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us/How a Republican Conservation Group Became a Data Center Booster
By Miranda Green
on
The American Conservation Coalition is partnering with AI and gas firms to support data centers and backing reforms that could fast-track their approvals.
Somalia’s Parliament and Public Are Questioning the President’s Shadowy Oil Deal With Turkey
By Oscar Rothstein
on
Some MPs say the arrangement — which gives Turkish Petroleum 95 percent of revenues on estimated 20 billion barrels of oil — is "illegitimate".
UN Fails to Disclose Company Names on Biodiversity Summit Delegates List 
By Rachel Sherrington, Clare Carlile and Brigitte Wear
on
Civil society left ‘flying blind’ in the face of large turnout from pharma, oil, and mining groups.
French Oil Giant Backs Dozens of Lobby Groups Fighting New Methane Rules Around the World
By Cécile Marchand and TJ Jordan
on
TotalEnergies has won plaudits for voluntary steps to tackle the planet-heating gas. So why does it fund moves to delay, dilute or dismantle regulation?
How a French Oil Executive Is Working With the Trump Administration to 'Kill' Europe's Methane Plan
By TJ Jordan and Cécile Marchand
on
Key piece of EU climate legislation facing coordinated pushback from TotalEnergies lobbyist and U.S. officials.
uk/In Their Own Words: The Senior Reform and Tory Figures Who Have Lauded Trump
By Sam Bright
on
The British right has aligned closely with an administration that has lost the American public.
President Trump Unveils EPA’s New Contradictory Methane Proposal at Campaign Rally
By Rachel Santarsiero
on
The agency is loosening methane rules while keeping its authority to regulate them. Critics say the stance leaves federal climate law in limbo, inviting a bigger rollback later.
uk/Two GB News Directors Have Investments in Oil Companies Behind Rosebank and Jackdaw
By Adam Barnett
on
Lord Agnew and Paul Marshall, who also owns The Spectator, are shareholders in Equinor and Shell.
Astra Taylor, co-author of End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World.
How the Far-Right Uses Climate Disasters to Build Political Power
By Mary Stuart
on
A Q&A with Astra Taylor, co-author with Naomi Klein of ‘End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World.’
Attorney Will Chamberlain addresses the National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem on Oct. 8, 2026.
As Midterms Loom, MAGA Lawyer Defends ‘Mild Amounts of Corruption’ in Governments
By Geoff Dembicki
on
Will Chamberlain is senior counsel at the Article III Project, a group fighting to protect Trump and Big Oil from legal accountability.

All Articles

us/How a Republican Conservation Group Became a Data Center Booster
ByMiranda Green
on
The American Conservation Coalition is partnering with AI and gas firms to support data centers and backing reforms that could fast-track their approvals.
Series: Tech vs Climate
A green trucker hat with "Make American Beautiful Again" stitched on it in white
Somalia’s Parliament and Public Are Questioning the President’s Shadowy Oil Deal With Turkey
ByOscar Rothstein
on
Some MPs say the arrangement — which gives Turkish Petroleum 95 percent of revenues on estimated 20 billion barrels of oil — is "illegitimate".
UN Fails to Disclose Company Names on Biodiversity Summit Delegates List 
ByRachel Sherrington, Clare Carlile and Brigitte Wear
on
Civil society left ‘flying blind’ in the face of large turnout from pharma, oil, and mining groups.
Series: Big Ag's Climate Push
French Oil Giant Backs Dozens of Lobby Groups Fighting New Methane Rules Around the World
ByCécile Marchand and TJ Jordan
on
TotalEnergies has won plaudits for voluntary steps to tackle the planet-heating gas. So why does it fund moves to delay, dilute or dismantle regulation?
How a French Oil Executive Is Working With the Trump Administration to 'Kill' Europe's Methane Plan
ByTJ Jordan and Cécile Marchand
on
Key piece of EU climate legislation facing coordinated pushback from TotalEnergies lobbyist and U.S. officials.
Analysis
uk/In Their Own Words: The Senior Reform and Tory Figures Who Have Lauded Trump
BySam Bright
on
The British right has aligned closely with an administration that has lost the American public.
Series: MAGA
President Trump Unveils EPA’s New Contradictory Methane Proposal at Campaign Rally
ByRachel Santarsiero
on
The agency is loosening methane rules while keeping its authority to regulate them. Critics say the stance leaves federal climate law in limbo, inviting a bigger rollback later.
uk/Two GB News Directors Have Investments in Oil Companies Behind Rosebank and Jackdaw
ByAdam Barnett
on
Lord Agnew and Paul Marshall, who also owns The Spectator, are shareholders in Equinor and Shell.
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
How the Far-Right Uses Climate Disasters to Build Political Power
ByMary Stuart
on
A Q&A with Astra Taylor, co-author with Naomi Klein of ‘End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World.’
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal, Tech vs Climate
Astra Taylor, co-author of End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World.
As Midterms Loom, MAGA Lawyer Defends ‘Mild Amounts of Corruption’ in Governments
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Will Chamberlain is senior counsel at the Article III Project, a group fighting to protect Trump and Big Oil from legal accountability.
Series: MAGA
Attorney Will Chamberlain addresses the National Conservatism Conference in Jerusalem on Oct. 8, 2026.