Alberta’s Energy ‘War Room’ Lost a Doomed Battle Against the Future
“War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace,” observed Nobel laureate Thomas Mann. This insight seems particularly true regarding the recently vanquished Alberta war room – officially known as the Canadian Energy Centre – that squandered millions in a futile fight against the future. Former premier Jason Kenney launched the ill-fated CEC […]
As California Regulators Refuse to Enforce New Orphan Well Rules, Lawmakers and Environmental Groups Cry Foul
As California regulators refuse to enforce new orphan well rules, lawmakers and environmental groups cry foul. Critics say a “transformational” merger between state oil giants CRC and Aera Energy should never have been allowed without a bond to cover at-risk wells.
The Polluters of Paris
At the end of this month, the French capital will host humanity’s biggest and brightest celebrations of sport: the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The hype ahead of these games — the 33rd — is palpable and the organisers have promised to deliver a Games like no other. Sustainability has been central to this promise. As […]
Here’s What Nigel Farage’s Reform Party MPs Have to Say About Climate Change
Last week’s general election handed power to a Labour government committed to climate action, and four seats for the Green Party for the first time. But it also saw the election of five MPs from Reform UK, a climate science denial party led by right-wing populist Nigel Farage. Reform campaigns to “scrap all of net […]
Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Lands in Question as Lawmakers Eye Shale Collusion Allegations
Democratic representatives cite evidence of antitrust violations stemming from FTC investigation of ExxonMobil and Pioneer merger showing shale drilling companies may have colluded to drive oil prices up.
‘All of Our Tricks Worked’: Spoof ExxonMobil Ad Nails Just How Easy It’s Been for Big Oil
A new parody ExxonMobil advertisement by an Academy Award-winning director mocks humanity for letting Big Oil get away with causing one of the biggest existential threats of all time.
Meet the Labour Government’s New Climate Team
Labour has wasted no time in appointing its climate team, who are tasked with getting the UK back on track to meet its net zero targets. As a record 335 new MPs take tours of (and selfies in) their new place of work, we take a look at those responsible for getting the UK to […]
The Direct Links Between Southern Brazil’s Massive Flooding and Climate Denial
Right-wing groups in Brazil are peddling false claims that the heavy rainfall that led to south Brazil’s disastrous flooding in May is not related to climate change.
How to Create a ‘World Without Waste’? The Plastic Industry Has Ideas.
A deep dive into the petrochemical industry’s proposals for the global plastics treaty.
Two Thirds of Anti-Net Zero Tories Wiped Out in UK Election
Labour’s landslide victory over the Conservatives has left the party’s anti-net zero wing in tatters. DeSmog’s analysis of Westminster’s influential Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG) found that two thirds of its supporters are no longer represented in Parliament following the July 4 general election. Twenty-four of the 37 MPs supportive of the backbench grouping were […]