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The ‘Oscars of Advertising’ Has a Cheating Problem

Many Cannes Lions award winners have claimed credit for field work they didn’t do, positive impacts that can’t be confirmed, or campaigns that barely existed.
Many Cannes Lions award winners have claimed credit for field work they didn’t do, positive impacts that can’t be confirmed, or campaigns that barely existed.
ByEllen Ormesher and Emily J Gertz
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Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
An illustration featuring a prize that's shaped like a long-nosed Pinocchio. His nose is hovering above the words Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow Suit?
NatWest Accused of Using ‘Loopholes’ to Invest £17 Million in UK Coal Supplier
NYT, WSJ Podcasts Promote Pro-drilling Ads by Top US Oil Lobby API
us/Colorado Gave $1.3 Billion Carve-out to Oil Companies While Thousands of Dirty Sites Await Cleanup
Reform ‘Advisor’ Launches Climate Denial Group in Poland

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Janice Blanock leaning on the fence dividing a running and biking trail from the Cecil oil and gas waste yard.
Her Son Died of a Rare Bone Cancer. Could Radioactive Fracking Waste Be to Blame?
By Justin Nobel
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An on-the-ground investigation in Pennsylvania finds unprotected radioactive material next to a popular bike and walking trail.

An on-the-ground investigation in Pennsylvania finds unprotected radioactive material next to a popular bike and walking trail.
uk/Trump’s Energy Secretary Says ‘Cold Is Larger Killer’ During Record European Heatwave
ByAdam Barnett
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Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.

Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, MAGA
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’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.
uk/Senior UK Politicians to Mix With Oil Execs, Far-Right Figures, and Anti-Abortion Activists at London Conference
ByUnearthed Reporters and Sam Bright
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Parliamentarians are “lending legitimacy” to a “toxic alliance” of attendees at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event, campaigners warn.

Parliamentarians are “lending legitimacy” to a “toxic alliance” of attendees at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event, campaigners warn.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Defending-UK-Democracy
uk/Zia Yusuf Cosying Up to Group Behind ‘Authoritarian’ Project 2025 Agenda
BySam Bright
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Reform has been chasing even closer ties to Trump’s allies.

Reform has been chasing even closer ties to Trump’s allies.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
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Drilling in the Mouth of the Amazon: How Brazil’s Oil Giant Is Drowning Out Critics
ByTJ Jordan and Maria Clara Parente
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As fishing communities fight back, Petrobras is going all out to control the narrative, a DeSmog investigation finds.
As fishing communities fight back, Petrobras is going all out to control the narrative, a DeSmog investigation finds.
Analysis
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Like a Real Sovereign Wealth Fund 
ByMitch Anderson
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Carney’s “Canada Strong” fund exposes the nation’s resource kryptonite: leaving critical decisions to local governments captured by industry interests.
Carney’s “Canada Strong” fund exposes the nation’s resource kryptonite: leaving critical decisions to local governments captured by industry interests.
uk/Cherie Blair’s Charity Received £3.6 million from ExxonMobil
ByAdam Barnett
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The oil major has provided a significant chunk of the foundation’s income.
The oil major has provided a significant chunk of the foundation’s income.
Mark Carney Advisor Says AI Data Centres ‘Provide Markets’ For Gas
ByGeoff Dembicki and Jen St. Denis
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Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.
Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.
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Her Son Died of a Rare Bone Cancer. Could Radioactive Fracking Waste Be to Blame?
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us/Oil-By-Rail Regulators Consider Crude Oil Volatility Limits That Would Require Oil Stabilization
uk/Senior UK Politicians to Mix With Oil Execs, Far-Right Figures, and Anti-Abortion Activists at London Conference
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s Concerning Growth in Fossil Fuel Ties
uk/Cherie Blair’s Charity Received £3.6 million from ExxonMobil

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Tech vs. Climate

Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
Q&A: Tech Billionaires’ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are ‘An Insidious Form of Climate Denial’
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 UK’s Next Climate Battle
Opponents of climate action are taking advantage of the AI boom to attack the government’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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