Stories by Rebecca Leber

Rebecca Leber is a research assistant for the ThinkProgress war room. She graduated from the University of Rochester and holds a B.A. in political science and English with a minor in economics. subscribe to Rebecca Leber's feed

Lone Republican Still Gunning for Romney Victory

Posted on: Nov 27, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Idaho State Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, a Republican, amplifies a debunked theory circulating on Tea Party blogs.

BP To Pay Largest Criminal Fine In U.S. History For Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Posted on: Nov 15, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

After two years, the litigation is not yet over since BP faces damages from Gulf states and additional civil charges from the Justice Department.

Even Fox Is Calling Out Romney for Dishonesty

Posted on: Oct 15, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace pressed senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie on the credibility of the six studies Romney repeatedly cites to support his mathematically impossible plan.

Backed By $20 Million From Coal, House Members Approve Polluter Giveaway

Posted on: Sep 21, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

Graphic: A Day in the Life of Big Oil

Posted on: Aug 1, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Top Two Oil Companies Earn $160,000 Per Minute, Paid Low Tax Rate

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

How Record Heat and Drought Are Hiking World Food Prices

Posted on: Jul 5, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Exxon CEO Calls Global Warming's Impacts "Manageable," as CO Wildfires Shutter Climate Lab

Posted on: Jun 28, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Video Spoof: Shell Has its First 'Spill' at its Arctic Drilling Launch Party

Posted on: Jun 7, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

Frackers Outbid Farmers For Water in Colorado Drought

Posted on: Apr 6, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Colorado's hydrofracking boom — a technology that heavily relies on water — only adds additional strain as farmers and drillers bid for a scarce resource.

Photo: OWS Slips Note to Obama After Jobs Speech

Posted on: Nov 22, 2011, Source: Think Progress