Farmers Defence Force
Background Farmers Defence Force (FDF) is a radical farming activist group in the Netherlands and Belgium, founded by Dutch pig and fruit farmer Mark van den Oever in May 2019. According to Van den Oever, he started the group in direct response to the occupation of pig breeding facilities in Boxtel, Netherlands by animal rights […]
BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB)
Background BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) โ or โFarmer-Citizen Movementโ in English โ is an agrarian right-wing populist party in the Netherlands, founded in response to the 2019 Dutch farmer protests. The party was established in November 2019 by agricultural journalist Caroline van der […]
Andrew Coyne
Andrew Coyne Credentials Background Andrew Coyne is a columnist at The Globe and Mail, former editor of Maclean’s magazine, and former editor and contributor to the National Post. 2“Andrew Coyne,”The […]
Together Declaration
Background The Together Association is a right-wing campaign group in the UK initially founded by businessman Alan D. Miller in August 2021 as a platform to oppose COVID-19 vaccine measures. […]
Reuters Plus & Reuters Events
Background Reuters Plus is the in-house advertising studio for the news outlet Reuters and has created campaigns for fossil fuel clients, including Aramco, the UAEโs state oil company ADNOC,2โWelcome to Future Energy Talks,โ Reuters Plus YouTube Account, August 23, 2023. Archived […]
Tom Nelson
๏ปฟ Tom Nelson Credentials Background Tom Nelson produced the 2024 film Climate: The Movie (The Cold Truth), directed by Martin Durkin, who was also behind The Great Global Warming Swindle (2007). Nelson described himself on Substack as “a […]
Interpublic Group
Background New York-based Interpublic Group, also known as IPG, is one of the worldโs largest advertising and public relations holding companies, with offices in over 100 countries. IPG and Omnicom announced in December 2024 that Omnicom, a competitor holding company, would take over IPG. This takeover of IPG will create the biggest advertising holding company […]
Wavemaker
Background Wavemaker is a WPP media agency that has worked with Chevron for over two decades. In 2017, WPP media agencies MEC and Maxus merged to form Wavemaker.2Patrick Coffee. โWPP Pushes Back Against Media Agency […]
Martin Durkin
Martin Richard Durkin Credentials Background Martin Richard Durkin is the director of the climate change denial films The Great Global Warming Swindle (2007)2Geoffrey Lean. “Climate change: An inconvenient truthโฆ for C4,” The Independent, March 11, […]
Indian Resource Council
Indian Resource Council (IRC) Background According to the Indian Resource Council’s website, IRC was founded in 1987 by Chiefs representing the First Nations that produce oil and gas, “following the recommendation of a task force that was established to study the role of the Crown in the management of First Nations oil and natural gas […]
