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Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated

Previous efforts to regulate offshore methane emissions stalled, despite role in helicopter crashes.
Previous efforts to regulate offshore methane emissions stalled, despite role in helicopter crashes.
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Carbon Capture Project Is ‘Band-Aid’ to Greenwash $10 Billion LNG Plant, Locals Say
Canada’s New Oil And Gas Strategy: Green Promises at Home and More Exports Abroad
us/Louisiana Democratic Party ‘Funneled’ Utility Donations to Climate Candidate Challenger
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Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe

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Former Australian PM Tony Abbott Joins UK Climate Denial Group
By Michaela Herrmann and Phoebe Cooke
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Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.

Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.
uk/UK Minister Steve Baker Receives £10k from Chair of Tufton St. Climate Denial Group
ByChristopher Deane and Adam Barnett
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Climate action is held back by the government’s ties to “dangerous, anti-science” organisations, says Green Party.

Climate action is held back by the government’s ties to “dangerous, anti-science” organisations, says Green Party.
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Why Gas Stoves Matter to the Climate – and the Gas Industry
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Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too, explains Rice University professor Daniel Cohan.

Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too, explains Rice University professor Daniel Cohan.
Bottom of red cooking pot sitting on a gas stove with blue flames
Drax ‘Lobbying Efforts’ Revealed in Internal Treasury Memos
ByPhoebe Cooke
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Documents show bioenergy giant is “influencing the thinking” of ministers, say campaigners.

Documents show bioenergy giant is “influencing the thinking” of ministers, say campaigners.
Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant
Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant
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Labour Accepted £12,000 From Major Polluter Drax
ByPhoebe Cooke
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Party activists “ashamed” to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.
Party activists “ashamed” to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.
Fossil Fuel Groups ‘Spent Millions’ on Social Media Ads Spreading Climate Disinformation During COP27
ByPhoebe Cooke
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The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices “turbocharged an ecosystem of disinformation” around the summit, study finds.
The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices “turbocharged an ecosystem of disinformation” around the summit, study finds.
New Report Highlights Pesticides' Overlooked Climate Connection
ByDana Drugmand
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New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the “vicious cycle” linking these fossil fuel–derived chemicals and climate change.
New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the “vicious cycle” linking these fossil fuel–derived chemicals and climate change.
Environmental Activists Fight Back as Companies Resort to ‘Lawfare’ to Quash Criticism
ByIsabella Kaminski
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The use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation to intimidate campaigners is a global trend.
The use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation to intimidate campaigners is a global trend.
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us/Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated
Former Australian PM Tony Abbott Joins UK Climate Denial Group
Carbon Capture Project Is ‘Band-Aid’ to Greenwash $10 Billion LNG Plant, Locals Say
uk/UK Minister Steve Baker Receives £10k from Chair of Tufton St. Climate Denial Group
Labour Accepted £12,000 From Major Polluter Drax
Jordan Peterson's Climate Expert is Science Denier Funded by Oil-Backed Think Tank
Former Australian PM Tony Abbott Joins UK Climate Denial Group
By Michaela Herrmann and Phoebe Cooke
on

Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.

Abbott was a member of the centre-right Liberal Party that was widely seen as hostile to climate policy.
uk/UK Minister Steve Baker Receives £10k from Chair of Tufton St. Climate Denial Group
ByChristopher Deane and Adam Barnett
on

Climate action is held back by the government’s ties to “dangerous, anti-science” organisations, says Green Party.

Climate action is held back by the government’s ties to “dangerous, anti-science” organisations, says Green Party.
Analysis
Why Gas Stoves Matter to the Climate – and the Gas Industry
ByGuest
on

Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too, explains Rice University professor Daniel Cohan.

Keeping them means homes will use gas for heating too, explains Rice University professor Daniel Cohan.
Bottom of red cooking pot sitting on a gas stove with blue flames
Drax ‘Lobbying Efforts’ Revealed in Internal Treasury Memos
ByPhoebe Cooke
on

Documents show bioenergy giant is “influencing the thinking” of ministers, say campaigners.

Documents show bioenergy giant is “influencing the thinking” of ministers, say campaigners.
Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant
Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant
Tory-Linked Think Tank Appoints ‘Brazen’ Climate Denier as Director
ByChristopher Deane and Adam Barnett
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Michael John Cole will sit alongside Lord David Frost on the Global Warming Policy Foundation board.

Michael John Cole will sit alongside Lord David Frost on the Global Warming Policy Foundation board.
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Labour Accepted £12,000 From Major Polluter Drax
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Party activists “ashamed” to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.
Party activists “ashamed” to learn of the contribution from the North Yorkshire biomass company.
Fossil Fuel Groups ‘Spent Millions’ on Social Media Ads Spreading Climate Disinformation During COP27
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices “turbocharged an ecosystem of disinformation” around the summit, study finds.
The cost of living crisis and a surge in fossil fuel prices “turbocharged an ecosystem of disinformation” around the summit, study finds.
New Report Highlights Pesticides' Overlooked Climate Connection
ByDana Drugmand
on
New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the “vicious cycle” linking these fossil fuel–derived chemicals and climate change.
New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the “vicious cycle” linking these fossil fuel–derived chemicals and climate change.
Environmental Activists Fight Back as Companies Resort to ‘Lawfare’ to Quash Criticism
ByIsabella Kaminski
on
The use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation to intimidate campaigners is a global trend.
The use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation to intimidate campaigners is a global trend.
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us/Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated
Former Australian PM Tony Abbott Joins UK Climate Denial Group
Carbon Capture Project Is ‘Band-Aid’ to Greenwash $10 Billion LNG Plant, Locals Say
uk/UK Minister Steve Baker Receives £10k from Chair of Tufton St. Climate Denial Group
Why Gas Stoves Matter to the Climate – and the Gas Industry
Labour Accepted £12,000 From Major Polluter Drax

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How the PR Industry Has Helped Big Oil Transform the Way We Think About the Environment
Powered by fossil fuel funding, PR agents have used astroturfing, “manufactured consent,” and other techniques to furtively shape public perceptions in favor of their polluting clients.
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Powered by fossil fuel funding, PR agents have used astroturfing, “manufactured consent,” and other techniques to furtively shape public perceptions in favor of their polluting clients.
The Oil and Gas Industry is Using the War in Ukraine to Profit and Push Its Interests
Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the fossil fuels that enabled this conflict.
Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the fossil fuels that enabled this conflict.
Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.
Red spray paint on a white building that says 'I don't believe in global warming' and is reflected in rising water below
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.

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