‪Maddie Stone‬ has spent more than a year reporting on how the fossil fuel industry has infiltrated academia over the last 30 years, shaping fundamental paradigms on how to address climate change.

The assignment was "Go conduct deep research on a broad topic, and let us know what you find."

The first story is out:
* at Drilled media: https://drilled.media/news/wedges
* at @ProPublica: https://www.propublica.org/article/wedges-climate-research-bp-fossil-fuel-princeton

#influence #research #conflictsOfInterest #science #energy #Columbia #BP #oilAndGas #climate #climateChange

Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study

BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.

Drilled
Trump Family Investigated For Corruption After Albania Protests Their New Island Resort!

YouTube

Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump’s Portfolio Stands to Benefit.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/us/politics/trump-dell-stock-purchases.html

Four Beds and a Boardroom

Episode 20: “$12,500” — The Family Business

Gracie Gato's Speakeasy

::Conflicts of Interest in the Meat Industry::

"Studies with industry ties were 16 times more likely to report favorable conclusions regarding meat consumption"

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.70153

#vegan #meat #conflictsofinterest #publichealth

Mahmoud Khalil Hurtles Toward Potential Deportation as U.S. Speeds Case

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-deportation-case.html

"Democratic lawmakers have spent the past year blasting the Trump family’s growing footprint in the cryptocurrency industry. Now, just months ahead of the midterm elections, they’re digging in on a push to crack down on one of the first family’s most lucrative businesses":
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/27/trump-family-senate-crypto-bill-ethics-00889320
#crypto #ethics #politics #ConflictsOfInterest
Clash over Trump family businesses entangles Senate crypto bill

Democrats want a provision in a landmark crypto bill that would crack down on the Trump family.

Politico