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Brendan DeMelle

Brendan DeMelle is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a writer specializing in media, politics, and disinformation. He also serves as Chair of DeSmog UK, and lives in Seattle, Washington.

Articles by Brendan DeMelle

us/GM Dumps Heartland Institute, Will No Longer Fund Climate-Denying Spinstitute
ByBrendan DeMelle
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General Motors is breaking up with the Heartland Institute, announcing recently that the company will discontinue funding to the notorious climate-denying spin shop. The move by GM comes in dire...
us/Sierra Club Launches "Mr. Coal" Video Campaign to Mock Dirty Coal PR
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The Sierra Club launched a funny new ”Mr. Coal“ video campaign this week in its ongoing 'Beyond Coal' effort to shut down coal plants throughout the United States. The campaign will feature a stead...
us/Documents Reveal USDA Risking Lawsuits by Ignoring Own Staff On Fracking Mortgages Review
ByBrendan DeMelle
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A major storm is brewing over the USDA’s sudden about-face on fracking and environmental laws. On Tuesday, the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture pulled a 180-degree U-turn and decided to r...
us/Ethical Oil: The Puppet Rap
ByBrendan DeMelle
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It's time for Friday funnies, and the top hit today is Ethical Oil: the Puppet Rap, which first popped up over at The Tyee. It's a foul-mouthed, satirical music video remix of Kathryn Marshall's...
us/Republic Report Slams Media Obsession With Shiny Penny In Heartland DenialGate Coverage
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Lee Fang at the Republic Report has a great post noting the media's obsession with the shiny penny of the who/how story surrounding the leaked documents chronicling the Heartland Institute's planne...
us/Congressman Calls For Hearing Into Heartland Institute Payments to Federal Employee Indur Goklany
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Representative Raúl M. Grijalva today called for a full Natural Resources Committee hearing to probe whether Indur Goklany, a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Interior Department, improperly received pay...
Heartland Institute Exposed: Internal Documents Unmask Heart of Climate Denial Machine
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Internal Heartland Institute strategy and funding documents obtained by DeSmogBlog expose the heart of the climate denial machine – its current plans, many of its funders, and details that confirm...
us/Accountability Moment: Manhattan Institute's Robert Bryce Squirms And Evades Question on Fossil Fuel Funding
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Robert Bryce from the fossil fuel industry-funded Manhattan Institute just can't bring himself to answer a simple question about the fossil fuel industry funding flowing into his group. Readers of ...
us/Video of Josh Fox Being Arrested At House Energy Hearing, First Amendment Rights Ignored
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Here is video footage of Gasland director Josh Fox being arrested by Capitol police earlier today. Josh Fox will be on the Ed Schultz show tonight on MSNBC at 8:45pm EST to talk about his arrest to...
us/Jim Hoggan Op-Ed in Vancouver Sun: Who Gets A Say In Our Democracy?
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Jim Hoggan, DeSmogBlog co-founder and president, has an op-ed in the Vancouver Sun today discussing the “ethical oil” crowd's attacks on democracy in the Enbridge Northern Gateway public hearings. ...