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Northern Ireland Turned Into ‘Sacrifice Zoneโ€™ to Feed UKโ€™s Appetite for Meat, New Report Finds

Nearly two thirds of countryโ€™s pig and poultry farms leach polluting manure into lough that supplies half the region's drinking water, according to latest research.
Nearly two thirds of countryโ€™s pig and poultry farms leach polluting manure into lough that supplies half the region's drinking water, according to latest research.
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Series: Pigs, Poultry, and Pollution: Investigating Intensive Agriculture
Series: Investigating Intensive Livestock Pollution

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uk/โ€˜Detailed and Determined Scoopโ€™: DeSmog Wins Association of British Science Writersโ€™ Award
uk/Trumpโ€™s Energy Secretary Says โ€˜Cold Is Larger Killerโ€™ During Record European Heatwave
Anthropic Crowdsourced Ethics Feedback at a Far-Right London Confab
Her Son Died of a Rare Bone Cancer. Could Radioactive Fracking Waste Be to Blame?
uk/Revealed: The Trump Donors, Reform-Backing Billionaires and Oil Companies Funding the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship

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A pumpjack pumps oil in an arid steppe field on the border of Weld and Larimer counties, Colorado.
us/Colorado Cut $11.4 Million in Penalties for Oil Firms Submitting Fake Cleanup Data
By Sarah Hofmann
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Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.

Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.
uk/Farage and Truss Jamboree Backed by Crypto Lobbyists
ByAdam Barnett and Sam Bright
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CPAC GB partners with Bitcoin network as Reform leader comes under fire for industry connections.

CPAC GB partners with Bitcoin network as Reform leader comes under fire for industry connections.
Series: Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
Pennsylvaniaโ€™s Petrochemical โ€˜Renaissanceโ€™ Hasnโ€™t Panned Out
BySarah Hofmann
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More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giantโ€™s promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.

More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giantโ€™s promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.
Event | Join Naomi Klein, Michael E. Mann, and Jim Hoggan to Celebrate DeSmog's 20th Anniversaryย 
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Sign up for our July 8 virtual conversation on combatting fossil fuels and fascism, keeping up with climate denial, and solving polluted information ecosystems.

Sign up for our July 8 virtual conversation on combatting fossil fuels and fascism, keeping up with climate denial, and solving polluted information ecosystems.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Boardโ€™s Concerning Growth in Fossil Fuel Ties
ByTaylor Noakes
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The addition of the Canadian Natural Resources Limited director expands fossil fuel representation on the board overseeing nearly $800 billion in retirement savings, as CPPIB faces scrutiny over its climate strategy.

The addition of the Canadian Natural Resources Limited director expands fossil fuel representation on the board overseeing nearly $800 billion in retirement savings, as CPPIB faces scrutiny over its climate strategy.
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Nigel Farage Has Mentionedย Clacton Only Twice in Commons During Past Year
BySam Bright
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The Reform leader is set to trigger a by-election in his seat.
The Reform leader is set to trigger a by-election in his seat.
uk/Paul Marshall โ€˜Cashing in on Climate Chaosโ€™ After Leap in Fossil Fuel Investments, Critics Say
BySam Bright and Damian Carrington
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The GB News co-ownerโ€™s hedge fund has multiplied its oil and gas holdings.
The GB News co-ownerโ€™s hedge fund has multiplied its oil and gas holdings.
uk/Who Funds Nigel Farage? Mapping His Millions
BySam Bright
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Live tracker of the Reform leaderโ€™s personal income.
Live tracker of the Reform leaderโ€™s personal income.
Analysis
Canadian Gas CEOs Are Hyping AI Data Centres to Investors as a Lifeline for Their Industry
ByMitch Anderson
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Investor call transcripts show that gas companies see the data centre build-out as their next growth sector, even as the energy transition accelerates.
Investor call transcripts show that gas companies see the data centre build-out as their next growth sector, even as the energy transition accelerates.
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Nigel Farage Has Mentionedย Clacton Only Twice in Commons During Past Year
Northern Ireland Turned Into 'Sacrifice Zoneโ€™ to Feed UKโ€™s Appetite for Meat, New Report Finds
us/Colorado Cut $11.4 Million in Penalties for Oil Firms Submitting Fake Cleanup Data
uk/Who Funds Nigel Farage? Mapping His Millions
No, Canada's So-called โ€˜No Pipelines Billโ€™ Didnโ€™t Block These 16 Energy Projects
Elon Muskโ€™s Embrace of Far-Right Energizes Transatlantic Climate Denialย 

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Tech vs. Climate

Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
Q&A: Tech Billionairesโ€™ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are โ€˜An Insidious Form of Climate Denialโ€™
Science journalist Adam Becker speaks with DeSmog about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial in their quest for ever-more fantastic technology.
AI vs. Net Zero: The UKโ€™s Next Climate Battle
Opponents of climate action are taking advantage of the AI boom to attack the governmentโ€™s clean energy goals.
The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show
Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.

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Nigel Farage Credentials Dulwich College, 1975-1982.Nigel Farage. โ€œNigel Farage: My public school had a real social mix, but now only the mega-rich can afford the fees,โ€ The Telegraph,...
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Background Reform UK is a right-wing political party in the United Kingdom, that had its first five MPs elected in the July 2024 general election.Louise Parry & Matt Knight. "Final result i...
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