EXCLUSIVE: A The Washington Post investigation reveals that Department of Defense 🇺🇸 is buying sanctioned Russian oil for use in military ships and aircraft, via a Greek refinery wapo.st/3QX6GQ4

From: Evan Halper Dalton Bennett Jonathan O'Connell

Despite aggressive American sanctions, Russian oil continues to flow to a main Pentagon supplier in Greece — through a long circuitous path that obscures its origin.

Deep dive with Evan Halper and Dalton Bennett

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We tracked forbidden Russian oil flowing right around western bans and to…the U.S. military. “I would like to be able to say at least the part about the Dept of Defense buying this fuel surprises me, but it doesn’t”The Washington Post Project On Government Oversight washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

No exaggeration to say that this is the most significant story I've ever worked on! 🗞️🛢️

Forbidden Russian oil flows into Pentagon supply chain: wapo.st/3QX6GQ4

Read this great Evan Halper deep-dive on the EV sector's connections to Xinjiang, where forced labor is rampant
“We know from every other industry there is that if we don’t fix this now, in the early days of this transition, it will be a massive mistake” washingtonpost.com/business/inter…

Tesla boasts that its electric vehicles are a marvel not just of innovation but also ethics.

But it the company has been conspicuously silent when it comes to China, despite evidence that materials that go into its vehicles come from the Xinjiang region, where forced labor has…

The pending bankruptcy of Hawaii’s electric utility has implications for utilities and communities nationwide. Evan Halper explains, atop Sunday A1 and here. washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

Hawaiian Electric is facing potential bankruptcy in the wake of #MauiFires Its predicament signals a much more ominous problem for the entire U.S. power sector, Evan Halper which is unprepared for the impacts of extreme weather: washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

The destruction of a major #Ukraine dam and hydropower plant 'may dry up the rich agricultural region of southern Ukraine, sweep pollutants into waterways and upend ecosystems' write Michael Birnbaum Evan Halper but it will take years to fully understand washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

SCOOP: Here's how the Mountain Valley Pipeline provision got included in the debt ceiling deal.

It involved more players than just Joe Manchin, including key House Republicans and oil and gas lobbyists. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

“How can this be a climate solution?” Trash incineration, oil, plastics, Big Ag dash for federal climate $$$. Story includes industry internal emails (h/t Friends of the Earth (Action)), including one about not scheduling EPA visit when ‘the air will be filled with ash dust.’) washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

Calling important stories like this anti-EV misses the point, imho. Big autos can guide a more sustainable transition — if they choose to go that route.

Do not miss this epic must read by Rebecca Tan and colleagues, who travelled 20 hours by boat to the remote corner of Indonesia where EVs are feeding a gargantuan, ethically + environmentally concerning nickel boom. 'we had a comfortable life before this' washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

NEW: Fusion on the grid by 2028? Helion and client @microsoft say hell, yeah. A look at their contract (the little they will reveal about it), Sam Altman's role in all this, and why many in the industry are deeply dubious. washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

How bad climate change gets could hinge on the actions of one, unelected man: BlackRock’s billionaire CEO. How it got to this point. And why Larry Fink – a seasoned streetfighter – was unprepared to fight on this turf. deep dive. washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

What goes into making EVs, where it comes from and at what human cost. A phenomenal interactive graphic by my ⁦The Washington Post⁩ colleagues. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

Soaring demand for EVs has ripple effects globally. In Guinea, home to biggest bauxite reserves, it has fueled a transformation, with mining companies acquiring hundreds of miles of land once used for farming

The first in our series, w/ Chloe Sharrock
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“I would have to lay off thousands of people.” The detente Biden negotiated to give solar time to prop up US supply chains could collapse as Dems take increasingly hardline against China. W/ ⁦Maxine Joselow⁩ washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

To counter China, Congress could reimpose crushing tariffs on certain solar imports. U.S. climate goals hang in the balance. w/ Evan Halper
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EV shopping is complicated. It's not just about range, price, cargo space, How green is the car really? Was it built w/ sustainable materials? Does it qualify for tax credits? We have answers! Checkout the The Washington Post new Guide to EVs. washingtonpost.com/business/inter…