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Credit: Peter Reynolds
DeSmog Launches Industrial Aquaculture Project
By Hazel Healy
on
We put the sustainability claims of seafood companies under the spotlight.
Credit: Rosie Hunter
The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow
By Michaela Herrmann
on
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
A cow stands in front of a wind turbine. Credit: iStock
us/The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil
By Cartie Werthman
on
But they’re using public funds to do it.
An environmental protest at Bayer's Paris headquarters in 2019. Credit: AP Photo/Francois Mori
Pesticide Giant Criticised for ‘Greenwashing’ Partnership with French Influencer
By Clare Carlile
on
Bayer’s efforts to sway public opinion are part of a strategy to “fight any sustainable transition which would harm its business”, say campaigners.
A black and white cow faces forward, perpendicular to a row of dairy cow hindquarters visible in a barn.
us/The Natural Gas Industry Sees Cow Manure Gas as the Key to a Net Zero Future
By Cartie Werthman
on
One dairy trade association calls this “a utility executive and shareholder pipe dream.”
An anaerobic digester in a large white cylindrical tank with green dome, with several grazing black and white dairy cows beyond
us/An Introduction to Anaerobic Digesters and Biogas on US Farms
By Cartie Werthman
on
What are anaerobic digesters?  Anaerobic digesters capture emissions from organic waste — like manure or food scraps — to create energy. In the United States, the majority of these systems...
Workers mix and load agrochemicals to be sprayed onto crops. Credit: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
New Report Highlights Pesticides' Overlooked Climate Connection
By Dana Drugmand
on
New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the “vicious cycle” linking these fossil fuel–derived chemicals and climate change.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility. Credit: Savannah River Site (CC BY 2.0)
Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will
By DeSmog
on
DeSmog editors and contributors preview some of the climate stories they’ll be following this year.
Credit: DeSmog
Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe
By Clare Carlile
on
New analysis sheds light on key industry lobbying tactics at a decisive moment for the future of agriculture.
The weed-killer Roundup contains glyphosate, a chemical that the World Health Organization classifies as a probable human carcinogen. Credit: Mike Mozart (CC BY 2.0)
Pesticide Industry ‘Helped Write’ Disinformation Playbook Used by Big Oil and Big Tobacco, Report Reveals
By Dana Drugmand
on
New analysis sheds light on key tactics Monsanto used to distort science and spin the narrative in defense of its herbicide product.

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DeSmog Launches Industrial Aquaculture Project
ByHazel Healy
on
We put the sustainability claims of seafood companies under the spotlight.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Credit: Peter Reynolds
The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow
ByMichaela Herrmann
on
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet.
Credit: Rosie Hunter
us/The Meat Industry Is Advertising Like Big Oil
ByCartie Werthman
on
But they’re using public funds to do it.
A cow stands in front of a wind turbine. Credit: iStock
Pesticide Giant Criticised for ‘Greenwashing’ Partnership with French Influencer
ByClare Carlile
on
Bayer’s efforts to sway public opinion are part of a strategy to “fight any sustainable transition which would harm its business”, say campaigners.
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
An environmental protest at Bayer's Paris headquarters in 2019. Credit: AP Photo/Francois Mori
us/The Natural Gas Industry Sees Cow Manure Gas as the Key to a Net Zero Future
ByCartie Werthman
on
One dairy trade association calls this “a utility executive and shareholder pipe dream.”
A black and white cow faces forward, perpendicular to a row of dairy cow hindquarters visible in a barn.
us/An Introduction to Anaerobic Digesters and Biogas on US Farms
ByCartie Werthman
on
What are anaerobic digesters?  Anaerobic digesters capture emissions from organic waste — like manure or food scraps — to create energy. In the United States, the majority of these systems...
An anaerobic digester in a large white cylindrical tank with green dome, with several grazing black and white dairy cows beyond
New Report Highlights Pesticides' Overlooked Climate Connection
ByDana Drugmand
on
New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the “vicious cycle” linking these fossil fuel–derived chemicals and climate change.
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
Workers mix and load agrochemicals to be sprayed onto crops. Credit: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Analysis
Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will
ByDeSmog
on
DeSmog editors and contributors preview some of the climate stories they’ll be following this year.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility. Credit: Savannah River Site (CC BY 2.0)
Analysis
Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe
ByClare Carlile
on
New analysis sheds light on key industry lobbying tactics at a decisive moment for the future of agriculture.
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
Credit: DeSmog
Pesticide Industry ‘Helped Write’ Disinformation Playbook Used by Big Oil and Big Tobacco, Report Reveals
ByDana Drugmand
on
New analysis sheds light on key tactics Monsanto used to distort science and spin the narrative in defense of its herbicide product.
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
The weed-killer Roundup contains glyphosate, a chemical that the World Health Organization classifies as a probable human carcinogen. Credit: Mike Mozart (CC BY 2.0)