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Clearing the PR pollution that clouds climate science.
Canada is doubling down on fossil fuels as climate-fulled wildfires rage. Read Mitch Anderson's latest below:
As Climate-Fuelled Wildfires Rage, Mark Carney Cuts Emergency Response and Funds Fossil Fuels
The prime minister should consider the potential outcomes of siding with his Bay Street buddies and oil industry bigwigs over climate-beleaguered Canadians.
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NEW: With Carney going all in on fossil fuels during devastating wildfires, how has climate reporting responded? @natashabulowski.bsky.social from @nationalobserver.com & @taylornoakes.com of @desmog.com join the pod to discuss the state of environment reporting in Canada under the mad dash for oil
Climate Reporting Under Carney ft. Natasha Bulowski & Taylor C. Noakes (Podcast)
Carney's fossil fuel love affair inevitably affects climate journalists
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🔴 NEW 🔴 Campaigners are now demanding a parliamentary investigation into Reform MP Sarah Pochin following a donation to her office by food industry millionaires. 📝 @desmog.com & @goodlawproject.org report 👇🏻
Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand
Sarah Pochin, Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, is facing pressure over a £5,000 donation from food industry millionaires that stand to benefit from her campaigning. According to an investigation ...
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🔴 NEW - Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand New controversy adds to scrutiny of party’s finances. 📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand
Sarah Pochin, Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, is facing pressure over a £5,000 donation from food industry millionaires that stand to benefit from her campaigning. According to an investigation ...
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Can I say (and not just because I’m one of the editors) - @desmog.com has been on the right side of history on climate change for decades, taking on significant legal risk to expose Big Oil’s allies. And we’re gonna keep on doing it.
In 1966, a British scientist warned Shell that burning fossil fuels was likely causing climate change. Shell's response? Keep it secret—then fund climate denial instead. Read DeSmog's new investigation here: buff.ly/WoS1Cav
The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms
“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of…
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60 years ago, Shell was warned that burning fossil fuels were likely driving global warming. It buried the warning. Now it’s key evidence in a landmark lawsuit looking to hold Shell accountable for the devastation of a climate-fueled typhoon. Read more here:
The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms
“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of…
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As Shell faces a landmark climate lawsuit, "confidential" documents from the 1960s show British scientist James Lovelock warning executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels. See his June 1966 memo published in full for the first time with my latest for @desmog.com
The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms
“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of ...
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What links European farmed salmon to Spanish winter tomatoes? Overfishing in West Africa for salmon feed collapses local fisheries, driving dangerous migration to Spain, where displaced workers face exploitation in Almería's greenhouses. @desmog.com Listen at www.athletesfornature.org/podcast/
‼️ NEW: Little known U.S. developer Teton Digital is pushing an AI project in Alberta that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.
U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre
Little-known company Teton Digital is pushing an AI project that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.
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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 - Meet the Aristocrats Helping to Fund Reform Nigel Farage’s donors include Mayfair club owners, fox hunt masters, and the landed gentry. 📝 @mc00.bsky.social
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 🔴 ‘They Want Us Gone’: BP Gas Field Forces Out Senegal’s Fishers Traditional fishing grounds continue to be off-limits in Senegal as its government pursues a high-risk gamble on the export of LNG, a new DeSmog investigation can reveal. www.desmog.com/2026/07/24/t... 📝@Hans Wetzels
‘They Want Us Gone’: BP Gas Field Forces Out Senegal’s Fishers
Amadou Diague sits in a plastic chair, looking out over the Atlantic Ocean. In the distance a traditional wooden pirogue cuts through the waves to deliver freshly caught fish to the city of Saint Loui...
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❗️ NEW: Albertans already pay the highest electricity costs in Canada. AI data centres are set to drive them up further.
Alberta Utility Bills Are Set To Spike And Data Centres Are To Blame
Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.
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🔴 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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During his two years as Clacton’s MP, Nigel Farage accepted more than £2.3 million in external income and gifts, including over £720,000 from GB News, and more than £770,000 from the metals trading company Gold Bullion. @writesbright.bsky.social for @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2026/07/15/f...
Nigel Farage Made £2.3 Million in Two Years While Serving as Clacton’s MP
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage amassed £2.3 million in income and gifts during his first two years in Parliament, DeSmog can report. On 7 July, Farage announced that he would be resigning as Clacton’s ...
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A groundbreaking new report shows the gas industry knew 50 years ago that natural gas was a dirty fuel, yet promoted it for decades as "Clean Energy for Today and Tomorrow." Read DeSmog's latest. #CenterforClimateIntegrity #RebeccaJohn #RebeccaLeber #methane www.desmog.com/2026/07/20/h...
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
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Data centers are on track to produce nearly 400 million metric tons (one Australia's worth) of planet-heating pollution a year by 2030 — unless Big Tech invests in renewables instead of gas-fired power to fuel the AI juggernaut.
Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
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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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🔴 NEW 🔴 Nigel Farage pocketed £2.3 million in income and donor gifts during his first two years as Clacton’s MP - equivalent to £22,000 a week. 📝 New @desmog.com report 👇🏻
Nigel Farage Made £2.3 Million in Two Years While Serving as Clacton’s MP
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage amassed £2.3 million in income and gifts during his first two years in Parliament, DeSmog can report. On 7 July, Farage announced that he would be resigning as Clacton’s ...
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🔴 NEW - Nigel Farage Made £2.3 Million in Two Years While Serving as Clacton’s MP The Reform leader pocketed major sums from second jobs and donor gifts. 📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
Nigel Farage Made £2.3 Million in Two Years While Serving as Clacton’s MP
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage amassed £2.3 million in income and gifts during his first two years in Parliament, DeSmog can report. On 7 July, Farage announced that he would be resigning as Clacton’s ...
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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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Another timely piece from the amazing @desmog.com team. @mc00.bsky.social @writesbright.bsky.social 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 🔴 Can Ireland Deliver as ‘Honest Broker’? Here’s What’s at Stake for Climate and Nature in EU Council Presidency 📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social👇 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 - 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. 📝 @mc00.bsky.social
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: 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🚨 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 - 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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📍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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