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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/Judge Rules Against Cuccinelliโ€™s Witch Hunt Of Michael Mann
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Virginia Attorney General and global warming denier Ken Cuccinelli has been rebuffed by a state Circuit Court judge who ruled today that Cuccinelliโ€™s politically-charged subpoena against the Univer...
us/Toxic Coal Ash Threatens At Least 137 Sites In 34 States
ByBrendan DeMelle
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A new study by three top environmental groups reveals another 39 coal ash threats in 21 states, bringing the total number of known coal ash threats to 137 in 34 states. ย The report by the Environme...
us/Oil & Gas Industries Spent Record $175 Million Lobbying Against Climate Action
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The oil and gas industries unleashed a massive $175 million lobbying spree last year to derail U.S. efforts to address climate change, according to a new series of reports by the Center for Respons...
us/The New Yorker Exposes Koch Industries "Kochtopus" Behind Tea Party and Climate Denial Machine
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The New Yorker has published a must-read article exposing the long reach of the โ€œKochtopusโ€ network set up by Koch Industries to fuel the Tea Party and fund the climate denial machine. ย Written by ...
us/UVA Students, Faculty and Alumni To Protest Ken Cuccinelli Witch Hunt Against Climate Scientist On Friday
ByBrendan DeMelle
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University of Virginia faculty, students and alumni will gather Friday afternoon to protest against Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelliโ€™s witch hunt against former UVA Professor and leading cl...
us/Climate Skeptic Pat Michaels Admits On CNN Forty Percent of His Funding Comes From Oil Industry
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Notorious climate skeptic Pat Michaels of the CATO Institute finally admitted openly on CNN this weekend that 40 percent of his funding comes from - wait for it - Big Oil.ย  DeSmogBlog readers have ...
us/Wetlands Front Group Funded By Big Oil Wants To Ensure Taxpayers Foot The Bill For BP's Gulf Destruction
ByBrendan DeMelle
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UPDATE: Sandra Bullock has issued a statement through her publicist sayingย that, โ€œMs. Bullock was originally contacted through her attorney to be a part of the PSA in order to promote awareness ...
us/SolveClimate: EPA Rejects 10 Petitions Charging Climate Science is Flawed
ByBrendan DeMelle
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SolveClimateโ€™s David Sassoon reports on the EPAโ€™s finding that climate deniers are full of hotย air: WASHINGTON โ€“ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied 10 petitions challengin...
us/ExxonMobil Gave $1.5M to Climate Denier Groups Last Year, Breaking Its Pledge To Stop Funding Denial Machine
ByBrendan DeMelle
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ExxonMobil gave $1.5 million to climate deniers and industry front groups known for working to create doubt about global warming, attacking the integrity of climate scientists, and protecting the s...
us/American Petroleum Institute's Revisionist History on Climate Change Position
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The American Petroleum Institute, the trade group for the oil and natural gas industry, is trying to re-write history by claiming that it has remained โ€œneutralโ€ about U.S. climate legislation. Not...