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The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms

As the company faces a landmark climate lawsuit, confidential documents show how British scientist James Lovelock warned executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels in the 1960s.
As the company faces a landmark climate lawsuit, confidential documents show how British scientist James Lovelock warned executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels in the 1960s.
ByRebecca John
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Series: #ShellKnew
Series: #ShellKnew

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Leonard Leo's Anti-Climate Network Makes a European Debut
us/Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself 'the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm'
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

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U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre
By Mitch Anderson
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Little-known company Teton Digital is pushing an AI project that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.

Little-known company Teton Digital is pushing an AI project that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.
Anthropic Crowdsourced Ethics Feedback at a Far-Right London Confab
ByRachel Santarsiero
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Company’s “faith and philosophy partnerships” lead sought “moral voices” for future AI models at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference.

Company’s “faith and philosophy partnerships” lead sought “moral voices” for future AI models at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, MAGA
uk/Revealed: The Trump Donors, Reform-Backing Billionaires and Oil Companies Funding the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
ByUnearthed Reporters and Sam Bright
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The conference has played host to Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch, and an array of MAGA figures this week.

The conference has played host to Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch, and an array of MAGA figures this week.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
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.
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‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
ByDavid Falk and Mary Stuart
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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.
uk/OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event
ByAdam Barnett
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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.
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.
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uk/The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms
us/Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025
U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre
‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
Climate Crisis Deniers Explain Why They Like US Energy Secretary Chris Wright

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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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