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‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows

Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
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While JP Morgan Promises 'Net Zero,' Billions Flow to Big Oil
us/Who’s the Fossil Fuel-Backed “Philosopher” Shaping Trump’s Megabill Clean Energy Cuts?
This Small Texas Town Is Fighting Back Against Big Ammonia
Drax Wood Pellet Plans Axed in California
us/6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025

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Oil and Gaslighting: How Trump and Corporations Manufacture Self-Serving ‘Pseudo-Realities’
By Adam M. Lowenstein
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Like MAGA, major fossil fuel polluters and their PR enablers evade accountability by spinning the world they want you to see.


Like MAGA, major fossil fuel polluters and their PR enablers evade accountability by spinning the world they want you to see.

Can AI Slash Pollution? Fossil Fuel Industry Is Investing in Boosting Oil Production, Profits Instead
BySharon Kelly
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DeSmog reveals that Big Oil says they’re using AI to produce more fossil fuels, while utilities are exploring how “AI agents” could take over key power grid functions.

DeSmog reveals that Big Oil says they’re using AI to produce more fossil fuels, while utilities are exploring how “AI agents” could take over key power grid functions.
uk/Farage and Vance ‘Sherpa’ Attacked ‘Ukraine Brain’ at Oil-Backed Festival
ByJoey Grostern and Sam Bright
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An academic with ties to Reform slammed the UK’s strong support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

An academic with ties to Reform slammed the UK’s strong support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
uk/How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
ByRaluca Besliu and Aleksandra Pogorzelska
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A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.

A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.
Revealed: How the Meat Industry Uses Environmental Groups to Make Beef Seem Climate-Friendly
ByRachel Sherrington
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Expert says non-profit partners provide a ‘fairy dust’ of legitimacy to beef industry.

Expert says non-profit partners provide a ‘fairy dust’ of legitimacy to beef industry.
Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: Ad-&-PR-Industry, Big Ag's Climate Push
A red-brown jersey steer in sharp focus and staring straight at the camera, amid several other beef cattle that are lightly out of focus. It is wearing an ear tag with the number 1901.
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Lee Zeldin, center, stands at a podium and Chris Wright, left, are joined by other government officials and staff in a truck manufacturing facility.
us/Who Are the Climate Deniers Fighting the Endangerment Finding?
ByGeoff Dembicki
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DeSmog has been tracking the efforts of fossil fuel trade associations, policymakers, and industry backed-groups out to demolish U.S. climate policy for years.
DeSmog has been tracking the efforts of fossil fuel trade associations, policymakers, and industry backed-groups out to demolish U.S. climate policy for years.
Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
ByDavid Falk
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Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state were revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state were revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.
As Trump’s Trade Deadline Looms, U.S. Gas Exporters Are Sweating Over Meeting Europe’s Pollution Standards
BySharon Kelly
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The EU’s new methane rules threaten U.S. LNG exports. But industry insiders and lobbyists are pressuring the EU to look the other way.
The EU’s new methane rules threaten U.S. LNG exports. But industry insiders and lobbyists are pressuring the EU to look the other way.
uk/Extreme Weather Events are the New Frontline of Online Climate Denial – Report
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Social media posts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones received 408 million views – more than emergency services and mainstream media combined.
Social media posts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones received 408 million views – more than emergency services and mainstream media combined.
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‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
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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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