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Fossil Fuel Financing Surged to $906 Billion in 2025 as Big Banks Retreat From Climate Promises 

JPMorgan topped the list of bankers embracing “disaster capitalism” as Trump’s climate deregulation policies inspire more industry investments, new report finds.
JPMorgan topped the list of bankers embracing “disaster capitalism” as Trump’s climate deregulation policies inspire more industry investments, new report finds.
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Q & A: The Climate Crisis as a Crisis of Modern Men
us/Colorado Gave $1.3 Billion Carve-out to Oil Companies While Thousands of Dirty Sites Await Cleanup
Oil Pipelines Align With Jesus, Danielle Smith Tells Christian Leaders
In Louisiana, Data Center Hype Faces AI Regulation and Community Resistance
Heartland Institute Podcast Questions Whether All Americans ‘Should Have the Right to Vote’

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NYT, WSJ Podcasts Promote Pro-drilling Ads by Top US Oil Lobby API
By TJ Jordan and Joey Grostern
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The New York Times has included dozens of ads pushing looser permitting rules on America’s third-most popular podcast since September, analysis finds.

The New York Times has included dozens of ads pushing looser permitting rules on America’s third-most popular podcast since September, analysis finds.
Drilling in the Mouth of the Amazon: How Brazil’s Oil Giant Is Drowning Out Critics
ByTJ Jordan and Maria Clara Parente
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As fishing communities fight back, Petrobras is going all out to control the narrative, a DeSmog investigation finds.

As fishing communities fight back, Petrobras is going all out to control the narrative, a DeSmog investigation finds.
Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
uk/Cherie Blair’s Charity Received £3.6 million from ExxonMobil
ByAdam Barnett
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The oil major has provided a significant chunk of the foundation’s income.

The oil major has provided a significant chunk of the foundation’s income.
uk/Zia Yusuf Cosying Up to Group Behind ‘Authoritarian’ Project 2025 Agenda
BySam Bright
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Reform has been chasing even closer ties to Trump’s allies.

Reform has been chasing even closer ties to Trump’s allies.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
uk/Nigel Farage to Headline Liz Truss’ CPAC GB Event
BySam Bright
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The Reform leader has opted to join the pro-Trump conference as it comes to the UK.

The Reform leader has opted to join the pro-Trump conference as it comes to the UK.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
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TikTok’s Climate Pledges Collide with Sponsorship of Climate Deniers
ByRei Takver
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By backing a right-wing Canadian conference featuring anti-climate speakers, experts warn TikTok has “abandoned” its commitments to combat climate misinformation.
By backing a right-wing Canadian conference featuring anti-climate speakers, experts warn TikTok has “abandoned” its commitments to combat climate misinformation.
Industry-Linked Studies Disproportionately Advocate Meat Consumption
ByClare Carlile
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Campaigners say corporate-friendly science has “corrosive effects on public health debates”.
Campaigners say corporate-friendly science has “corrosive effects on public health debates”.
'Be a PleniDude’: How an Italian Oil Giant Conquered TikTok
ByNina Tea Zibetti and Stefano Cisternino
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Aspiring influencers share pro-industry climate messaging after attending six-week content creation bootcamp.
Aspiring influencers share pro-industry climate messaging after attending six-week content creation bootcamp.
Climate Denier Group Pushes States to Embrace Coal Power for Data Centers
BySharon Kelly
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The Heartland Institute used the American Legislative Exchange Council’s 2025 annual meeting to spread climate disinformation and tout coal to power AI.
The Heartland Institute used the American Legislative Exchange Council’s 2025 annual meeting to spread climate disinformation and tout coal to power AI.
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Oil Pipelines Align With Jesus, Danielle Smith Tells Christian Leaders
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us/6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025
us/Colorado Gave $1.3 Billion Carve-out to Oil Companies While Thousands of Dirty Sites Await Cleanup

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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.
Q & A: Jared Yates Sexton on the ‘Weaponized Abuse’ of Authoritarianism
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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Ross McKitrick
Ross McKitrick Credentials Ph.D., Economics, University of British Columbia (1996).“Curriculum Vitae” (PDF), Rossmcitrick.com, April 10, 2013. Archived .pdf on file at Desmog. M.A., Eco...
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Global Climate Coalition (GCC) Background The Global Climate Coalition (GCC) was an outspoken industry group based in the United States opposing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ...
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