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

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Earthjustice released a great video short earlier this month explaining the threats posed by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for unconventional gas, including water contamination, an exploding hous...
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Reuters has more details on Chesapeakeโ€™s just-announced suspension of fracking at its unconventional gas operations throughout Pennsylvania due to an ongoing blowout. Apparently, since their emerge...
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Chesapeake Energy announced today the total suspension of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) at its Pennsylvania unconventional gas drilling operations, citing the still out-of-control blowout at one ...
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Pennsylvania news outlets reported two major developments in the controversy over fracking and unconventional gas today. The president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition has admitted publicly that fr...
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**UPDATE: The Cornell paper is now available in final, published format here: โ€œMethane and the greenhouse-gas emissions footprint of natural gas from shale formations.โ€[PDF]The Hill reported this m...
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The Center for Public Integrity has an in-depth look today at Koch Industriesโ€™ โ€œWeb of Influenceโ€ in Washington, revealing the immense growth in Kochโ€™s spending on lobbyists and influence peddling ...
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The Alberta government released its Lower Athabasca Regional Plan (LARP) today extolling the provinceโ€™s efforts to protect lands from industrial development โ€“ except it turns out the claims more cl...
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If youโ€™re looking for something good to watch or record on TV tonight, tune in to PBSโ€™s โ€˜Journey To Planet Earthโ€™ series for a special called โ€˜Plan B: Mobilizing To Save Civilization.โ€™ (10pm EST, o...
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I recently re-watched this 18-minute video produced by Britainโ€™s Ecologist Film Unit profiling the threats posed by hydraulic fracturing for gas in the Marcellus Shale in the eastern U.S.ย  Itโ€™s an ...
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PolluterWatch is serving up a great tongue-in-cheek โ€œmemo to the Koch PR teamโ€ tonight, noting the obvious blunders from Koch Industriesโ€™ astroturfing and attack squad lately. The Kochtopus keeps r...