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With Manchin’s Permitting Reform on Ice, Mountain Valley Pipeline Again Faces Uncertain Future

Senator Joe Manchin’s proposed permitting reform would have fast-tracked the troubled gas pipeline. The bill’s failure throws the project back into limbo.
Senator Joe Manchin’s proposed permitting reform would have fast-tracked the troubled gas pipeline. The bill’s failure throws the project back into limbo.
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A Global Database on Fossil Fuel Projects Goes Live
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us/What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing
By Matthew Green
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Practices for helping large groups of people integrate traumatic histories could inform more effective action.

Practices for helping large groups of people integrate traumatic histories could inform more effective action.
us/Doctors File False Advertising Complaint Over Hidden Health Risks of Gas
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is “terrible and misleading,” says Vancouver physician.

Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is “terrible and misleading,” says Vancouver physician.
A false advertising complaint is taking aim at a sponsored post in the Globe and Mail from April 4, 2022, as well as other claims made by the Canadian Gas Association. Source: CAPE complaint
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How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss's Cabinet?
ByRich Collett-White and Christopher Deane
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DeSmog takes you through the green credentials of each and every cabinet minister.

DeSmog takes you through the green credentials of each and every cabinet minister.
Renewed Tensions Hit Drive to Reform Opaque Trade in Carbon Offsets
ByPhoebe Cooke and Michaela Herrmann
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Major verifier of existing projects says ‘few, if any, credits would pass’ under proposed new rules.

Major verifier of existing projects says ‘few, if any, credits would pass’ under proposed new rules.
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More than two dozen activists hold signs protesting the Mountain Valley pipeline and Sen. Manchin's efforts to greenlight it, standing on the lawn by the US Capitol building.
us/DC Protests Highlight US Climate Opposition to Manchin Deal, World Bank Head
ByZach D. Roberts
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A pair of protests in the nation’s capital upped pressure on the President and Congress to stop enabling fossil fuel expansion in several arenas.
A pair of protests in the nation’s capital upped pressure on the President and Congress to stop enabling fossil fuel expansion in several arenas.
Internal Documents Show Big Oil PR Messages Still 'Mislead' Public on Climate
ByNick Cunningham
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Despite claims of transitioning to cleaner energy, internal emails and documents obtained by a congressional investigation show oil companies trying to protect their fossil fuel investments through public narratives that conflict with private communications.
Despite claims of transitioning to cleaner energy, internal emails and documents obtained by a congressional investigation show oil companies trying to protect their fossil fuel investments through public narratives that conflict with private communications.
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, oil sands refinery with smokestacks and snow in the background
us/Exxon Could Have Helped Stop Climate Change 30 Years Ago, ‘Proprietary’ Docs Show
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Instead the company’s Canadian arm developed a communications plan to make climate solutions like carbon taxes look economically reckless.
Instead the company’s Canadian arm developed a communications plan to make climate solutions like carbon taxes look economically reckless.
us/Isle de Jean Charles Community Members Moved into the First Federally Funded Resettlement Project in Louisiana Despite Visible Engineering Issues
ByJulie Dermansky
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Think twice before partnering with the government, leaders of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation warn other coastal communities facing resettlement due to climate change.
Think twice before partnering with the government, leaders of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation warn other coastal communities facing resettlement due to climate change.
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us/What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing
us/Doctors File False Advertising Complaint Over Hidden Health Risks of Gas
Liz Truss Campaign Funded by Donors From Pro-Fracking Groups and Climate Denier
Matthew and Sarah Elliott: How a UK Power Couple Links US Libertarians and Fossil Fuel Lobbyists to Brexit
Jordan Peterson's Climate Expert is Science Denier Funded by Oil-Backed Think Tank
us/Exxon Could Have Helped Stop Climate Change 30 Years Ago, ‘Proprietary’ Docs Show
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us/What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing
By Matthew Green
on

Practices for helping large groups of people integrate traumatic histories could inform more effective action.

Practices for helping large groups of people integrate traumatic histories could inform more effective action.
us/Doctors File False Advertising Complaint Over Hidden Health Risks of Gas
ByGeoff Dembicki
on

Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is “terrible and misleading,” says Vancouver physician.

Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is “terrible and misleading,” says Vancouver physician.
A false advertising complaint is taking aim at a sponsored post in the Globe and Mail from April 4, 2022, as well as other claims made by the Canadian Gas Association. Source: CAPE complaint
Analysis
How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss's Cabinet?
ByRich Collett-White and Christopher Deane
on

DeSmog takes you through the green credentials of each and every cabinet minister.

DeSmog takes you through the green credentials of each and every cabinet minister.
Renewed Tensions Hit Drive to Reform Opaque Trade in Carbon Offsets
ByPhoebe Cooke and Michaela Herrmann
on

Major verifier of existing projects says ‘few, if any, credits would pass’ under proposed new rules.

Major verifier of existing projects says ‘few, if any, credits would pass’ under proposed new rules.
Analysis
Italy’s Lurch to the Right Raises Risk of Fossil Gas Lock-In
ByStella Levantesi
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With a right-wing coalition projected to win this weekend’s snap election, incumbent energy companies face scant pressure over climate change.

With a right-wing coalition projected to win this weekend’s snap election, incumbent energy companies face scant pressure over climate change.
Series: How the Gas Lobby Aims to Lock in Europe’s Fossil Fuel Addiction
Series: Gas Lock-in
More than two dozen activists hold signs protesting the Mountain Valley pipeline and Sen. Manchin's efforts to greenlight it, standing on the lawn by the US Capitol building.
us/DC Protests Highlight US Climate Opposition to Manchin Deal, World Bank Head
ByZach D. Roberts
on
A pair of protests in the nation’s capital upped pressure on the President and Congress to stop enabling fossil fuel expansion in several arenas.
A pair of protests in the nation’s capital upped pressure on the President and Congress to stop enabling fossil fuel expansion in several arenas.
Internal Documents Show Big Oil PR Messages Still 'Mislead' Public on Climate
ByNick Cunningham
on
Despite claims of transitioning to cleaner energy, internal emails and documents obtained by a congressional investigation show oil companies trying to protect their fossil fuel investments through public narratives that conflict with private communications.
Despite claims of transitioning to cleaner energy, internal emails and documents obtained by a congressional investigation show oil companies trying to protect their fossil fuel investments through public narratives that conflict with private communications.
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, oil sands refinery with smokestacks and snow in the background
us/Exxon Could Have Helped Stop Climate Change 30 Years Ago, ‘Proprietary’ Docs Show
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Instead the company’s Canadian arm developed a communications plan to make climate solutions like carbon taxes look economically reckless.
Instead the company’s Canadian arm developed a communications plan to make climate solutions like carbon taxes look economically reckless.
us/Isle de Jean Charles Community Members Moved into the First Federally Funded Resettlement Project in Louisiana Despite Visible Engineering Issues
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Think twice before partnering with the government, leaders of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation warn other coastal communities facing resettlement due to climate change.
Think twice before partnering with the government, leaders of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation warn other coastal communities facing resettlement due to climate change.
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us/Doctors File False Advertising Complaint Over Hidden Health Risks of Gas
us/With Manchin's Permitting Reform on Ice, Mountain Valley Pipeline Again Faces Uncertain Future
us/What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Collective Trauma Healing
How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss's Cabinet?
Italy’s Lurch to the Right Raises Risk of Fossil Gas Lock-In
us/Exxon Could Have Helped Stop Climate Change 30 Years Ago, ‘Proprietary’ Docs Show

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Powered by fossil fuel funding, PR agents have used astroturfing, “manufactured consent,” and other techniques to furtively shape public perceptions in favor of their polluting clients.
Hand-painted poster reading 'Best gift to our children is a lower carbon footprint' and crowds seated on grassy hill beyond
Powered by fossil fuel funding, PR agents have used astroturfing, “manufactured consent,” and other techniques to furtively shape public perceptions in favor of their polluting clients.
The Oil and Gas Industry is Using the War in Ukraine to Profit and Push Its Interests
Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the fossil fuels that enabled this conflict.
Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the fossil fuels that enabled this conflict.
Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.
Red spray paint on a white building that says 'I don't believe in global warming' and is reflected in rising water below
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.

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