No Environmental Review Required for Canada’s Largest Carbon Capture Proposal

“Are you Canadians crazy?” That was the reaction from U.S. pipeline expert Richard Kuprewicz, when contacted by DeSmog about the proposed Pathways Alliance CO2 pipeline and storage hub that may proceed in the absence of a comprehensive review by either the federal or Alberta governments.  Internal government documents unearthed by the Narwhal show that Canada’s […]

Labour Under Pressure for Reselecting Climate Denial Group Director as Election Candidate

The Labour Party has been criticised by campaigners after a board member of the UK’s leading climate science denial group was reselected as a candidate at the upcoming general election.  Graham Stringer, a Labour MP since 1997, has been reselected as the party’s candidate for Blackley and Broughton in Greater Manchester. Since 2015, Stringer has […]

The EU Elections Candidates Spreading False Narratives on Food and Farming

Politicians have used their significant online platforms to spread misinformation on food and farming ahead of the EU elections, a new analysis shows. Up to 375 million voters from 27 countries are casting their votes this week (June 6-9) to elect 720 MEPs to represent them in the European Parliament. The election has been overshadowed […]

UN Chief Calls For Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on governments to ban fossil fuel advertising and warned creative agencies to stop working for the industry. “Many in the fossil fuel industry have shamelessly greenwashed, even as they have sought to delay climate action — with lobbying, legal threats, and massive ad campaigns,” Guterres told an event […]

Vermont Passed a Bill Making Big Oil Pay. Now Comes the Hard Part.

This article by Grist is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. Update: On May 30, 2024 Governor Phil Scott allowed S.259 to pass into law without his signature. Last July, heavy storms lashed Vermont with record rain, leaving roads torn asunder, communities submerged, and farms washed out. In response, state legislators […]

Far-Right Presence Divides Farmers’ Protest Ahead of EU Elections

Farmers were left dispirited – and sleepy – after anti-EU protests in Brussels proved lacklustre. Over a thousand protesters with five hundred tractors gathered at the Atomium on Tuesday (June 4) on the outskirts of Brussels to protest against the EU’s agricultural and climate policies.  Farmers held banners with messages such as “Europe Green Deal […]

Climate Denier Nigel Farage Standing in Seat at Risk of Sea Level Rises and Flooding

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who is a vocal critic of green policies and climate science, is standing in a constituency threatened by rising sea levels and flooding due to global warming. Mapping from the science-based visualisation platform Climate Central suggests that substantial parts of Clacton, Essex, will be at risk of yearly flooding even […]

A Research Duel Heats up Amid High-Stakes Decision on LNG Exports

Industry and academic groups have launched a research arms race to influence the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision about whether more liquified natural gas exports are in the public interest. In late January, President Joe Biden announced that the agency would temporarily stop processing pending applications to export LNG to countries that don’t have a […]

Who Funds Reform? Nigel Farage’s Party Received 92 Percent of its Donations from Fossil Fuel Interests, Polluters, and Climate Deniers

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations.  This week, Nigel Farage confirmed he would be returning as leader of Reform and standing in the general election, threatening to split the already […]

Nigel Farage’s Anti-Climate Record

Pro-Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage has announced that he will be standing to be an MP at the upcoming general election and will be replacing Richard Tice as leader of the populist party Reform UK.  Farage, who says that he hopes to become “the voice of opposition” in Parliament, has long been a vocal opponent of […]