Industry Wants New Pipeline on Navajo Land Scarred by Decades of Fossil Fuel Extraction
This story was originally published by Capital & Main, and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. For the last several months, one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators has gone from one local government meeting on the Navajo Nation to another, outlining plans for […]
Tory London Mayor Candidate Backed Fracking and Promoted Climate Science Denial
Susan Hall, the Conservative Party candidate for London mayor, has opposed key climate policies, backed the reintroduction of fracking and promoted articles online which spread climate science denial, DeSmog can reveal. She has been accused of trying to “undermine” climate science when the impact of human-caused climate change is making headlines amid a summer heatwave […]
Major Polluter Drax Among Government-Backed Companies Donating to Northern Tory MPs
A prominent group of Conservative MPs has accepted £48,000 from firms that directly benefit from billions in government contracts and subsidies, including the UK’s largest CO2 emitter Drax. The Northern Research Group (NRG) received the donations between April and June this year, according to new Electoral Commission records. The company donations included £12,000 from biomass […]
Proposed Pipeline Expansion Could Upend Three States’ Climate Plans
California, Oregon, and Washington have all passed laws and enacted policies that require utilities to dramatically cut carbon pollution over the next decade. But TC Energy, the Canadian owner of a major regional gas pipeline, has asked federal regulators to approve a plan that would dramatically expand the line’s capacity, flooding the region for decades […]
Transparency Watchdog Calls on EU to Strengthen its Lobbying Rules After DeSmog Investigation
Campaigners have called on the EU to urgently reform its rules around lobbying transparency after DeSmog revealed that a US oil-linked advocacy group has been lobbying against major green reforms in Europe, without declaring its activities. A complaint was sent on Wednesday by transparency watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory to the president of the European Parliament, […]
Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group
An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Over the past two years, the Energy and Utilities Association (EUA) has paid a public affairs firm to generate hundreds of articles and interviews to lobby the UK government on […]
The Chilling Question About This Week’s Record Heat Wave
This story was originally published by The Energy Mix Weekender, and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. What if this week’s series of record-shattering high temperatures turned out to be tomorrow’s record low, the benchmark against which future years and decades of […]
Extinction Rebellion Co-Founder Goes on Trial for Breaking Window
Gail Bradbrook, a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, went on trial in west London on Monday for breaking a window at the Department of Transport in October, 2019. Bradbrook has previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminal damage for using a hammer and woodworking tool to crack the building’s glass frontage, which the prosecution […]
BBC Under Fire for Doing Pesticide Giant’s PR
The BBC has been accused of “selling the public’s trust” by producing “totally biased” documentaries on the future of sustainable food sponsored by Corteva, one of the world’s largest pesticide firms, potentially in breach of the broadcaster’s editorial guidelines. The “Follow the Food” documentaries, which featured a total of 28 episodes over three series, showcase “solutions” […]
The Fossil Fuel Interests Behind Liz Truss’s ‘Growth Commission’
Liz Truss was back in the headlines this week, when she appeared at the launch of a new lobby group called the Growth Commission on Wednesday. Some commentators pointed out the irony of a prime minister who tanked the pound – and failed to outlast a lettuce – saying that her widely criticised mini budget […]