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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/Years of Living Dangerously: Watch the Most Important Premiere of 2014 Right Now
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Looking for something inspiring to watch tonight instead of Game of Thrones? Check out this sneak peak of Years of Living Dangerously, which will premiere on Showtime on Sunday, April 13 at 10pm. Y...
us/Climate Denier Steve Milloy Now Director at Coal Giant Murray Energy, On CPAC Global Warming Panel Today
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The Junkman has a new job, and yet again it involves defending fossil fuels and attacking science. Steve Milloy, who long ago dubbed himself “The Junkman,” is listed as Director of External Policy ...
us/FOX Alert: O'Reilly Factor Producer Asks DeSmogBlog to Provide Best Arguments Against Global Warming
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Look out, folks. Bill O'Reilly is about to talk about global warming again on the O'Reilly Factor. Of course, he's already reached his conclusion that “Nobody can control the climate but God.”  ...
us/Polluter Harmony Video Spoofs Duke Energy and ALEC
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Greenpeace USA's Polluter Harmony project released another great spoof video this week as part of it “world's dirtiest dating service” series mocking polluters and bought-off politicians.  Watch: 
us/Transcript: President Obama's State of the Union Remarks on Energy and Climate Change
ByBrendan DeMelle
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President Barack Obama's remarks on energy and climate change during the State of the Union address: (H/T The Guardian) Now, one of the biggest factors in bringing more jobs back is our commitment ...
us/Retraction and Apology for Incorrect Claims About West Virginia Chemical Origins
ByBrendan DeMelle
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DeSmogBlog regrets the incorrect claims made in an article published late Sunday night regarding the origins of the chemical spilled into the Elk River in West Virginia. The piece incorrectly asser...
us/Looking Back at 2013: Photos of Climate Chaos, Natural Disasters, Heartache and Hope
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Today, we wrap up 2013 with a slideshow of photographs taken this past year by DeSmog contributor Julie Dermansky. We’re grateful to have Julie on our team, and as you can see from her photographs,...
us/North Dakota Crude Oil Train Derails, Cars Explode, Residents Warned To Stay Inside
ByBrendan DeMelle
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A train carrying crude oil from the Bakken shale derailed in Casselton, North Dakota today, with fiery results. Residents have reported multiple explosions, many have now been evacuated and others ...
us/Tar Sands! It’s What’s For Dinner!
ByBrendan DeMelle
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This Thanksgiving, Americans can be thankful that Canadian tar sands crude isn’t flowing across the border through the Keystone XL to refineries and export facilities on the Gulf Coast. Canada, whi...
us/CFACT Makes Holocaust Reference About UN Climate Process In Poland
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Staying classy as ever, the anti-science Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) sent a fundraising request to its fans this week and made a reprehensible reference to the Holocaust, likening...