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‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres

Expert warns that would require 200 billion litres of water and explode Canada’s emissions.
Expert warns that would require 200 billion litres of water and explode Canada’s emissions.
ByDavid Falk and Mary Stuart
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Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out
uk/Farage and Truss Jamboree Backed by Crypto Lobbyists
us/Colorado Cut $11.4 Million in Penalties for Oil Firms Submitting Fake Cleanup Data
Anthropic Crowdsourced Ethics Feedback at a Far-Right London Confab
uk/Revealed: The Trump Donors, Reform-Backing Billionaires and Oil Companies Funding the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship

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uk/OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event
By Adam Barnett
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Series: Tech vs. Climate, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Tech vs Climate, MAGA

A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.

A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.
uk/Trump’s Energy Secretary Says ‘Cold Is Larger Killer’ During Record European Heatwave
ByAdam Barnett
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Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.

Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, MAGA
The 'Oscars of Advertising' Has a Cheating Problem
ByEllen Ormesher and Emily J Gertz
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Many Cannes Lions award winners have claimed credit for field work they didn’t do, positive impacts that can’t be confirmed, or campaigns that barely existed.

Many Cannes Lions award winners have claimed credit for field work they didn’t do, positive impacts that can’t be confirmed, or campaigns that barely existed.
Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
An illustration featuring a prize that's shaped like a long-nosed Pinocchio. His nose is hovering above the words Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
uk/Senior UK Politicians to Mix With Oil Execs, Far-Right Figures, and Anti-Abortion Activists at London Conference
ByUnearthed Reporters and Sam Bright
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Parliamentarians are “lending legitimacy” to a “toxic alliance” of attendees at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event, campaigners warn.

Parliamentarians are “lending legitimacy” to a “toxic alliance” of attendees at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship event, campaigners warn.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Defending-UK-Democracy
Her Son Died of a Rare Bone Cancer. Could Radioactive Fracking Waste Be to Blame?
ByJustin Nobel
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An on-the-ground investigation in Pennsylvania finds unprotected radioactive material next to a popular bike and walking trail.

An on-the-ground investigation in Pennsylvania finds unprotected radioactive material next to a popular bike and walking trail.
Janice Blanock leaning on the fence dividing a running and biking trail from the Cecil oil and gas waste yard.
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How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
BySarah Hofmann
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A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
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us/Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
ByClara Vondrich
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The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
Leonard Leo's Anti-Climate Network Makes a European Debut
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Leo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.
Leo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.
us/Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself 'the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm'
ByRachel Santarsiero
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The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.
The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.
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‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
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Leonard Leo's Anti-Climate Network Makes a European Debut

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Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

How MAGA Lobbying is Undermining EU Climate Rules
MAPPED: 70 Percent of Trump’s Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
Graphic illustration showing orange outline of President Trump at a cabinet meeting around an oval table with black outlines of people seated, and two-thirds of the table covered in white with the logo Project 2025.
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Understanding how autocrats and oligarchs capture and consolidate state power.
Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
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.

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