Fracking a 'Violation of Our Basic Human Rights', Argues New Report
A hard hitting report commissioned by the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation was delivered this week to David Cameron and called on the government to investigate the impact of fracking on the rights ofย individuals. The report cites human rights liabilities for the British government if fracking is to commence commercially across the UK. It was […]
Unsafe Levels of Formaldehyde in Air Around Arkansasโ Fayetteville Shale
Results from air samples taken in the Fayetteville Shale show notably elevated levels of formaldehyde, a suspected human carcinogen that can cause respiratory and reproductive problems as well as birth defects โ but citizens still have little faith U.S. regulators will step in to prevent further threats to human health.ย ย The tests were conducted by […]
Britain 'Needs Political Consensus and Vision on Climate Change'
Politicians need the cross-party, long-term vision that made the Climate Act a reality six years ago if Britain is to stay the course on climate change, Lord David Puttnam hasย claimed. The independent film producer was a founding architect of the 2008 Climate Change Act and he now fears the political consensus on action to prevent […]
Edelman and TransCanada Part Ways After Leaked Documents Expose Aggressive PR Attack on Energy East Pipeline Opponents
Last week internal documents from Edelman, the worldโs largest PR firm, were leaked to Greenpeace, exposing an aggressive strategy to target opponents of TransCanadaโs Energy East pipeline. The release of the documents brought TransCanada under fire for using dirty public relations tricks to manipulate public opinion and divide communities on the issue of the companyโs […]
How Charles Koch Sent His Emissary to London to Launch Climate Denial
Climate denial was imported from the United States to Britain by a free market idealist employed by the billionaire oil baron Charles Koch. DeSmog UK tells their story for the first time in a two-part longread from our epic historyย series.ย John Blundell was an idealist. A curious, unassuming and softly spoken conservative. When a sixteen-year-old […]
Politicians Must Act on Climate Change Now, UK Public Agrees
The majority of British people want world leaders to agree a global climate deal and they want this agreement to happen now, finds a government-backed opinionย poll. The pressure on governments to achieve a meaningful deal in Paris next year is mounting in all directions and itโs no longer just businesses and NGOs that are demandingย action. […]
Chick Lit Star Dana Is Living The Dream – Her Husband Is Every Climate and Cancer Campaignerโs Worst Nightmare
The beautiful and talented Dana Bate is living the American dream – her second populist chick-lit novel is currently arriving in bookstores across Britain and the Unitedย States. But never judge a book by its cover. Behind her gleaming smile and professional friendliness hides a very Americanย nightmare. Dana is frantically publicising the latest in her oeuvre, […]
"I Hate That Oil's Dropping": Why Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant Wants High Oil Prices for Fracking
Outgoing Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) chairman Phil Bryantย โ Mississippi’s Republican Governor โ started his farewell address with a college football joke at IOGCC‘s recent annual conference in Columbus,ย Ohio. โAs you know, I love SEC football. Number one in the nation Mississippi State, number three in the nation Ole Miss, got a lot […]
Vivian Krause and Richard Bermanโs Oil Industry Playbook
He had no idea he was beingย taped. So when influential Washington, DC, political consultant Richard Berman talked about strategy and tactics to the oil and gas industryโs Western Energy Alliance in Colorado Springs this past June, he didnโt mince words.ย ย โThis is an endless war,โ Bermanย said. The secret tape was published in the New York […]
As Chesapeake Energy Reveals Department of Justice Investigation, Other Lawsuits Piling Up
Earlier this month, Chesapeake Energy Corp. revealed that it has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice, along with multiple states, over alleged wrong-doing in the company’s businessย dealings. Federal prosecutors and state attorneys have demanded that the company turn over documents, provide information, and give testimony in cases centering on the royalty payments that […]