News | Environment & Health Sanders, Bush Unveil Bill to Use the Defense Production Act to Fund Clean Energy The bill could help reframe the energy independence debate away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energies. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 6, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Fossil Fuel CEOs Have Seen Their Stocks Soar Nearly $100 Million Since January Wall Street investors have been pressuring companies to keep shares high as consumers pay over $4 a gallon to fill up. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 24, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Electric Vehicles Could Service 99 Percent of Mail Routes, USPS Inspector Finds The report bolsters the argument against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to buy a fleet that’s 90 percent gas run. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 22, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 80 Percent of Voters Support Taxing Big Oil’s Windfall Profits, Poll Finds Most voters pin the blame for high gas prices directly on oil and gas companies. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC Demands Accountability for High Gas Prices as Crude Oil Price Drops Crude oil prices have dropped over the past week, but consumers are still stuck shelling out. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Climate-Friendly Fed Nominee Withdraws After Manchin Says He’ll Vote Against Her The progressive favorite blamed “relentless attacks by special interests” that oppose her stances on the climate crisis. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Democrats Unveil Bill to Tax Big Oil’s Profits and Send Checks to the Public The bill comes as oil and gas companies are raking in profits and spending tens of billions on buybacks and dividends. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 11, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Warren Says Democrats Are Working on a Bill to Tax Big Oil’s Windfall Profits The bill could discourage oil companies from jacking up gas prices to pad their profits. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ocasio-Cortez Slams GOP Senator for Saying Gas Prices Were Lower Under Trump Sen. Marsha Blackburn tweeted that gas was cheap in 2020, ignoring the fact that oil prices plunged due to the pandemic. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Urges Tax on Windfall Oil Profits as Companies Exploit Ukraine Crisis Gas prices were already soaring before Putin’s invasion as Big Oil rakes in record profits. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 28, 2022 Truthout