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Andy Rowell
@andy-rowell.bsky.social
Writer & investigative journalist: Big Oil, climate, tobacco, lobbying, & bribery. Author of Green Backlash, The Next Gulf, A Quiet Word, & Don't Worry It's Safe to Eat. Contributing Editor @oilchange.bsky.social/ and Visiting Fellow Uni of Bath
Back on here to thank @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social "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." 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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So predictable - All those harm reduction / free choice activists who argued that vaping was harmless have suddenly eaten their tongues... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence
‘There is no doubt that the cells and tissues of the oral cavity, the mouth and the lungs are altered by inhalation from e-cigarettes,’ academic says
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In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e... In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.
9/ To protect people and planet, we must transition to renewable energy. Less dependence on oil means less exposure to war-driven chaos. Read the full article by @andy-rowell.bsky.social @commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/opinion/iran...
Trump and Israel’s War on Iran Once Again Exposes the Folly of Fossil Fuel Dependence | Common Dreams
The world’s leaders should not only condemn US and Israeli aggression that has thrown the global economy into a tailspin but also take action to insulate their economies from this relentless cycle of ...
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Trump and Israel’s War on Iran Once Again Exposes the Folly of Fossil Fuel Dependence | Common Dreams
The world’s leaders should not only condemn US and Israeli aggression that has thrown the global economy into a tailspin but also take action to insulate their economies from this relentless cycle of ...
commondreams.org
Dinosaur dimwits pledge support for their own extinction www.ft.com/content/fc83...
Reform UK says it would reverse fuel duty increase and scrap net zero initiatives
Nigel Farage set to announce spending cuts with claimed savings to the government of £13.5bn a year
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As oil prices rocket, causing significant problems, there is a simple way to insulate nations from the oil shocks of war. As Catherine Wolfrom says: "You can’t weaponize the sun. You can’t weaponize the wind.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/b...
‘The Old Game Is Back’: Oil Is a Potent Geopolitical Tool Again
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An illegal war buries what should be front page news..
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · 5mo ago“Measured coastal sea level is higher than assumed in most hazard assessments…the measured values suggest that with 1 m of relative sea-level rise… 48–68% more people (increasing estimates to 77–132 million) would fall below sea level.” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Profiting from war. Energy Flux estimates that US LNG exporters are already accumulating $870 million per week in additional profits. Could rise to $4 billion if Qatar stops supplying for 1 month or $20 billion per month if Qatari supply is disrupted until summer www.energyflux.news/war-profits-...
War profits, quantified
As Middle East regional war upends global gas markets, US LNG exporters stand to pocket a multi-billion-dollar windfall
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As predictable as night following day
Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 6mo agoHinkley Point C now expected to cost £49 billion.
especially the dark money overlords at the Institute of Economic Affairs...
Laurie Dunkin Wedd@ldw1.bsky.social · 6mo agoThis is so important. Please sign.
Despite questions being raised in the US about potential insider trading by the company's bosses and their closeness to Trump, the EU is becoming addicted to Venture Global's gas. blog.datadesk.eco/p/europes-ne...
Europe’s New US LNG Dependency: The Rise of Venture Global
The shift from Russian gas has enriched Venture Global. But ongoing arbitration and close Trump ties raise doubts about whether it is the reliable pillar of European energy security it claims to be.
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Hugely depressing days as the dinosaur climate deniers are claiming "total victory" in their war against climate legislation in the US - a total "f@ck you" to the poor and vulnerable in so many frontline and low-lying communities, as well as future generations www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
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Well worth a read as Welsh writer Sian Northey depicts the undercurrent of anxiety about climate change that runs through women’s lives... wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
“How Are You?” “I’m Fine.” - Words Without Borders
In this highly personal essay, Welsh writer Sian Northey depicts the undercurrent of climate change anxiety that runs through women’s lives.
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It has been revealed that our chief reporter, @john-mcevoy.bsky.social, was among journalists investigated by a PR firm paid by Labour Together. Labour Together was then managed by Josh Simons. Simons is now Cabinet Office minister. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
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Lobbying has always been a dirty business - but meeting a convicted sex offender to discuss launching a new lobbying firm close to New Labour is a new low.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boss of lobbying firm founded with Peter Mandelson quits after Epstein revelations
Ben Wegg-Prosser resigns from Global Counsel as emails show Epstein’s help was sought in setting up the company
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that's nice and blunt
All In with Chris Hayes@allinwithchris.bsky.social · 7mo ago@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
Exxon has a new plan to sell more fossil fuels: stick carbon capture on massive gas-fired power plants for AI and brand them as climate friendly. Critics say that's a dangerous fiction. Thrilled to have @emorwee.bsky.social as my editor on this one! www.exxonknews.org/p/exxon-prom...
Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy
The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
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Willful destruction of our future by Trump and his Maga-madness www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
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By me and @jgedeon.bsky.social More top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by fossil fuel billionaire Trump donors www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top Democrats call for investigation into share-buying spree by Trump allies
Fossil fuel execs Robert Pender and Michael Sabel deny wrongdoing after report on potential conflict of interest
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Nice one Desmog - its time @iealondon.bsky.social was forced to disclose its dirty funders - for too long its acted as hacks for hire undermining democracy for its corporate clients..
CAAD_Coalition@caadcoalition.bsky.social · 8mo ago🚨 New from @desmog.com: The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch. “Groundbreaking investigation” reveals how the IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms. buff.ly/BktUF1G
US Senator calls for an inquiry over potential "insider trading" by Venture Global bosses after a Guardian investigation.. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US senator calls for insider trading inquiry over Trump donors buying $12m worth of shares
Co-chairs of LNG firm, who bought stock worth almost $12m each after meeting with Trump officials, deny wrongdoing
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Here is video featuring Ken's daughter Noo; Ken's brother Owens and Nnimmo Bassey and others, on the 30th Anniversary and why the struggle continues @georgemonbiot.bsky.social oilchange.org/blogs/shell-...
Shell Shocked Land — new documentary to remember the Ogoni 9 - Oil Change International
Today is the 30th Anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9. To mark the event, Oil Change International has collaborated with the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Rewild TV to produce...
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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 8mo agoLooking back on the murder of the brilliant and astonishing Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years on. He was executed for seeking to stop the despoilation of the Niger Delta by Shell. His murder prefigured much of what we have seen since. He remains a guiding light to us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yTB...
By me and @andy-rowell.bsky.social Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials
Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoing
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🔴 BREAKING: Analysis from @oilchange.bsky.social and @corporateeurope.org reveals €17+ billion of public funds poured into #CCS in Europe since 2001. After decades of failures, fossil fuel ties keep influencing the EU Commission at the #ICMForum. Read more 👇 www.realzeroeurope.org/resources/fa...
