Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

Hazel is DeSmog’s UK Editor-in-Chief. She is also a freelance writer and broadcaster specializing in stories about food justice, climate, and migration. Her work has appeared on BBC radio, in The Guardian, New Internationalist, and the LA Times. She joined DeSmog in February 2022.

Geoff Dembicki is an award-winning investigative reporter and author. His 2022 book, The Petroleum Papers, based in part on reporting for Desmog, was named a best book of the year by The Washington Post. He has been DeSmog’s global managing editor since 2024.

Phoebe leads investigations on European politics, food and farming, and occasionally dips into other subjects too.

Matthew leads DeSmog’s coverage of the global climate crisis, energy politics, and the struggles for environmental justice through an international lens.

Sam leads DeSmog’s coverage of UK politics, and was previously an investigative journalist at the BBC.

Mary leads DeSmog’s Canada coverage. She is based in Tiohtià:ke/ Montréal.

Ashley leads DeSmog’s U.S. coverage, focusing on the oil and gas industry, disinformation, and climate crisis denial.

Diane Bernard works with DeSmog’s U.S. team.

Emily joined DeSmog in 2020 as a contributing editor. She works closely with global staff and freelance reporters on feature and investigative stories.

Sari edits DeSmog’s Climate Disinformation Database, and creates illustrations for DeSmog news and feature stories.

Adam covers UK news. He was formerly a staff writer at Left Foot Forward, and a BBC Local Democracy Reporter.

Brigitte joined in April 2023, and focuses on the aquaculture sector.

Danielle contributes to DeSmog Canada, and is an award-winning magazine writer, journalist, editor, educator, podcaster and mentor.

Edward is a freelance reporter for DeSmog covering the AI data center development boom in the United States, and has contributed to DeSmog’s coverage of the European gas lobby.

Ellen is a reporter for DeSmog’s Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation series.

Joey has been a reporter and Climate Disinformation Database Lead at DeSmog since April 2023. He also works freelance for Deutsche Welle and Clean Energy Wire in Berlin.

Justin writes for DeSmog and other U.S. publications, including Rolling Stone and Harper’s, on the impacts of oil and gas industry waste on workers, communities, public health, and the environment.

Kate is a researcher for DeSmog’s Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation series and a journalist on New Hampshire Public Radio.