With its vast networks, campaign donations, lobbyists and corporate philanthropy, Alabama Power is an emblematic example of the extensive power and influence of utilities.
Derek Seidman
Posts by Derek Seidman
News Analysts Cheer on Gaza Seige Without Disclosing Ties to War Profiteering
Cable news talking heads push for war while their ties to weapons’ companies go undisclosed.
Dartmouth “Sustainability” Centers Named After Oil Baron Donors
Irving Oil owns Canada’s top oil refinery and Daniel Revers’ ArcLight has stakes in dozens of fossil fuel companies.
The Starbucks Power Network is on Your Campus
A guide to researching Starbucks’ executives, board directors, banks, attorneys and investments at your university or college
Insuring Climate Catastrophe: How Big Insurers Finance and Prop Up the Fossil Fuel Industry
Insurance companies underwrite and finance the oil, gas and coal companies that are driving climate chaos
How the Private Equity Power Structure Drives Climate Chaos
Private equity firms plow billions into fossil fuel operations in their ruthless quest for profits.
The Big Bank Power Structure and How It Finances Climate Destruction
A primer on the banks that are financing the fossil fuel industry and how they wield power and influence.
Fossil Fuel Directors’ Ties to University Boards Run Deep
University trustee seats greenwash oil companies while casting doubt on higher ed climate commitments.
Mapping the Power Behind the Willow Project
ConocoPhillips and its investors have an army of politicians and lobbyists behind the Willow project.
Tax Records Reveal University of Chicago is Massively Invested In Fossil Fuels
UChicago invests in Shell, BP, Dakota Access Pipeline’s Energy Transfer, and Texas far-right oil bllionaire Tim Dunn.
“Who Rules Columbia?”: How Power Research Supported the 1960s Student Movement
The 1968 pamphlet “Who Rules Columbia?” is a model for organizers and researchers trying to map out university power today.
The Asset Manager Power Structure and the Climate Crisis
A handful of powerful asset managers control a huge chunk of the fossil fuel industry through massive shareholding.