Stories by Christine Shearer

Christine Shearer is a researcher for CoalSwarm, part of SourceWatch, and a postdoctoral scholar at the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at UC Santa Barbara. She is managing editor of Conducive, and author of the forthcoming book, "Kivalina: A Climate Change Story" (Haymarket Books, 2011). subscribe to Christine Shearer's feed

Will Fossil Fuel Companies Face Liability for Climate Change?

Posted on: Jan 2, 2012, Source: Conducive Chronicle

It is one thing to do your own research, but it is another to deliberately deceive people, contributing to widespread harm primarily to retain profits.

Alaskan Natives Speak Out After Obama Greenlights Oil Drilling Off Alaskan Coast

Posted on: Oct 9, 2011, Source: Conducive Chronicle

"They have not begun to even comprehend the meaning of an oil spill in our already fragile environment."

Living in Denial: Why Even People Who Believe in Climate Change Do Nothing About It

Posted on: May 19, 2011, Source: Left Eye on Books

Kari Marie Norgaard's new book examines why those who know about climate change fail to act on that knowledge.

Displacing People For Profit: Obama Administration Supports Controversial Coal Project in Bangladesh

Posted on: Apr 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Why is the Obama administration covertly pushing for an internationally opposed open-pit coal mine operation in Bangladesh?

States Sue EPA Over a Misquote: The Fight Over Climate Change Gets More Ridiculous

Posted on: Apr 14, 2010, Source: AlterNet

These tidbits of supposed evidence never end and that is exactly the point: to get people arguing about the data and not doing something about the problem.

'Climate Hope': How a New Rebellion Against Coal Is Fueling the Drive for Clean Energy

Posted on: Mar 2, 2010, Source: Conducive

Ted Nace talks about his new book, "Climate Hope," and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the intense mobilizations that are working to overturn Big Coal.