Geoff Dembicki is Global Managing Editor of DeSmog and author of The Petroleum Papers, which was named a best book of the year by the Washington Post. He is a contributing author to Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment published by Oxford University Press. His work has appeared in outlets including the Guardian, Rolling Stone and the New York Times and been featured on NPR and CBC. He’s based in Montreal.
Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.
The Alberta premier gave a biblical justification for oil expansion at a Christian conference featuring Conservative MPs and provincial cabinet ministers.
Trump-aligned CPAC is backing far-right electoral candidates across Latin America and Europe — including Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán.
Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks, a DeSmog analysis reveals.
Briefing notes obtained by DeSmog reveal the Carney government had major knowledge gaps about CCS even as it made the technology central to its climate plan.
Singer’s foundation gave $100,000 to the expert’s think tank, the Hudson Institute, according to 2024 tax records.
Across the U.S., UK, Europe, and Canada, Donald Trump and his allies worked tirelessly to supercharge climate denial, boost fossil fuels, and foment political chaos.
Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told an AI conference that data centers should be powered by coal, gas, and nuclear. Ruth Porat said his “comments were fantastic.”
