HEATED A newsletter for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis.
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Detoxing my life, resentfullyby Emily Atkin on April 16, 2026Some thoughts on plastic, power, and personal responsibility.
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What should we ask the plastic doctor?by Emily Atkin on April 9, 2026
I'm interviewing her tomorrow!
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Chevron's CEO made $104 million while America bombed Iranby Emily Atkin on April 8, 2026
America's oil executives have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, a new investigation shows.
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Oil worker says fracking waste eroded his jawby Emily Atkin on April 2, 2026An elementary school was built atop the site where the radioactive waste was spread, journalist Saul Elbein reports.
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Why smart people believe myths about electric carsby Tracy Wholf on March 26, 2026
EVs should be having their moment, but misinformation is standing in the way. We spoke to a researcher about how to course correct.
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What oil actually costsby Emily Atkin on March 25, 2026
The market price of oil has never reflected its true cost. This week made that impossible to ignore.
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"Is it a condom or is it gasoline?"by Emily Atkin on March 20, 2026
Tracy and I play a game.
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How fossil fuel ads manipulate usby Emily Atkin on March 19, 2026
On today’s podcast, we watch and analyze fossil fuel ads.
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Fossil fuel propaganda is evolvingby Emily Atkin on March 17, 2026A new analysis of nearly 2,000 fossil fuel ads finds Big Oil has moved from green promises to insisting oil and gas are inevitable. (They're not).
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Our reaction to the Steyer interviewby Emily Atkin on March 12, 2026
Just some immediate, off-the-cuff thoughts.
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Can a billionaire fix California?by Emily Atkin on March 12, 2026
Tom Steyer argues he's not a regular billionaire. He's a cool billionaire.
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NBC's top climate reporter resignsby Emily Atkin on March 5, 2026
In an exclusive interview, veteran NBC meteorologist Chase Cain opens up about burnout, suppression, and why he's going independent.
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Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it.by Emily Atkin on February 26, 2026
Announcing a new weekly video podcast!
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Sam Alito has an oil money problemby Emily Atkin on February 25, 2026
Nearly 30 percent of Alito’s individual stock portfolio is directly tied to fossil fuels.
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Trump is wiping out all climate regulation. Big Oil may regret it.by Julia Kane on February 10, 2026
For decades, oil majors fought climate regulation. Now, they’re afraid Trump’s extreme rollbacks could leave them on the hook to pay for what they’ve done.
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Actually, I do know how to do thisby Emily Atkin on February 3, 2026
In retrospect, paying attention to polluters may be one of the best ways to understand what’s currently happening in the United States.
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I don't know how to do thisby Emily Atkin on January 26, 2026But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
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Air pollution denial is now EPA policyby Emily Atkin on January 13, 2026Dirty air may kill people, but Trump's EPA won't count the bodies.
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RFK Jr. forgot what makes us healthyby Emily Atkin on January 9, 2026Healthy food is not healthy if it destroys the environment that produces it.
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It's time to embrace climate conspiracyby Emily Atkin on January 7, 2026Trump’s Venezuela oil play exposes what climate reporting has documented for decades—if we’re willing to say it out loud.
