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Title card for animated film "Destination Earth".

Destination Earth (1956)

A Cold War-era cartoon celebrates the wonders of oil and free-market capitalism, and the overthrow of the Stalin-like leader of Mars.

by John Sutherland via The Public Domain Review on June 1, 1956

Collage of the U.S. Capitol, a factory, and the earth, connected by coins and price tag stickers.

How the Oil Industry Cast Climate Policy as an Economic Burden

For 30 years, the debate has largely ignored the soaring costs of inaction.

by Kate Yoder via Grist on April 7, 2022

Devils roasting the earth on a spit.

From Saving the Earth to Ruling the World

The transformation of the environmental movement.

by Christopher Caldwell via Claremont Review of Books on November 1, 2019

When Big Oil Was "The Great Vampire Squid" Wrapped Around America

Robert Engler's award-winning 1955 investigation into the oil industry.

by Robert Engler via The New Republic on August 29, 1955

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