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42:14
Why Shein bought Everlane
On this week’s podcast episode, Tracy and I go deep about fashion industry greenwashing.
 • Emily Atkin and Tracy Wholf
Everlane was never eco-friendly
Everlane helped sell the idea that buying lots of new clothes could be good for the climate. Now that marketing belongs to Shein.
 • Emily Atkin
Hantavirus is a climate story
Scientists tell HEATED the hantavirus outbreak is a warning that climate change is scrambling the boundaries between humans, wildlife, and disease.
 • Emily Atkin
14:19
Trump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending
There's always money for war. But when it comes to protecting people from climate disasters, suddenly we're told the cupboard is bare.
 • Emily Atkin
40:12
UPDATE: Trump’s DOJ swoops in to save Big Oil
Trump’s DOJ just sued Minnesota to stop its climate deception case, right as it was finally allowed to move toward discovery.
 • Emily Atkin
40:56

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40:23
Plastic detox update #1
I expected there’d be a high financial cost to avoiding plastic. I didn’t realize there’d be a social cost, too.
 • Emily Atkin
19:07
Republicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever
Shouldn't Democrats... be saying something about this?
 • Emily Atkin
40:29
Detoxing my life, resentfully
Some thoughts on plastic, power, and personal responsibility.
 • Emily Atkin
What should we ask the plastic doctor?
I'm interviewing her tomorrow!
 • Emily Atkin
Chevron's CEO made $104 million while America bombed Iran
America's oil executives have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, a new investigation shows.
 • Emily Atkin
35:11
Oil worker says fracking waste eroded his jaw
An elementary school was built atop the site where the radioactive waste was spread, journalist Saul Elbein reports.
 • Emily Atkin
30:24
Why smart people believe myths about electric cars
EVs should be having their moment, but misinformation is standing in the way. We spoke to a researcher about how to course correct.
 • Tracy Wholf
What oil actually costs
The market price of oil has never reflected its true cost. This week made that impossible to ignore.
 • Emily Atkin
11:46
"Is it a condom or is it gasoline?"
Tracy and I play a game.
 • Emily Atkin
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