Big Oil Is the Winner From Dutch Carbon Capture Subsidies
This story is the second part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe, and in partnership with Follow the Money. To read the first story, click here. Previous versions of this story contained errors in relation to the potential cost to the Dutch taxpayer of the Porthos […]
Anti-Net Zero Reform MP Owns Green Tech Company
Rupert Lowe, a newly elected MP for Nigel Farage’s anti-net zero party Reform UK, is the owner of a firm specialising in heat pumps – a flagship clean heating technology. Reform’s 2024 election manifesto advocated scrapping the UK’s net zero targets and renewable energy subsidies, including those promoting the uptake of heat pumps. Lowe, who […]
Baltimore Lawsuit Alleges Shale Investments by BlackRock, Fidelity, Others Fueled Shale Price Fixing Scheme
Same Wall Street firms were major investors across group of U.S. drillers accused of forming cartel, suit claims.
Canada’s New Greenwashing Law Hasn’t Stopped Politicians’ CCS Claims
While Canadian oil companies and their lobbyists have scrubbed mentions of carbon capture from their websites amid greenwashing concerns, Canadian government officials continue repeating unproven claims about the controversial technology. Various government ministers, including environment minister Steven Guilbeault, have championed carbon capture (CCS) technology in recent press announcements and social media statements, despite mounting evidence […]
Imperial Oil Tailings Spill Fine a ‘Toothless Slap on the Wrist,’ Environmentalists Say
A major Canadian oil producer responsible for a toxic tailings pond leak that dumped 5.3 million litres of contaminated waste into the environment has been fined just $50,000 by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). Environmental Defence, a prominent Canadian environmental advocacy organization, called the AER’s response “toothless.” The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), an Indigenous […]
eSportswashing: How the Youth Gaming Market Is Being Targeted by Major Climate Polluters
As an insurgent sport among the sweat and strain of more traditional exertions, esports — short for electronic sports and synonymous with gaming — had a chance to chart a new course. Free from the sponsorship links with polluting industries that tarnish many established sports, and with an overwhelmingly young and growing player and fanbase, […]
BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters
The BBC has produced dozens of films and articles for oil and gas companies, agricultural giants, fossil fuel states, and high-emission transport firms in recent years, DeSmog can reveal. Experts say the BBC has been “greenwashing” the image of companies and countries contributing to global emissions by trumpeting their dubious climate credentials and promoting their […]
How U.S. governments could crack down on greenwashing
An anti-greenwashing law in Canada compelled polluters to scrub misleading content. Could a new bill in Pennsylvania set an example for the United States?
NextDecade Scraps Carbon Capture Plans for Its Rio Grande LNG Terminal
Move comes after federal court pulls project’s FERC approvals, citing too vague carbon capture plans and environmental impacts on Texas communities.
Strathcona CCS Announcement Another Billion Dollar Handout to Canada’s Oil Industry
Margaret Thatcher once observed “the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” This will never be a problem it seems for the Canadian fossil fuel industry. The latest example of apparently bottomless public largess towards this planet destroying sector is Strathcona Resources, which will access up to $1 billion […]