Why Colorado’s Celebrated Oil Well Cleanup Reforms Face a $3 Billion Shortfall
Published in partnership with The Guardian. As costs related to aging oil and gas wells start to pile up across the U.S., regulators are looking for ways to force fossil fuel companies to foot the bill — and Colorado is supposed to have the answer. The state recently overhauled the financial and regulatory tools it uses […]
Report: Campaigners Are Targeting Financial Backers with Lawsuits Against Fossil Fuel Funders
A new report by London School of Economics identifies a small but growing number of legal challenges to stem the flow of finance to projects that accelerate climate change.
Canada’s LNG Pipe Dream Is an Unsustainable, Bad Investment: Report
The Canadian taxpayer is already betting billions on a supposed boom in liquified natural gas but is this a wise investment given how quickly renewable energy and battery storage are transforming the global economy? The answer is a resounding “no” according to a report released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) that looked […]
LNG Promoted as Climate Solution at Vancouver Expo Despite Evidence
Maintaining and improving global energy security; empowering Indigenous communities; seizing the global LNG opportunity — these were some of the talking points speakers were keen to discuss throughout the Canada Gas Exhibition & Conference, which took place in Vancouver in May. But discussions of natural gas’ negative aspects — namely excessive, typically underreported methane emissions […]
How Oil Giant Exxon Bought Influence Over the Swedish Moderate Party
A new investigation, published here in English for the first time, reveals how Atlas Network funneled money from ExxonMobil to a Swedish right-wing think tank to spread climate disinformation.
Major Donor to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Owns Russian Assets
One of the biggest donors to Nigel Farage’s anti-net zero Reform UK during the general election campaign has significant Russian business interests, DeSmog can report. Natural resources investor David Lilley donated £100,000 to Reform on 10 June – a week after Farage announced that he was returning as the party’s leader. Lilley’s donation was the […]
How America’s ‘Most Powerful Lobby’ Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup
In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape.
Greenpeace Turns to Italy’s Highest Court in Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Eni
Italy’s Supreme Court will decide on a landmark lawsuit brought by Greenpeace Italy and advocacy group ReCommon against oil and gas company Eni. Both nonprofits said their Supreme Court appeal was to expedite the trial.
Labour’s Shadow Decarbonisation Minister Received Sponsorship from Gas Industry Lobbyists
Sarah Jones, Labour shadow minister for industry and decarbonisation, accepted sponsorship for a fundraising event from a public affairs company that represents BP and British Gas, DeSmog can reveal. Jones’s register of interests shows that she received food and drink worth £2,500 on 10 May from Beyond 2050, a pro-hydrogen PR firm that represents some […]
Pathways Alliance Website Scrubbed Ahead of New Greenwashing Law
Pathways Alliance, a coalition of Canadian tar sands producers aiming to build a massive carbon capture project in Alberta, scrubbed their website of its content June 19. In its place is a notice indicating the organization “removed content from our website, social media and other public communications” and that they had done so in response […]