# DeSmog

> Clearing the PR Pollution

## Posts

- [Reform Figure Behind ‘Shocking’ Grenfell Comments Still Involved in Party](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/16/reform-figure-simon-dudley-behind-shocking-grenfell-comments-still-involved-in-party/): A former housing executive fired by Reform UK for making “shameful” comments about the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy still claims to have a role in…
- [UK Data Centre Power Supplier Accused of Giving ‘Lifeline’ to Fossil Fuel Industry](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/14/uk-data-centre-power-supplier-accused-of-giving-lifeline-to-fossil-fuel-industry/): A UK company is selling its wares as a “sustainable power solution” to data centres, DeSmog can reveal, and is pressuring the government to embrace…
- [Orban’s Favourite EU Think Tank is Back in Brussels. But Who’s Funding It?](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/12/orbans-favourite-eu-think-tank-is-back-in-brussels-but-whos-funding-it/): Weeks after the collapse of Europe’s most prominent hard-right think tank, a new group with the same staff and similar mission has emerged to take…
- [Who Funds Reform UK? The Business Interests of Nigel Farage’s Major Donors](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/12/who-funds-reform-uk-the-business-interests-of-nigel-farage-major-donors/): Crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each recently piled £36 million into Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s political party. The story amplified recent scandals about…
- [The Real Winners From a New Canadian Oil Pipeline Are Private Investors](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/09/the-real-winners-from-a-new-canadian-oil-pipeline-are-private-investors/): Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting big on a new bitumen pipeline to the west coast and with no lead private sector proponent, he might…
- [Consulting Firm Lobbied for Town Hit by Climate Disaster and Fossil Fuel Group at the Same Time](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/08/consulting-firm-lobbied-for-town-hit-by-climate-disaster-and-fossil-fuel-group-at-the-same-time/): Just six months after Paradise, California was laid waste by the most deadly and destructive wildfire in the state’s history — November 2018’s Camp Fire…
- [MAGA Tech-Aligned Group Offers Advice To Alberta Separatists](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/07/maga-tech-aligned-group-offers-advice-to-alberta-separatists/): One month before a referendum vote that will include a question on Alberta independence, a free-market organization promoted “free cities” as a solution to separatist…
- [Chevron Gave $150K to Bay Area Group Accused of Using AI to Fight Heat Pump Rule](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/05/chevron-gave-150k-to-bay-area-group-accused-of-using-ai-to-fight-heat-pump-rule/): As members of a local air district were considering the fate of a rule that would force Bay Area homeowners to replace old gas water…
- [‘People’s Rights Are Being Signed Away,’ Claim Albertans Near Proposed Carbon Capture Project](https://www.desmog.com/2026/10/01/peoples-rights-are-being-signed-away-claim-albertans-near-proposed-carbon-capture-project/): With only two months until a binding agreement on a major $20 billion carbon capture project is to be finalized, Albertans living in communities that could be directly…
- [Exclusive: Pig and Poultry Air Pollution Costs UK Over £130 Million a Year  ](https://www.desmog.com/2026/09/30/exclusive-pig-and-poultry-air-pollution-costs-uk-over-130-million-a-year/): Air pollution from intensive pig and poultry farms costs England and Wales over £131 million a year, contributing to cases of asthma, stroke, and heart disease, it can be revealed. A new analysis by DeSmog and…

## SEO Pages

- [Ammonia – The Future of ‘Low-Carbon’ Fuel or False Solution? ](https://www.desmog.com/ammonia-the-future-of-low-carbon-fuel-or-false-solution/): For the last century, ammonia has been hailed as a miracle chemical. A key component of synthetic fertilisers, it has become central to the food…
- [DeBunked: Spiked’s Ella Whelan on Oil and Renewables](https://www.desmog.com/debunked-spikeds-ella-whelan-on-oil-and-renewables/): First posted on Twitter on 17 February 2023. This version is expanded. Spiked columnist Ella Whelan made misleading claims about North Sea oil and renewable…
- [DeBunked: FairFuelUK’s Howard Cox on Electric Vehicles](https://www.desmog.com/debunked-fairfueluks-howard-cox-on-electric-vehicles/): First posted on Twitter on 30 January 2023 ‘Fair fuel’ lobbyist Howard Cox made several false and misleading claims about electric vehicles (EVs) in a…
- [DeBunked: Matt Ridley on Nature and Climate Change](https://www.desmog.com/debunked-matt-ridley-on-nature-and-climate-change/): First posted on Twitter on 12 January 2023 Author Matt Ridley made several misleading claims in The Times and Daily Mail about climate change impacts.…
- [DeBunked: Claims about Fracking, Net Zero and Renewables vs Food](https://www.desmog.com/debunked-claims-about-fracking-net-zero-and-renewables-vs-food/): First posted on Twitter on 20 December 2022 This year we’ve seen a wave of false claims from opponents of climate action exploiting the Ukraine…
- [DeBunked: Lord Frost on the Global Warming Policy Foundation](https://www.desmog.com/debunked-lord-frost-on-the-global-warming-policy-foundation/): First posted on Twitter on 9 November 2022 Lord David Frost has joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) as a trustee during the UN…
- [DeBunked: Julia Hartley-Brewer on Climate Forecasts and Heatwaves](https://www.desmog.com/debunked-julia-hartley-brewer-on-climate-forecasts-and-heatwaves/): First posted on Twitter on 4 November 2022 TalkTV host Julia Hartley-Brewer made several claims about climate change on a recent BBC Question Time.  Here’s…
- [An Introduction to Anaerobic Digesters and Biogas on US Farms](https://www.desmog.com/intro-dairy-anaerobic-digesters-biogas-cow-manure-us-farms/): What are anaerobic digesters?  Anaerobic digesters capture emissions from organic waste — like manure or food scraps — to create energy. In the United States,…
- [The Calculations Behind an Investigation into NW Natural Meter and Gas Costs](https://www.desmog.com/nwn-calculations/): As part of his recent two-part investigation into NW Natural, journalist Chris May relied on company data and publicly available information to calculate two figures.…
- [COVIDenial & the Reopen Movement](https://www.desmog.com/covidenial-reopen-movement/): The following individuals and groups, who have historically focused on denying or downplaying the risk of man-made global warming, have turned their attention to the COVID-19 crisis. This set…

## Database Entries

- [Petroleum Communication Foundation](https://www.desmog.com/petroleum-communication-foundation/): Petroleum Communication Foundation (PCF) Background The Petroleum Communication Foundation (PCF) was a Calgary, Alberta-based non-profit that developed communication materials for the fossil fuel industry in…
- [Governors Coalition for Energy Security](https://www.desmog.com/governors-coalition-for-energy-security/): Governors Coalition for Energy Security (GCES) Background The Governors Coalition for Energy Security (GCES) launched in September 2024, initially called the Governors' Coalition for Energy…
- [Fusion Law Firm](https://www.desmog.com/fusion-law-firm/): Fusion Law PLLC Background Fusion Law, PLLC is a law firm founded by Paul Watkins, an attorney in Arizona, on April 4, 2022.“Articles of Organization…
- [American Energy Institute](https://www.desmog.com/american-energy-institute/): American Energy Institute (AEI) Background The American Energy Institute (AEI) is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by former Texas State Representative Jason Isaac in 2015."Certificate…
- [CT Group](https://www.desmog.com/ct-group/): Background CT Group is an influential lobbying firm. CT Group’s clients have included the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, mining giants BHP and Glencore, and…
- [Kathryn Porter](https://www.desmog.com/kathryn-porter/): Credentials MPhys Physics, the University of Exeter.“About Watt-Logic,” Watt-Logic, accessed January 15, 2026. Archived January 5, 2026. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/Y2YQV MBA, London Business School.“Kathryn Porter,”…
- [Robert L. Levy](https://www.desmog.com/robert-l-levy/): Image credit: Still from Federalist Society video. Robert L. Levy Background Robert L. Levy is an American attorney who served for 17 years in the…
- [Consumers’ Research](https://www.desmog.com/consumers-research/): Consumers' Research Background Consumers’ Research is a Virginia-based nonprofit that describes its mission as increasing “the knowledge and understanding of issues, policies, products, and services…
- [Christopher Harborne](https://www.desmog.com/christopher-harborne/): Credentials MEng Engineering, Cambridge University, 1981-85.“Christpher Harborne,” Linkedin. Accessed April 2026. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog. MBA, Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires, 1988.“Christpher Harborne,”…
- [James Orr](https://www.desmog.com/james-orr/): Credentials  BA Classics, University of Oxford.“Dr James Orr,” Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity, accessed 08.01.2025. Archived December 4, 2024. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/vHWQr MPhil Philosophy of…

## Series

- [Who Profits from CAP? Investigating EU Farming Subsidies](https://www.desmog.com/who-profits-from-cap-investigating-eu-farming-subsidies/): Representing a third of the EU’s budget, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) pays around €54 billion in subsidies each year to farmers and rural areas…
- [Pigs, Poultry, and Pollution: Investigating Intensive Agriculture](https://www.desmog.com/pigs-poultry-and-pollution-investigating-intensive-agriculture/): Pollution from intensive animal farms is seeping into our rivers, air, and seas. Linked to everything from cancer to mass fish deaths, these pollutants damage the environment…
- [Mark Carney’s Climate Betrayal](https://www.desmog.com/canada-mark-carney-climate-betrayal/): When Mark Carney was Bank of England Governor, he was hailed by climate advocates for working to steer the global economy away from fossil fuels.…
- [2025 COP30 Climate Summit](https://www.desmog.com/2025-cop30-climate-summit/): It's just 10 years since the landmark Paris Agreement, but international climate commitments have begun to erode. At a pivotal moment for both climate action…
- [Defending Democracy from Dirty Money](https://www.desmog.com/defending-uk-democracy-from-dirty-money/): A radical network of politicians, think tanks, lobby groups, and media outlets is attempting to scupper the UK’s clean energy transition by pumping out climate…
- [Tech vs. Climate](https://www.desmog.com/tech-vs-climate/): Leaders of the world’s largest tech companies have for years promised that their products, business models, and personal fortunes would solve the mounting climate crisis.…
- [Murky Supply Chains: How Fossil Fuels Prop Up Europe’s Fertiliser Giant](https://www.desmog.com/murky-supply-chains-how-fossil-fuels-prop-up-europes-fertiliser-giant/): In a fast-warming world the polluting fertiliser industry is under pressure to clean up its act. In response, the sector spins a green image with…
- [Alliance for Responsible Citizenship](https://www.desmog.com/alliance-for-responsible-citizenship/): DeSmog’s coverage of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship – the radical right-wing network backed by Paul Marshall and the Legatum Group – the co-owners of…
- [Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda](https://www.desmog.com/inside-maga-global-climate-agenda/): It's no secret that the second Donald Trump presidency is one of the loudest and most aggressive anti-climate administrations in history. But in this series…
- [COP29 Coverage](https://www.desmog.com/cop29-coverage/): DeSmog was on the ground at the United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, and reported this series in the lead-up to and throughout the…

## Databases

- [Advertising & Public Relations Database](https://www.desmog.com/advertising-pr-database/): In DeSmog’s Advertising and Public Relations Database, you can browse our research on the advertising and PR industry firms which have protected the reputation of…
- [Industrial Aquaculture Database](https://www.desmog.com/industrial-aquaculture-database/): In DeSmog’s Industrial Aquaculture Database, you can find major industry players’ stance on sustainability, information on fish feed supply chains and record of lobbying.
- [Agribusiness Database](https://www.desmog.com/agribusiness-database/): In DeSmog's Agribusiness Database, you can find a record of companies and organisations’ current messaging on climate change, lobbying around climate action, and histories of…
- [Air Pollution Lobbying Database](https://www.desmog.com/air-pollution-lobbying-database/): In DeSmog's Air Pollution Lobbying Database, you can find out about organisations opposing or seeking to weaken planned air quality measures in the UK's most…
- [Koch Network Database](https://www.desmog.com/koch-network-database/): In DeSmog's Koch Network Database, you can browse our extensive research on the individuals and organizations linked to Charles Koch or other members of the…
- [Climate Disinformation Database](https://www.desmog.com/climate-disinformation-database/): In DeSmog's Climate Disinformation Database, you can browse our extensive research on the individuals and organizations that have helped to delay and distract the public…