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Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog and Sergey Pesterev/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
By David Falk and Mary Stuart
on
Expert warns that would require 200 billion litres of water and explode Canada’s emissions.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (centre) with Alberta’s Minister of Advanced Education and Minister of Technology and Innovation, Federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and the CEO of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute announcing Alberta’s million investment into AI innovation. Credit: Danielle Smith/ Facebook
Alberta Utility Bills Are Set To Spike And Data Centres Are To Blame
By Mitch Anderson
on
Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.
Protesters on a “Tech Oligarchy Tour” in April visited the Washington, D.C. offices of META, Microsoft, and Open AI, before concluding at the Data Center World Conference. (Credit: Courtesy of Third Act Actions Lab)
us/Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
By Clara Vondrich
on
The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
Credit: Mike Newbry on Unsplash
A Database of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
By Taylor Noakes
on
Some lobby organizations that work for environmental organizations also work for the fossil fuel industry.
Robert L. Levy, then executive counsel at Exxon, speaking at a Federalist Society event in 2025. (Credit: Still from Federalist Society video)
us/Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself 'the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm'
By Rachel Santarsiero
on
The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.
Shell’s Monaca petrochemical complex in Beaver County, PA, as it neared completion in April 2022. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out
By Sarah Hofmann
on
More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giant’s promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.
A pumpjack pumps oil in an arid steppe field on the border of Weld and Larimer counties, Colorado.
us/Colorado Cut $11.4 Million in Penalties for Oil Firms Submitting Fake Cleanup Data
By Sarah Hofmann
on
Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.
GB News co-owner Paul Marshall at the 2026 Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference. Credit: ARC / YouTube
uk/Paul Marshall ‘Cashing in on Climate Chaos’ After Leap in Fossil Fuel Investments, Critics Say
By Sam Bright and Damian Carrington
on
The GB News co-owner’s hedge fund has multiplied its oil and gas holdings.
Enbridge is one of several gas companies hyping AI data centres on investor calls. Credit: Mack Male (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Canadian Gas CEOs Are Hyping AI Data Centres to Investors as a Lifeline for Their Industry
By Mitch Anderson
on
Investor call transcripts show that gas companies see the data centre build-out as their next growth sector, even as the energy transition accelerates.
Tory peer Philippa Stroud, chair of the government's Low Pay Commission, and CEO of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. Credit: ARC (CC0 1.0 DEED)
uk/Revealed: The Trump Donors, Reform-Backing Billionaires and Oil Companies Funding the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
By Unearthed Reporters and Sam Bright
on
The conference has played host to Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch, and an array of MAGA figures this week.

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‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
ByDavid Falk and Mary Stuart
on
Expert warns that would require 200 billion litres of water and explode Canada’s emissions.
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog and Sergey Pesterev/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Analysis
Alberta Utility Bills Are Set To Spike And Data Centres Are To Blame
ByMitch Anderson
on
Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (centre) with Alberta’s Minister of Advanced Education and Minister of Technology and Innovation, Federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and the CEO of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute announcing Alberta’s million investment into AI innovation. Credit: Danielle Smith/ Facebook
Opinion
us/Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
ByClara Vondrich
on
The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
Series: Tech vs Climate
Protesters on a “Tech Oligarchy Tour” in April visited the Washington, D.C. offices of META, Microsoft, and Open AI, before concluding at the Data Center World Conference. (Credit: Courtesy of Third Act Actions Lab)
A Database of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Some lobby organizations that work for environmental organizations also work for the fossil fuel industry.
Credit: Mike Newbry on Unsplash
us/Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself 'the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm'
ByRachel Santarsiero
on
The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.
Series: MAGA
Robert L. Levy, then executive counsel at Exxon, speaking at a Federalist Society event in 2025. (Credit: Still from Federalist Society video)
us/Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out
BySarah Hofmann
on
More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giant’s promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.
Series: Tech vs Climate
Shell’s Monaca petrochemical complex in Beaver County, PA, as it neared completion in April 2022. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/Colorado Cut $11.4 Million in Penalties for Oil Firms Submitting Fake Cleanup Data
BySarah Hofmann
on
Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.
A pumpjack pumps oil in an arid steppe field on the border of Weld and Larimer counties, Colorado.
uk/Paul Marshall ‘Cashing in on Climate Chaos’ After Leap in Fossil Fuel Investments, Critics Say
BySam Bright and Damian Carrington
on
The GB News co-owner’s hedge fund has multiplied its oil and gas holdings.
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
GB News co-owner Paul Marshall at the 2026 Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference. Credit: ARC / YouTube
Analysis
Canadian Gas CEOs Are Hyping AI Data Centres to Investors as a Lifeline for Their Industry
ByMitch Anderson
on
Investor call transcripts show that gas companies see the data centre build-out as their next growth sector, even as the energy transition accelerates.
Enbridge is one of several gas companies hyping AI data centres on investor calls. Credit: Mack Male (CC BY-SA 2.0)
uk/Revealed: The Trump Donors, Reform-Backing Billionaires and Oil Companies Funding the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
ByUnearthed Reporters and Sam Bright
on
The conference has played host to Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch, and an array of MAGA figures this week.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
Tory peer Philippa Stroud, chair of the government's Low Pay Commission, and CEO of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. Credit: ARC (CC0 1.0 DEED)