.Their words
The reason this testimony is so important is that it shows how Exxon used advertising as a tool to mislead consumers about the risks of its business model.
8 October
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The extreme worst-case future becoming unlikely does not mean climate change is chill now.Their words
The extreme worst-case future becoming unlikely does not mean climate change is chill now.
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From one piece Why I turned down funding for my Miami story 2 beliefs · heated.world
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It means people still want confrontational, voicey climate reporting. They believe it should exist, and they’re willing to help make sure it does.
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I believe nonprofit funding models are integral to the future of journalism.
17 September
From one piece The open houses at the edge of disaster 2 beliefs · heated.world
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Sellers and real estate agents are financially incentivized to avoid learning about or disclosing climate riskTheir words
sellers and agents are incentivized not to know about climate risk or communicate it. Everyone involved only needs the property to look safe long enough to pass it along
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Surviving without damage so far is not evidence a property is prepared for future climate riskTheir words
Surviving up to now is not evidence that a property is prepared for what comes next, she said-especially when the conditions around it are changing.
9 September
From one piece We asked Big Tech about AI’s fossil fuel problem. The responses were atrocious. 3 beliefs · heated.world
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"Carbon intensity" is a greenwashing term: It measures pollution per barrel, allowing oil companies to claim climate progress even as rising production drives up total overall emissions.
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Cloud providers' AI tools are being used by oil companies to increase fossil fuel production.Their words
Amazon's technology explicitly helps oil companies increase production.
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data centers are nowhere near the biggest climate problem with artificial intelligence.
29 August
From one piece “What can I do?” The answer is still anything. 3 beliefs · heated.world
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Global warming is destabilizing mountain glaciers, making catastrophic glacial-lake outburst floods more frequent.Their words
As the planet warms, the entire region's frozen mountain slopes are becoming less stable, making glacier collapses-and the catastrophic floods they can unleash-far more likely.
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How much worse the climate crisis becomes depends on how many people publicly demand systemic change now.Their words
However worse the climate crisis gets now depends on how quickly society transforms. How quickly society transforms depends on how many people demand it.
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The idea that individual action cannot help stop climate change is a more damaging lie than climate denial itself.Their words
The most harmful lie being spread about climate change today is not that it is fake. It's that nothing you can do can help save the world.
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Fossil fuel money is the biggest obstacle to preserving a livable climate.
Fossil fuel money is one of the most powerful forces in American politics. It is the biggest obstacle we face in preserving a livable climate for everyone on Earth.
A very expensive night for Big Oil Said 4 Nov 2026
The premise that climate change does not swing votes is questionable.
And I think there’s a good reason to question the whole premise that climate change doesn’t swing votes. Economist Matt Burgess studied the 2020 presidential election and estimated that if climate change hadn’t been an issue, Republicans might have gained a roughly three-point swing in the popular vote.
Why aren’t Democrats talking about climate? Said 29 Oct 2026
The gas industry has conducted a decades-long influence campaign to convince the public that methane gas is a clean fuel.
It’s because we’ve all been subject to a decades-long industry influence campaign targeted at politicians and the public, designed to convince us that methane gas is “natural” fuel that’s good for our bodies and the environment.
Why smart people believe the myth that natural gas is clean Said 22 Oct 2026
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Exxon used advertising as a tool to mislead consumers about the risks of its business model.
The reason this testimony is so important is that it shows how Exxon used advertising as a tool to mislead consumers about the risks of its business model.
Exxon scientist says the company knew its algae biofuel ads were BS Said 14 Oct 2026
The extreme worst-case future becoming unlikely does not mean climate change is chill now.
The extreme worst-case future becoming unlikely does not mean climate change is chill now.
How good climate news became fossil fuel propaganda Said 8 Oct 2026
Nonprofit funding models are integral to the future of journalism.
I believe nonprofit funding models are integral to the future of journalism.
Why I turned down funding for my Miami story Said 21 Sept 2026
People still want confrontational, voicey climate reporting, believe it should exist, and are willing to help ensure it does.
It means people still want confrontational, voicey climate reporting. They believe it should exist, and they’re willing to help make sure it does.
Why I turned down funding for my Miami story Said 21 Sept 2026
Surviving without damage so far is not evidence a property is prepared for future climate risk
Surviving up to now is not evidence that a property is prepared for what comes next, she said-especially when the conditions around it are changing.
The open houses at the edge of disaster Said 17 Sept 2026
Sellers and real estate agents are financially incentivized to avoid learning about or disclosing climate risk
sellers and agents are incentivized not to know about climate risk or communicate it. Everyone involved only needs the property to look safe long enough to pass it along
The open houses at the edge of disaster Said 17 Sept 2026
Data centers are not AI's biggest climate problem; fossil fuel companies' use of AI tools to boost oil and gas production is.
data centers are nowhere near the biggest climate problem with artificial intelligence.
We asked Big Tech about AI’s fossil fuel problem. The responses were atrocious. Said 9 Sept 2026
Cloud providers' AI tools are being used by oil companies to increase fossil fuel production.
Amazon's technology explicitly helps oil companies increase production.
We asked Big Tech about AI’s fossil fuel problem. The responses were atrocious. Said 9 Sept 2026
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
"Carbon intensity" is a greenwashing term: It measures pollution per barrel, allowing oil companies to claim climate progress even as rising production drives up total overall emissions.
We asked Big Tech about AI’s fossil fuel problem. The responses were atrocious. Said 9 Sept 2026
The idea that individual action cannot help stop climate change is a more damaging lie than climate denial itself.
The most harmful lie being spread about climate change today is not that it is fake. It's that nothing you can do can help save the world.
“What can I do?” The answer is still anything. Said 29 Aug 2026
How much worse the climate crisis becomes depends on how many people publicly demand systemic change now.
However worse the climate crisis gets now depends on how quickly society transforms. How quickly society transforms depends on how many people demand it.
“What can I do?” The answer is still anything. Said 29 Aug 2026
Global warming is destabilizing mountain glaciers, making catastrophic glacial-lake outburst floods more frequent.
As the planet warms, the entire region's frozen mountain slopes are becoming less stable, making glacier collapses-and the catastrophic floods they can unleash-far more likely.
“What can I do?” The answer is still anything. Said 29 Aug 2026
Reducing emissions intensity per unit of production does not by itself lower total emissions if output volume rises.
AI may help an oil company emit less pollution per barrel of oil. But if the company is producing more barrels than it otherwise would have, total emissions can still rise.
We need to press Big Tech on their AI partnerships with Big Oil Said 19 Aug 2026
A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action.
But if Microsoft, Amazon and Google are truly the climate champions they claim to be, they shouldn't need to be forced.
We need to press Big Tech on their AI partnerships with Big Oil Said 19 Aug 2026
AI's use by the fossil fuel industry to boost oil and gas production creates several times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers does.
they found that Big Oil's use of AI to produce more oil and gas could create 3.3 to 13.3 times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers.
AI’s climate problem is worse than we thought Said 12 Aug 2026
AI's climate benefit from aiding renewable energy only cancels out its harm from aiding fossil fuel production if it boosts renewables several times more than it boosts fossil fuels.
AI had to help renewable energy four to five times more than fossil fuels just for emissions to break even.
AI’s climate problem is worse than we thought Said 12 Aug 2026
Public discourse shapes what form governance and regulatory accountability ultimately take.
Governance inherits the shape of the discourse that informs it,
AI’s climate problem is worse than we thought Said 12 Aug 2026
Fossil fuel money is a systemically corrupting force in American politics that limits which problems can be discussed and solved.
fossil fuel money is an immensely powerful, intensely corrupting force in American politics that limits not only what conversations we can have about massive problems, but what we can do to solve them
The fossil fuel money behind the GOP’s wildfire blame game Said 21 Jul 2026
The fossil fuel industry's main political victory is making climate truth unspeakable among politicians, not convincing people it's false.
The fossil fuel industry's great political achievement is not that it has persuaded every Republican that climate change is a hoax. It is that it has made the truth unspeakable among Republican politicians-even when their constituents are choking on it.
The fossil fuel money behind the GOP’s wildfire blame game Said 21 Jul 2026
Climate change is intensifying wildfires such as Canada's boreal fires.
It is uncontroversial in the scientific community to say that climate change is intensifying these explosive wildfires, particularly in the Canadian boreal forests.
The fossil fuel money behind the GOP’s wildfire blame game Said 21 Jul 2026
Fossil fuel polluters and their allies aim not to win the climate debate but to prolong it indefinitely, preventing public consensus for action.
Polluters and their cronies are not trying to win the climate argument, merely to prolong it in perpetuity so there's never enough public consensus for action.
Another stolen summer day Said 17 Jul 2026
Forest management alone cannot offset the hotter, drier conditions that climate change has brought to wildfires.
It is not enough to manage away the hotter, drier conditions that have turned fires into continent-spanning hellscape smoke events.
Another stolen summer day Said 17 Jul 2026
Climate coverage in the media is shrinking and increasingly paywalled.
climate coverage is rapidly shrinking-and what remains is increasingly paywalled
Churn is upon us! Said 15 Jul 2026
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Newsletter HEATED The newsletter she founded, on climate accountability. Has a feed; the card shows only the pieces bylined to her.
Reporting on who is slowing the climate response and why, published several times a week. HEATED now runs other reporters' bylines too, so the Recent list here is the subset she wrote.
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- A very expensive night for Big Oil 4 Nov 2026 From Congress to state regulators, voters rejected candidates and priorities backed by fossil fuel fortunes.
- Why aren’t Democrats talking about climate? 29 Oct 2026 Long story short: Billionaire-backed centrist groups told them not to. But with the midterms days away, is that really a good idea?
- Why smart people believe the myth that natural gas is clean 22 Oct 2026 Listen now (34 mins) | How the gas industry turned a half-truth into one of the most successful PR campaigns in fossil fuel history.
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- Exxon scientist says the company knew its algae biofuel ads were BS 14 Oct 2026 In newly reported deposition testimony, a company scientist calls Exxon’s claims “patently false”—and says he warned them before they went public.
- Who’s telling you climate change is no big deal? 8 Oct 2026 A new report traces the financial connections behind conservative media’s latest attack on climate science.
- The myth of “forest management” 24 Sept 2026 This season of the HEATED podcast, we’re debunking common myths in the climate world. First up: We can “forest manage” our way out of the wildfire crisis.
- Why I turned down funding for my Miami story 21 Sept 2026 Seven years in, HEATED still answers only to its readers.
- The open houses at the edge of disaster 17 Sept 2026 What are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out.
- We asked Big Tech about AI’s fossil fuel problem. The responses were atrocious. 9 Sept 2026 Responses from Microsoft, Google and Amazon raise serious questions about their stated commitments both to responsible AI and a livable planet
- “What can I do?” The answer is still anything. 29 Aug 2026 Revisiting a 2021 call to action in the wake of the Nepal-Tibet floods.
- We need to press Big Tech on their AI partnerships with Big Oil 19 Aug 2026 I’ve sent off requests to Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. Let’s see how they respond.
- AI’s climate problem is worse than we thought 12 Aug 2026 A new study reveals that AI’s climate impact extends far beyond its massive data center footprint.
- The fossil fuel money behind the GOP’s wildfire blame game 21 Jul 2026 As smoke from Canadian wildfires chokes the United States, Republicans are blaming everyone but the industry heating the planet. Guess why?
- Another stolen summer day 17 Jul 2026 What are we still waiting to learn?
- Churn is upon us! 15 Jul 2026
- A powerful argument against the certainty of doom 2 Jul 2026 Retro, a new novel about time travel, is a tonic for readers who struggle with feeling hopeful about the future.
- I have plastic chemicals in my pee 29 Jun 2026 And you probably do, too.
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