Pennsylvania AI Data Center Developer Asked Trump Administration Official to Help Loosen Toxic Emissions Limits
Pennsylvania real estate executive Brian OโNeill sought the help of an attorney at the United States Department of State to lobby state and federal officials to waive national federal air pollution limits on his proposed gas-fired power plants in the Philadelphia suburbs, emails obtained via a public records request show. The power plants are crucial components of OโNeillโs plans to […]
Anthropic Crowdsourced Ethics Feedback at a Far-Right London Confab
Statements by an Anthropic representative at a gathering of transatlantic far-right politicians and other figures raise questions about how the company is pursuing the ethical development of its advanced AI (artificial intelligence) systems. Chloe Lubinski, Anthropicโs lead on โresearch partnerships with the world’s faith and philosophy traditions,โ per the eventโs list of speakers, framed attendees at the 2026 […]
Group Linked to Hungary’s Orban Co-organises Young Republican Gala
At a lavish New York City party last Saturday, dozens of European politicians brushed shoulders with powerful Republican Party elites and allies. DeSmog has identified more than 20 elected lawmakers from Germany and Italy who attended the event โ the annual New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) gala โ through their social media posts that […]
In Brazil, Agribusiness Giants Hire Celebrity Influencers to Win Hearts and Minds
Agribusiness companies enlisted an army of Brazilian social media influencers ahead of the United Nations climate summit, now underway in the Amazonian city of Belรฉm, where the meat industryโs surging greenhouse gas emissions and role in deforestation are high on the agenda. At least 195 influencers โ from models and news anchors to doctors and right-wing activists โ posted Instagram content sponsored by […]
How Jordan Peterson Became a Global Anti-Net Zero Power Broker
This special investigation between Canadaโs National Observer and DeSmog was produced in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainability, Education and Action and TRACE Foundation. โNo more carbon apocalypse-mongering,โย Jordan Peterson toldย an audience of thousands in February at a global conservative conference in London known as theย Alliance for Responsible Citizenshipย (ARC). The crowd applauded loudly. The world is […]
An Open Letter from EPA Staff to the American Public
This op-ed was written by a group of current and former employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who have asked to remain anonymous due to concerns about retaliation. It was originally published by Environmental Health News and is republished with permission. The Trump administration is making accusations of fraud, waste, and abuse associated […]
Greens Pressure London Mayor to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads on Public Transport
The UK Green Party is pressing London mayor Sadiq Khan on why he is yet to ban fossil fuel advertising on the cityโs transport network โ despite mounting evidence of its harmful effects โ six years after he pledged to make London a โzero carbon cityโ by 2030. London Assembly member Caroline Russell, with the […]
Revealed: Hundreds of Ad Campaigns by Oil and Gas Companies Have Appeared on London Public Transport Since Mayorโs Carbon Zero Pledgeย
Londonโs public transport network has hosted more than 240 advertising campaigns by oil and gas companies including Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil since Mayor Sadiq Khan set his โzero carbon cityโ goal in 2018, DeSmog can reveal. The findings come after United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a worldwide fossil fuel advertising ban, arguing that […]
A Plea to the Next Government From Young People: We Need Spaces to Learn the Difficult Truth About Climate, Together
Labour, which is likely to win the next general election, has just published its disappointing manifesto. While we should not look to the next government for an answer to climate breakdown, it is especially unfortunate that Labour is backing out of preexisting promises to provide adequate climate education. If the leaders of today cannot provide […]
ExxonMobil Urges EU to Remove โPolicy Hurdlesโ Slowing Oil Industryโs Hydrogen Plans
ExxonMobil Corp. and other fossil fuel companies are urging the European Union to relax targets to boost climate-friendly โgreenโ hydrogen, hoping to win greater support for projects to manufacture the fuel using natural gas. The United States-based oil majorโs willingness to publicly throw down the gauntlet to policy-makers underscores the stakes for the fossil fuel […]