New Spectator Boss Paul Marshall in Business with ‘Carbon Bomb’ Fossil Fuel Investor
The new owner of The Spectator magazine has close financial ties to a U.S. firm with major investments in oil, gas, and coal – including several projects dubbed “carbon bombs” by campaigners. GB News co-owner Paul Marshall, who completed his purchase of The Spectator this week, is the chairman and chief investment officer of Marshall […]
Toronto Politician Moves to Ban Misleading Fossil Fuel Ads on Transit
A Toronto city councillor today published a motion proposing to restrict false and misleading advertising from oil and gas lobby groups on public transit, DeSmog can report. The motion recommends that the Toronto Transit Commission, more commonly known as TTC, decline any new ads from the Pathways Alliance and Canada Action, two of Canada’s most […]
Inside the Anti-Climate Culture War Led by Jordan Peterson and Project 2025
Jordan Peterson delivered an urgent message for the rapt crowd on a warm spring evening at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this year. Thousands of people had bought tickets starting at $95 to hear the Canadian psychologist and star talent of conservative media outlet The Daily Wire promote his latest book, We Who […]
Massive CP2 LNG Export Facility Faces New Legal Hurdle Over FERC Approval
Environmental advocates, landowners, and fishers filed two petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday, challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) recent authorization for the construction of a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. FERC approved the Calcasieu Pass (CP2) LNG terminal proposed by […]
Climate Denier John Rustad Is Now a Major Player in BC’s October Election
Thanks to the recent implosion of British Columbia’s right-leaning BC United party, John Rustad, the leader of the Conservative Party of BC, is no longer a fringe player in a fast-approaching provincial election. With just over a week in the mainstream spotlight, Rustad has made headlines for a number of statements that deny the existence […]
Climate Denial Funder Pumps Another £30,000 into Tory Leadership Race
Conservative Party leadership candidates have received tens of thousands in donations from a funder of the UK’s main climate science denial group. The latest register of MPs’ interests shows that James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat each received £10,000 in August from Lord Michael Hintze, a Tory peer who is one of the few known funders […]
How Oil And Gas Companies Infiltrate Higher Education to Maintain Influence
It’s a global climate obstruction strategy that dates back decades, researchers from six universities argue in a new study.
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists and Major Polluters to Sponsor Labour Conference Events
This year’s Labour Party conference will feature events sponsored by an oil and gas trade group, the owner of the UK’s largest emitting power plant, and a gas distribution company, DeSmog can reveal. The conference, which is being held from 22 to 25 September in Liverpool, is one of the largest political gatherings in Europe […]
‘Colossal Waste’: U.S. Leads Way in Public Spending on False Climate Solutions
A new report shows global spending on carbon capture and hydrogen subsidies “failed to make a dent in carbon emissions” after 50 years of research and development.
Tom Tugendhat Continues to Question UK Climate Goals
Tom Tugendhat, who is running to be Conservative Party leader, recently called the UK’s 2050 net zero emissions target “not realistic” and has received donations from Tory peers with fossil fuel interests and a history of funding climate science denial. Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and shadow security minister, is widely described as the “centrist” or […]