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The congressional stop in Louisiana over the Juneteenth weekend will inform an ambitious environmental justice bill a long time in the making.
The congressional stop in Louisiana over the Juneteenth weekend will inform an ambitious environmental justice bill a long time in the making.
The oil and gas industryโ€™s expansion strategy is now being marketed in the language of Indigenous empowerment and net-zero climate action.
The oil and gas industryโ€™s expansion strategy is now being marketed in the language of Indigenous empowerment and net-zero climate action.
The petition was backed by former Brexit Party MEP Lance Forman and conservative commentator Darren Grimes.
The petition was backed by former Brexit Party MEP Lance Forman and conservative commentator Darren Grimes.
CalPERS says it needs to hold onto billions in fossil fuel shares in order to push polluters in the right direction โ€“ but a new report details a pattern of voting against climate proposals.
CalPERS says it needs to hold onto billions in fossil fuel shares in order to push polluters in the right direction โ€“ but a new report details a pattern of voting against climate proposals.
Santander, Boots, BMW and Centrica also feature among the top 20 UK pension plans without carbon neutral goals.
Santander, Boots, BMW and Centrica also feature among the top 20 UK pension plans without carbon neutral goals.
COP26 misinformation spike prompts call to rein in social media accounts that promote โ€œdelayismโ€ and โ€œjunk scienceโ€.
COP26 misinformation spike prompts call to rein in social media accounts that promote โ€œdelayismโ€ and โ€œjunk scienceโ€.
DeSmog interviewed an author of a new paper that says policies focused only on greenhouse gas emissions will be less successful than a broader approach that tackles inequality and climate change together.
DeSmog interviewed an author of a new paper that says policies focused only on greenhouse gas emissions will be less successful than a broader approach that tackles inequality and climate change together.
Blue Sky Strategy, run by anti-BBC campaigner Rebecca Ryan, was listed on the website of a group whose founder calls climate change a โ€œconโ€.
Blue Sky Strategy, run by anti-BBC campaigner Rebecca Ryan, was listed on the website of a group whose founder calls climate change a โ€œconโ€.
A new report details the PR and lobbying blitz from fossil fuel companies in the early days of the Russian invasion that aimed at benefiting oil and gas interests, while offering little for the current crisis.
A new report details the PR and lobbying blitz from fossil fuel companies in the early days of the Russian invasion that aimed at benefiting oil and gas interests, while offering little for the current crisis.
Analysis last year by DeSmog found numerous ties between directors of the British bank and polluting companies.
Analysis last year by DeSmog found numerous ties between directors of the British bank and polluting companies.

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onJun 22, 2022 @ 12:20 PDT

The congressional stop in Louisiana over the Juneteenth weekend will inform an ambitious environmental justice bill a long time in the making.

The congressional stop in Louisiana over the Juneteenth weekend will inform an ambitious environmental justice bill a long time in the making.
onJun 17, 2022 @ 13:40 PDT

The oil and gas industryโ€™s expansion strategy is now being marketed in the language of Indigenous empowerment and net-zero climate action.

The oil and gas industryโ€™s expansion strategy is now being marketed in the language of Indigenous empowerment and net-zero climate action.
onJun 17, 2022 @ 06:56 PDT

The petition was backed by former Brexit Party MEP Lance Forman and conservative commentator Darren Grimes.

The petition was backed by former Brexit Party MEP Lance Forman and conservative commentator Darren Grimes.
onJun 16, 2022 @ 10:53 PDT

CalPERS says it needs to hold onto billions in fossil fuel shares in order to push polluters in the right direction โ€“ but a new report details a pattern of voting against climate proposals.

CalPERS says it needs to hold onto billions in fossil fuel shares in order to push polluters in the right direction โ€“ but a new report details a pattern of voting against climate proposals.
onJun 10, 2022 @ 02:51 PDT

Santander, Boots, BMW and Centrica also feature among the top 20 UK pension plans without carbon neutral goals.

Santander, Boots, BMW and Centrica also feature among the top 20 UK pension plans without carbon neutral goals.
onJun 9, 2022 @ 06:39 PDT

COP26 misinformation spike prompts call to rein in social media accounts that promote โ€œdelayismโ€ and โ€œjunk scienceโ€.

COP26 misinformation spike prompts call to rein in social media accounts that promote โ€œdelayismโ€ and โ€œjunk scienceโ€.
Analysis
onJun 3, 2022 @ 12:22 PDT

DeSmog interviewed an author of a new paper that says policies focused only on greenhouse gas emissions will be less successful than a broader approach that tackles inequality and climate change together.

DeSmog interviewed an author of a new paper that says policies focused only on greenhouse gas emissions will be less successful than a broader approach that tackles inequality and climate change together.
onMay 26, 2022 @ 00:01 PDT

Blue Sky Strategy, run by anti-BBC campaigner Rebecca Ryan, was listed on the website of a group whose founder calls climate change a โ€œconโ€.

Blue Sky Strategy, run by anti-BBC campaigner Rebecca Ryan, was listed on the website of a group whose founder calls climate change a โ€œconโ€.
onMay 24, 2022 @ 22:12 PDT

A new report details the PR and lobbying blitz from fossil fuel companies in the early days of the Russian invasion that aimed at benefiting oil and gas interests, while offering little for the current crisis.

A new report details the PR and lobbying blitz from fossil fuel companies in the early days of the Russian invasion that aimed at benefiting oil and gas interests, while offering little for the current crisis.
onMay 24, 2022 @ 06:56 PDT

Analysis last year by DeSmog found numerous ties between directors of the British bank and polluting companies.

Analysis last year by DeSmog found numerous ties between directors of the British bank and polluting companies.