Adam Barnett
@adambarnett.bsky.social
Journalist News Reporter at DeSmog, Columns for Big Issue, The Lead & Byline Times Substack: The Definite Article https://linktr.ee/adambarnettwriter
"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties." -- @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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🔴NEW: Farage and Reform often like to pit themselves as "them vs the establishment", so I've taken a look at some of the Mayfair club owners, aristocrats, and landed gentry comprising the party donor base, for @desmog.com Meet the Aristocrats Helping to Fund Reform: www.desmog.com/2026/07/28/m...
Meet the Aristocrats Helping to Fund Reform
On 7 June, Nigel Farage announced that he was resigning as the MP for Clacton amid the political furore caused by his £5 million undeclared gift from crypto billionaire and major Reform UK donor Chris...
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NEW – Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution ✍️ written by @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org 💬 with comments from Bjorn Samset, @erichfischer.bsky.social and Pedro Roldan-Gomez Read here ➡️ buff.ly/ukIO2fI
Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution - Carbon Brief
Scientists tell Carbon Brief that the framing of heatwaves being “caused” by declining air pollution is “wrong”.
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What Westminster gets totally wrong about Burnham’s regional rebalancing agenda…
Andy Burnham is pro-London
Seriously!
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UPDATED – 28 quotes from new UK leader Andy Burnham on climate, net-zero and fossil fuels | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/EmmNJIa
🔴 NEW - OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference. 📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social
OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event
Campaigners have criticised artificial intelligence giant OpenAI after one of its employees spoke at a pro-Trump political conference headlined by Nigel Farage. Adam Goucher, a member of technical st...
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ICYMI Burnham leaving net zero to “chaos without Ed Miliband”? @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/andy-burnh...
Andy Burnham votes for net zero – but will climate action survive?
The would-be Prime Minister has drillers to the Left of him, and drillers to the Right.
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"loyalist" -- a person who betrays their principles for career advancement.
"A safe pair of hands" -- a person thought to be competent who later proves not to be.
Did you know U.S.'s conservative power broker Leonard Leo got a $1.6 billion gift to back right-wing anti-climate groups? Now he's influencing Europe. Read DeSmog's latest. buff.ly/7Dmw3jS #GeoffDembicki #FederalistSociety
Leonard Leo's Anti-Climate Network Makes a European Debut
Leo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.
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Who wants to see The Odyssey With me In NYC? Much like he I’m all at sea. #poetry
In the past 3 days in New York we’ve had wildfire smog from Canada turning the air yellow, and flash floods up to the waist, with people advised to stay indoors. But please remember, climate action (cutting emissions) is “too disruptive”.
In the past 3 days in New York we’ve had wildfire smog from Canada turning the air yellow, and flash floods up to the waist, with people advised to stay indoors. But please remember, climate action (cutting emissions) is “too disruptive”.
ICYMI: Nigel Farage is often described as a 'good communicator', which is a generous way of saying he can make lies sound like the truth — at least to some people, some of the time. But his lies are starting to catch up with him. The Definite Article #5 adambarnett.substack.com/p/farage-to-...
Farage: To Bin, or Not to Bin?
Plus: Andy Burnham vs the 'Coalition of the Drilling'
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ICYMI: Nigel Farage is often described as a 'good communicator', which is a generous way of saying he can make lies sound like the truth — at least to some people, some of the time. But his lies are starting to catch up with him. The Definite Article #5 adambarnett.substack.com/p/farage-to-...
Farage: To Bin, or Not to Bin?
Plus: Andy Burnham vs the 'Coalition of the Drilling'
adambarnett.substack.com
A huge undertaking from @rachelsherrington.bsky.social @desmog.com Who wants what from Ireland as its takes up the reins of European Council? The Republic's history of caving into the dairy lobby has campaigners worried about climate and nature protection... www.desmog.com/2026/07/14/c...
Can Ireland Deliver as ‘Honest Broker’? Here’s What’s at Stake for Climate and Nature in EU Council Presidency
Environmental campaigners are urging Ireland to protect the public interest and resist industry pressure as the country takes up the presidency of the EU Council. The EU’s top agricultural polluter to...
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🔴NEW: Major Reform Donors Featured in Tax Haven Database. Farage’s party has accepted more than £16 million since the last election from those listed in offshore leaks. Me, for @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2026/07/14/m...
Major Reform Donors Featured in Tax Haven Database
More than half (57 percent) of the donations to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK since the 2024 general election have been from individuals featured in a major tax haven database, DeSmog can report. These 12 ...
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NEW CONTENT Farage: To Bin, or Not to Bin? The Definite Article #5, featuring: - Tales from the Crypto-keeper - Burnham Down the House - Free Advertising Click your brains out: adambarnett.substack.com/p/farage-to-... #NigelFarage #CountBinface #AndyBurnham
Farage: To Bin, or Not to Bin?
Plus: Andy Burnham vs the 'Coalition of the Drilling'
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NEW CONTENT Farage: To Bin, or Not to Bin? The Definite Article #5, featuring: - Tales from the Crypto-keeper - Burnham Down the House - Free Advertising Click your brains out: adambarnett.substack.com/p/farage-to-... #NigelFarage #CountBinface #AndyBurnham
Farage: To Bin, or Not to Bin?
Plus: Andy Burnham vs the 'Coalition of the Drilling'
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NEW: As if Farage was not already up to his neck in crypto scandals, he’s speaking at CPAC GB, the “official partner” of which is the Bitcoin Collective, a lobby group for the digital currency industry. Me and @writesbright.bsky.social for @desmog.com 👇🌍 www.desmog.com/2026/07/10/f...
DeSmog@desmog.com · 4w ago🔴 NEW - Farage and Truss Jamboree Backed by Crypto Lobbyists CPAC GB partners with Bitcoin network as Reform leader comes under fire for industry connections. 📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social & @writesbright.bsky.social
🔴 NEW: Northern Ireland Turned Into ‘Sacrifice Zone’ to Feed UK’s Appetite for Meat Nearly two thirds of country’s pig & poultry farms leach polluting manure into lough supplying half region’s drinking water, latest research finds. 📝 @shaunacorr.bsky.social👇 www.desmog.com/2026/07/08/n...
Northern Ireland Turned Into 'Sacrifice Zone’ to Feed UK’s Appetite for Meat, New Report Finds
A version of this article also appeared on investigative site The Detail Northern Ireland’s largest source of drinking water is besieged by toxic pollution linked to a government drive to accelerate p...
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📍NEW📍 With over a billion in tax breaks, Shell promised an economic boom for a petrochemical plant it built in western Pennsylvania. But the only thing it delivered on was more pollution and health problems. Read our latest here: buff.ly/8yMbDN4 #Shell #Beaver County #Pennsylvania #Appalachia
Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out
More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County petrochemical complex, new reports show the oil giant’s promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over…
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🚨New🚨 A 17-year veteran of Exxon will be joining the Justice Department team that's suing states over lawsuits and laws that hold fossil fuel companies — including Exxon — accountable for climate change. What could go wrong?
Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself 'the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm'
The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.
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NEW: As if Farage was not already up to his neck in crypto scandals, he’s speaking at CPAC GB, the “official partner” of which is the Bitcoin Collective, a lobby group for the digital currency industry. Me and @writesbright.bsky.social for @desmog.com 👇🌍 www.desmog.com/2026/07/10/f...
DeSmog@desmog.com · 4w ago🔴 NEW - Farage and Truss Jamboree Backed by Crypto Lobbyists CPAC GB partners with Bitcoin network as Reform leader comes under fire for industry connections. 📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social & @writesbright.bsky.social
🔴 NEW - Farage and Truss Jamboree Backed by Crypto Lobbyists CPAC GB partners with Bitcoin network as Reform leader comes under fire for industry connections. 📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social & @writesbright.bsky.social
Farage and Truss Jamboree Backed by Crypto Lobbyists
Nigel Farage is set to headline at a right-wing event backed by a Bitcoin lobby group, amid a political furore over his ties to crypto investors. The Reform UK leader will be the star speaker at the i...
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Honored to be participating in @desmog.com 20th anniversary event on July 8🎂. I'll be joining @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @jimhoggan.bsky.social in a discussion of DeSmog's legacy of two decades of speaking truth to power and pushing back on climate deniers and climate denial: luma.com/snaz4qbo
20 years of DeSmog: A celebration of high-impact climate journalism · Zoom · Luma
The world is in the midst of a climate backlash. But DeSmog isn’t backing down. We are celebrating 20 years of high-impact journalism investigating the…
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🔴 NEW 🔴 Nigel Farage has triggered a by-election in Clacton having only mentioned the constituency twice in the House of Commons in the past year
Nigel Farage Has Mentioned Clacton Only Twice in Commons During Past Year
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has only mentioned his constituency twice in the House of Commons during the past year, DeSmog can reveal. In total, Farage has mentioned Clacton six times since being el...
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