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Trump’s Interior nominee Doug Burgum (center) held a VIP dinner for oil industry executives including, (left, top to bottom) Chris Wright, President Trump’s Department of Energy nominee, and oil tycoon Harold Hamm, along with (right top to bottom) Bakken shale oil producer Danny Brown, and Todd Slawson, chair of the North Dakota Petroleum Council. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/DeSmog
Trump Interior Nominee Doug Burgum Hosted ‘VIP Dinner’ for Oil, Gas, and Coal Execs Last Year, Emails Show
By Sharon Kelly
on
North Dakota’s Rainbow Energy – which plans to mix coal, crypto, and carbon capture – among those invited to the former governor’s table.
Imperial Oil got a 95 percent 'discount' on fines under Premier Smith's 'zero tolerance' enforcement policy.
Alberta’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Enforcement Strategy Doesn’t Apply to Polluters
By Mitch Anderson
on
Regulators have clearly demonstrated they are prioritizing continued oil production over public safety.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, U.S. President Donald Trump, Heartland Institute President James Taylor, and Austrian MEP Harald Vilimsky.
uk/U.S. Climate Denial Group Using Far-Right to Attack EU Green Policies
By Sam Bright and Clare Carlile
on
The pro-Trump Heartland Institute claims it spearheaded opposition to a flagship European nature law.
uk/Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
By Adam Barnett
on
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage looking at the floodwater in Burrowbridge, Somerset. Credit: PA Images / Alamy
uk/Fossil Fuel Advocate Nigel Farage is Building a House in High Climate Risk Area
By Sam Bright
on
The Reform UK leader is betting his home on climate denial, campaigners say.
Like Poilievre (left), Badenoch (right) has regularly voted against measures that would limit climate change.
Pierre Poilievre Met With Denier-Backed UK Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch
By Mitch Anderson
on
Badenoch, a self-described ‘net zero skeptic,’ called Poilievre ‘a new friend and ally’ in December.
Claire Coutinho, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. Credit: Martyn Wheatley CCHQ / Parsons Media (CC BY 2.0)
uk/Tory Net Zero Chief Calls for Climate Deniers to Vet UK Energy Policies
By Adam Barnett
on
Claire Coutinho endorsed several figures linked to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a group that questions established climate science.
Sept. 30, 2024. Community near Hermitage Road close to Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Once fully operational, it will be among the largest in the world. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/Photos: 2024 Was the LNG Export Boom’s Wild Year
By Ashley Braun and Julie Dermansky
on
DeSmog reflects on some of the major moments in U.S. LNG policy, the courts, and protest in a turbulent year for this fossil fuel.
As 2024 closes, Donald Trump (left) is taking over in the U.S., Keir Starmer (center) in the UK, and Canada's Justin Trudeau (right) ends the year on shaky ground. Credit: DeSmog/Wikimedia Commons
A DeSmog Guide to How the World Changed in 2024
By DeSmog Staff
on
Our editors and reporters weigh in on a year of seismic political events, and what they’re paying close attention to in 2025.
A mashup of Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, and Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore, 10 Downing Street
uk/2024: Green Shoots and Dark Omens
By DeSmog UK
on
We reflect on a year of agenda-setting stories that charted the political influence of fossil fuel interests in the UK and beyond.

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Trump Interior Nominee Doug Burgum Hosted ‘VIP Dinner’ for Oil, Gas, and Coal Execs Last Year, Emails Show
BySharon Kelly
on
North Dakota’s Rainbow Energy – which plans to mix coal, crypto, and carbon capture – among those invited to the former governor’s table.
Series: MAGA
Trump’s Interior nominee Doug Burgum (center) held a VIP dinner for oil industry executives including, (left, top to bottom) Chris Wright, President Trump’s Department of Energy nominee, and oil tycoon Harold Hamm, along with (right top to bottom) Bakken shale oil producer Danny Brown, and Todd Slawson, chair of the North Dakota Petroleum Council. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/DeSmog
Analysis
Alberta’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Enforcement Strategy Doesn’t Apply to Polluters
ByMitch Anderson
on
Regulators have clearly demonstrated they are prioritizing continued oil production over public safety.
Imperial Oil got a 95 percent 'discount' on fines under Premier Smith's 'zero tolerance' enforcement policy.
uk/U.S. Climate Denial Group Using Far-Right to Attack EU Green Policies
BySam Bright and Clare Carlile
on
The pro-Trump Heartland Institute claims it spearheaded opposition to a flagship European nature law.
Series: MAGA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, U.S. President Donald Trump, Heartland Institute President James Taylor, and Austrian MEP Harald Vilimsky.
Analysis
uk/Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
ByAdam Barnett
on
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.
Series: MAGA
uk/Fossil Fuel Advocate Nigel Farage is Building a House in High Climate Risk Area
BySam Bright
on
The Reform UK leader is betting his home on climate denial, campaigners say.
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage looking at the floodwater in Burrowbridge, Somerset. Credit: PA Images / Alamy
Analysis
Pierre Poilievre Met With Denier-Backed UK Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch
ByMitch Anderson
on
Badenoch, a self-described ‘net zero skeptic,’ called Poilievre ‘a new friend and ally’ in December.
Like Poilievre (left), Badenoch (right) has regularly voted against measures that would limit climate change.
uk/Tory Net Zero Chief Calls for Climate Deniers to Vet UK Energy Policies
ByAdam Barnett
on
Claire Coutinho endorsed several figures linked to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a group that questions established climate science.
Claire Coutinho, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. Credit: Martyn Wheatley CCHQ / Parsons Media (CC BY 2.0)
us/Photos: 2024 Was the LNG Export Boom’s Wild Year
ByAshley Braun and Julie Dermansky
on
DeSmog reflects on some of the major moments in U.S. LNG policy, the courts, and protest in a turbulent year for this fossil fuel.
Sept. 30, 2024. Community near Hermitage Road close to Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Once fully operational, it will be among the largest in the world. Credit: Julie Dermansky
Analysis
A DeSmog Guide to How the World Changed in 2024
ByDeSmog Staff
on
Our editors and reporters weigh in on a year of seismic political events, and what they’re paying close attention to in 2025.
As 2024 closes, Donald Trump (left) is taking over in the U.S., Keir Starmer (center) in the UK, and Canada's Justin Trudeau (right) ends the year on shaky ground. Credit: DeSmog/Wikimedia Commons
Analysis
uk/2024: Green Shoots and Dark Omens
ByDeSmog UK
on
We reflect on a year of agenda-setting stories that charted the political influence of fossil fuel interests in the UK and beyond.
A mashup of Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, and Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore, 10 Downing Street