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3 facts to ruin your World Cup watch party

It's a tough job. But somebody has to do it.

Jun 12 • Emily Atkin

Why Sheldon Whitehouse keeps calling out Big Oil

"If I had a motto, it would be: persist through frustration," the Senator told HEATED in an expansive interview.

Jun 4 • Tracy Wholf and Emily Atkin

30:44

Can Patagonia™ own Patagonia?

And more importantly, should it?

Jun 2 • Emily Atkin

Why Kate Marvel left NASA

The prominent climate scientist explains how pronouns have become more important than the planet at the nation's space agency.

May 28 • Emily Atkin

50:53

Why Shein bought Everlane

On this week’s podcast episode, Tracy and I go deep about fashion industry greenwashing.

May 21 • Emily Atkin and Tracy Wholf

42:14

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Organic farmers expose RFK Jr.'s delusion

Mar 4, 2025 • Emily Atkin

"Make America Healthy Again" is dead

Mar 18, 2025 • Emily Atkin

Trump energy chief says there are upsides to ecological collapse

Feb 20, 2025 • Emily Atkin

I don't know how to do this

Jan 26 • Emily Atkin

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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.

May 18 • Emily Atkin

14:19

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.

May 14 • Emily Atkin

40:12

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.

May 7 • Emily Atkin

40:56

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.

May 5 • Emily Atkin

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.

Apr 30 • Emily Atkin

19:07

Republicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever

Shouldn't Democrats... be saying something about this?

Apr 23 • Emily Atkin

40:29

Detoxing my life, resentfully

Some thoughts on plastic, power, and personal responsibility.

Apr 16 • Emily Atkin

What should we ask the plastic doctor?

I'm interviewing her tomorrow!

Apr 9 • 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.

Apr 8 • Emily Atkin

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