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Whoโ€™s the Fossil Fuel-Backed โ€œPhilosopherโ€ Shaping Trumpโ€™s Megabill Clean Energy Cuts?

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis took to Senate floor to decry lobbyists like Alex Epstein pushing huge energy moves โ€œwithout a clue about what they are potentially doing to our grid.โ€
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis took to Senate floor to decry lobbyists like Alex Epstein pushing huge energy moves โ€œwithout a clue about what they are potentially doing to our grid.โ€
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Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
Alex Epstein smiles in a suit jacket holding an iPad and looking right, with a red background.

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us/Revealed: Now Thereโ€™s Proof That the Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Cultural Sponsorships to Block Climate Action
Mental Health Professionals Join Calls For Boycott of Advertising Agencies Over Work for Pollutersย ย ย 
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Green Goals, Dirty Fuel: Europeโ€™s Fertiliser Industry Bets on Shale

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Safety Warnings Follow Australiaโ€™s Woodside Energy to U.S. as $17 Billion LNG Project Moves Ahead
By Sharon Kelly
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Just as Trump moves to weaken LNG rules, environmentalists are alarmed by the oil giantโ€™s toxic spills, work violations, and a risky expansion.

Just as Trump moves to weaken LNG rules, environmentalists are alarmed by the oil giantโ€™s toxic spills, work violations, and a risky expansion.
Corporate Lobbying Eroded Flagship EU Sustainability Rules โ€“ย Report
ByJoey Grostern
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An โ€œunparalleled competitiveness hysteriaโ€ is at play, says transparency campaigner.

An โ€œunparalleled competitiveness hysteriaโ€ is at play, says transparency campaigner.
uk/Nigel Farage to Headline Tufton Street Climate Denial Event
ByAdam Barnett and Sam Bright
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A U.S. group with close ties to the Trump administration is convening the panel in Westminster.

A U.S. group with close ties to the Trump administration is convening the panel in Westminster.
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How MAGA Lobbying is Undermining EU Climate Rules
BySam Bright
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European leaders are bending to the demands of U.S. climate science deniers.

European leaders are bending to the demands of U.S. climate science deniers.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
uk/Jordan Petersonโ€™s ARC Project Receives $500,000 from CEO of Disgraced Pharma Firm
BySam Bright
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The anti-climate network received the donation from the owner of a company fined $47 million by the Department of Justice.

The anti-climate network received the donation from the owner of a company fined $47 million by the Department of Justice.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
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Natural gas power plant under construction on a river bank in Texas.
us/In Texas, AI Gold Rush Helps Spur Demand for Over 100 New Gas Plants
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State may be โ€œrubber stampingโ€ some air pollution permits, according to new report on the boom.
State may be โ€œrubber stampingโ€ some air pollution permits, according to new report on the boom.
As Trump Unwinds Federal Oversight, States Become Battlegrounds for Environmental Data
BySharon Kelly
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From Colorado to Virginia, environmental groups are challenging legal barriers that prevent scientists and communities from seeing the full picture of fossil fuel harms.
From Colorado to Virginia, environmental groups are challenging legal barriers that prevent scientists and communities from seeing the full picture of fossil fuel harms.
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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us/MAPPED: 70 Percent of Trumpโ€™s Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups
ByJoe Fassler
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More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
A screenshot of Oilfield Witness's video on YouTube of the xAI Colossus Data Centre in Memphis, Tennessee (Screenshot: Gas Outlook/Nick Cunningham; video still: Oilfield Witness)
us/xAI Data Center Emits Plumes of Pollution, New Video Shows
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A massive data center at xAIโ€™s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to footage recorded by an environmental watchdog group.
A massive data center at xAIโ€™s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to footage recorded by an environmental watchdog group.
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Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

How MAGA Lobbying is Undermining EU Climate Rules
MAPPED: 70 Percent of Trumpโ€™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 Trumpโ€™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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Alex Epstein Credentials B.A., Philosophy, Duke University (2002).โ€œAlex Epstein,โ€ The Ayn Rand Institute. Archived August 25, 2007. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/gp67J โ€œSpeak...
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American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Background The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is an organization designed to link state legislators with corporations and create te...
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