We've seen this story before. A struggling region needs economic relief. An industry arrives with promises of jobs, tax revenue, and progress. Sleek, editorial-style content – indistinguishable from journalism – celebrates the arrival of prosperity. Local concerns about environmental damage, strain on infrastructure, and resource depletion get buried beneath narratives of regional rescue.

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Michelle Amazeen says oil and gas money is fueling conflicts of interest.

Michelle Amazeen says oil and gas money is fueling conflicts of interest.

Native advertising is a covert marketing practice where an ad imitates—or appears “native” to—the platform on which it appears. In the context of digital news, native advertising appears on publisher ...

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Since the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran on February 28, 2026, energy access has been front-page news. As Europe and other regions scramble for oil and gas amid price spikes, fossil-fuel dependence has been made painfully visible, just as it was when Russia invaded Ukraine.