Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Still Won’t Mention Wildfire Links to Climate Change
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had to hold back tears during an update about a wildfire that had ravaged the town of Jasper, a historical mountain town in Alberta in the Rocky Mountains. “For many generations the town of Jasper and the park surrounding it have been a source of pride with some of the most […]
Oklahoma’s Oil Industry Touts a Voluntary Fund to Clean Up Oil Wells. Major Drillers Want Their Contributions Refunded.
Many drillers opt out of the state’s voluntary clean up fund. The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites.
Between Optimism and Despair: The Messy Middle Paths Through Climate Breakdown
In the escalating drama of climate breakdown — especially as we navigate the apparent crossing of the 1.5C warming threshold — a binary is emerging that wastes a huge amount of time, energy and passion, needlessly limiting our vision to confront and adapt to our situation at all levels of society: Are we (optimist) solutionists […]
Two-Thirds of People in Climate Denier Nigel Farage’s Constituency Are Worried About Rising Temperatures
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is at odds with his own constituents over the issue of climate change, according to new polling. A majority (68 percent) of voters in Clacton, Essex, are concerned about the effects of rising temperatures, according to a poll by More in Common, and the think tank E3G. Clacton voters are […]
Outrage as Senate Panel Advances Manchin-Barrasso Permitting Bill
One campaigner called the Energy Permitting Reform Act “a shameless attempt by Sen. Joe Manchin to line the pockets of his fossil fuel donors, sacrifice communities, and endanger our climate.”
The Growing Conservative Backlash Against Carbon Capture and Storage
Earlier this year a far-right group called Canada Proud began running Facebook ads to its more than 534,000 followers attacking the climate change technology favored by conservative leaders as well as the country’s largest oil and gas producers. “Carbon capture is billed as a green technology that stops carbon from entering the atmosphere,” the ad […]
Dozens of New MPs Worked for Oil and Gas Lobbyists
At least 24 newly elected MPs used to work for public relations, consultancy and lobbying firms that have a history of representing oil and gas companies, DeSmog can reveal. A DeSmog analysis of the MPs entering Parliament after the 2024 general election found that two dozen had a background working for oil and gas giants, […]
Charity Commission Fails to Clamp Down on Climate Science Denial Group
The UK’s charity watchdog has said it is “satisfied” with changes made by the country’s main climate science denial group after investigating concerns about its funding, structure, and bias. In 2022 the Charity Commission, the UK’s independent charity regulator, launched a case into the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), set up by the (now late) […]
How to Blunt the ‘New Climate Denial’ with Better Language
The idea that the climate debate can be neatly divided into two competing camps — with Republican deniers on the right and Democratic advocates on the left — is one of the many myths that Dr. Genevieve Guenther takes on in her new book The Language of Climate Politics. The reality, according to Guenther, a […]
Tory Leadership Contender Robert Jenrick’s Pro-Coal and Anti-Net Zero Record
Former Conservative minister Robert Jenrick, who has today entered the race to lead the Tory party, has a growing record of attacks on climate action. The MP for Newark – who saw a 23.9 percent swing against him in the general election, and served as secretary of state for immigration under former prime minister Rishi […]