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Polluters Rely on Old Rhetoric to Block Clean Energy Future

For 60 years, corporate polluters and their political allies have sought to slow and derail anti-pollution laws, often using the exact same arguments and wording. Today’s pushback against EPA proposals to cut CO2 emissions from power plants is no exception.
For 60 years, corporate polluters and their political allies have sought to slow and derail anti-pollution laws, often using the exact same arguments and wording. Today’s pushback against EPA proposals to cut CO2 emissions from power plants is no exception.
ByRebecca John
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Series: History Lessons: How Polluters Took Control of Pollution Laws From The Start
Series: History Lessons: Polluter Influence

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uk/Voters Support ULEZ-Style Policies, Finds New Poll
By Sam Bright
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The public is misinformed about Sadiq Khan’s scheme and is widely supportive of policies that impose charges on more polluting vehicles, polling for DeSmog shows.

The public is misinformed about Sadiq Khan’s scheme and is widely supportive of policies that impose charges on more polluting vehicles, polling for DeSmog shows.
uk/Office for Students Chair Condemned for Role With Oilfield Firm
BySam Bright and Clare Carlile
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Conservative peer Lord Wharton advises a supplier of fossil fuel services, and until recently worked for a lobbying firm with ties to the Koch oil and gas empire.

Conservative peer Lord Wharton advises a supplier of fossil fuel services, and until recently worked for a lobbying firm with ties to the Koch oil and gas empire.
uk/Leading Think Tank Met With Minister Over North Sea Energy While Funded by Fossil Fuel Interests
BySam Bright and Clare Carlile
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The government was fed research by Policy Exchange that echoed the oil and gas lobby over the transition to hydrogen and carbon capture.

The government was fed research by Policy Exchange that echoed the oil and gas lobby over the transition to hydrogen and carbon capture.
Oil and Gas Leaders to Make ‘Net Zero’ Pitch at World Petroleum Congress
ByTaylor Noakes
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The energy conference will bring 400 speakers and 15,000 attendees to Calgary Sept. 17 to 21.

The energy conference will bring 400 speakers and 15,000 attendees to Calgary Sept. 17 to 21.
Calgary skyline
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Sizing up Big Food’s Appetite for Change
ByHazel Healy and Rachel Sherrington
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DeSmog to track the agriculture industry’s efforts to shape the agenda of the upcoming UAE COP28 summit.
DeSmog to track the agriculture industry’s efforts to shape the agenda of the upcoming UAE COP28 summit.
‘Eco-Fraud’: Influential Motorcycle Lobby Group Promotes Climate Science Denial
ByAdam Barnett
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With prominent allies in Parliament, the Motorcycle Action Group has been attempting to cast doubt on the evidence for human-caused climate change.
With prominent allies in Parliament, the Motorcycle Action Group has been attempting to cast doubt on the evidence for human-caused climate change.
Congressional Dems Request DOJ Investigation into Big Oil’s Climate Deception
ByDana Drugmand
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A new letter sent to the Attorney General highlights recent evidence, including internal Shell docs first reported by DeSmog.
A new letter sent to the Attorney General highlights recent evidence, including internal Shell docs first reported by DeSmog.
us/This Database Exposes the Client Conflicts of More Than 1,500 Big Oil Lobbyists
ByDana Drugmand
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New group reveals that hundreds of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and more are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry.
New group reveals that hundreds of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and more are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry.
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uk/Leading Think Tank Met With Minister Over North Sea Energy While Funded by Fossil Fuel Interests
us/Polluters Rely on Old Rhetoric to Block Clean Energy Future
uk/Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group
uk/Voters Support ULEZ-Style Policies, Finds New Poll
uk/Comment: 10 Years on from Deepwater Horizon, Coronavirus Shows Continued Need for a Just Transition Away from Big Oil
uk/Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral
uk/Voters Support ULEZ-Style Policies, Finds New Poll
By Sam Bright
on

The public is misinformed about Sadiq Khan’s scheme and is widely supportive of policies that impose charges on more polluting vehicles, polling for DeSmog shows.

The public is misinformed about Sadiq Khan’s scheme and is widely supportive of policies that impose charges on more polluting vehicles, polling for DeSmog shows.
uk/Office for Students Chair Condemned for Role With Oilfield Firm
BySam Bright and Clare Carlile
on

Conservative peer Lord Wharton advises a supplier of fossil fuel services, and until recently worked for a lobbying firm with ties to the Koch oil and gas empire.

Conservative peer Lord Wharton advises a supplier of fossil fuel services, and until recently worked for a lobbying firm with ties to the Koch oil and gas empire.
uk/Leading Think Tank Met With Minister Over North Sea Energy While Funded by Fossil Fuel Interests
BySam Bright and Clare Carlile
on

The government was fed research by Policy Exchange that echoed the oil and gas lobby over the transition to hydrogen and carbon capture.

The government was fed research by Policy Exchange that echoed the oil and gas lobby over the transition to hydrogen and carbon capture.
Oil and Gas Leaders to Make ‘Net Zero’ Pitch at World Petroleum Congress
ByTaylor Noakes
on

The energy conference will bring 400 speakers and 15,000 attendees to Calgary Sept. 17 to 21.

The energy conference will bring 400 speakers and 15,000 attendees to Calgary Sept. 17 to 21.
Calgary skyline
uk/Flagship UN Food Systems Summit Accused of ‘Selling the Corporate and Industrial Project’
ByMichaela Herrmann
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The UN’s “Stocktaking Moment” provided cover for industrial agriculture’s continued harms, critics claim.

The UN’s “Stocktaking Moment” provided cover for industrial agriculture’s continued harms, critics claim.
Sizing up Big Food’s Appetite for Change
ByHazel Healy and Rachel Sherrington
on
DeSmog to track the agriculture industry’s efforts to shape the agenda of the upcoming UAE COP28 summit.
DeSmog to track the agriculture industry’s efforts to shape the agenda of the upcoming UAE COP28 summit.
‘Eco-Fraud’: Influential Motorcycle Lobby Group Promotes Climate Science Denial
ByAdam Barnett
on
With prominent allies in Parliament, the Motorcycle Action Group has been attempting to cast doubt on the evidence for human-caused climate change.
With prominent allies in Parliament, the Motorcycle Action Group has been attempting to cast doubt on the evidence for human-caused climate change.
Congressional Dems Request DOJ Investigation into Big Oil’s Climate Deception
ByDana Drugmand
on
A new letter sent to the Attorney General highlights recent evidence, including internal Shell docs first reported by DeSmog.
A new letter sent to the Attorney General highlights recent evidence, including internal Shell docs first reported by DeSmog.
us/This Database Exposes the Client Conflicts of More Than 1,500 Big Oil Lobbyists
ByDana Drugmand
on
New group reveals that hundreds of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and more are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry.
New group reveals that hundreds of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and more are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry.
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uk/Office for Students Chair Condemned for Role With Oilfield Firm
uk/Leading Think Tank Met With Minister Over North Sea Energy While Funded by Fossil Fuel Interests
Oil and Gas Leaders to Make ‘Net Zero’ Pitch at World Petroleum Congress
uk/Flagship UN Food Systems Summit Accused of ‘Selling the Corporate and Industrial Project’
uk/‘CO2 is Life’: TalkTV Presenter Andre Walker Hosts YouTube Show That Spreads Climate Science Denial
us/Polluters Rely on Old Rhetoric to Block Clean Energy Future

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How the Gas Lobby Aims to Lock in Europe’s Fossil Fuel Addiction

Spike in German Finance For Gas Export Projects Harms U.S. Gulf Coast Communities, Report Finds
Liquid Gas Industry Fights to Weaken EU Climate Plans Ahead of Key Vote
Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.
Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.
Carbon Capture Project Is ‘Band-Aid’ to Greenwash $10 Billion LNG Plant, Locals Say
Texas community fights to save its coastline as the developers of Rio Grande LNG reassure investors over climate impact.
Texas community fights to save its coastline as the developers of Rio Grande LNG reassure investors over climate impact.
Europe’s Gas Lobby Exploits Energy Security Fears in Year Since Ukraine War
DeSmog study finds surge in social media posts backing industry plans for build-out of new projects.
DeSmog study finds surge in social media posts backing industry plans for build-out of new projects.

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