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Geoff Dembicki

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.

Articles by Geoff Dembicki

Jordan Peterson’s New Online School Will Be Rife with Climate Crisis Deniers
ByGeoff Dembicki
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One observer calls Peterson Academy 'a Fox News model of education.'
Peterson Academy is set to launch in February 2024.
LNG Canada May Detonate World’s 6th Largest ‘Carbon Bomb,’ Expert Warns
ByGeoff Dembicki
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The Shell-led export project taps a massive BC gas field containing nearly 14 billion tonnes of carbon. Burning it all could be catastrophic.
The LNG Canada facility in Kitimat, BC
uk/Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré Staked His Brand on Caring About the Climate. So Why Is His Company Working for Shell?
ByGeoff Dembicki
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The Bolloré family’s business empire — which includes Havas, one of the world’s biggest ad agencies — has longtime ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Series: #ShellKnew, Advertising & PR Industry
Illustration of Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré in front of a background of shells.
Revealed: Ads Urging Canadians to Oppose Climate Laws Paid for by Gas Industry
ByGeoff Dembicki
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A campaign called ‘Voice for Energy’ doesn’t disclose funders. But Google’s ad registry shows it’s tied to the Canadian Gas Association.
Timothy Egan, CGA president and CEO
Analysis
Meet the ‘Extreme’ Atlas Network Groups Fighting Canada’s Oil and Gas Emissions Cap
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Cross-country attacks against the climate policy are coming from think tanks that belong to a vast U.S.-based libertarian network.
Canada proposed to reduce 2030 emissions in the oil and gas sector by 35 to 38 percent below 2019 levels. Credit: Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Canada May Soon Give a $15.3B ‘Carbon Bomb’ Subsidy to Big Oil, Experts Say
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Business leader says government tax credit for oil and gas ‘extends the life of Canada’s largest industrial sector.’
The government of Alberta, home to the tar sands pictured here, has announced taxpayer funding in the range of .5 billion to .3 billion for CCS projects. Credit: (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Former BP Scientist Steve Koonin Claims Climate Journalists Are Spreading ‘Hysteria’
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Head of journalism organization Covering Climate Now calls the accusation ‘factually careless and ideologically driven.’
Steve Koonin (right) was BP's chief scientist in 2009 and briefly served in the US Department of Energy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
GOP Climate Denier Vivek Ramaswamy Headlining Jordan Peterson's ARC Conference
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Ramaswamy calls climate change "a hoax." He’ll be sharing the stage with other climate crisis deniers at an invite-only conference in London.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
GOP Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy
A Secretive Network Is Fighting Indigenous Rights in Australia and Canada, Expert Says
ByGeoff Dembicki
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It’s all part of a global playbook from the U.S.-based Atlas Network to protect the profits of fossil fuel and mining companies, argues a Sydney researcher.
'No' campaigner Warren Mundine has ties to the Atlas Network. Credit: Advance Australia YouTube
Meet the Shadowy Network Vilifying Climate Protestors
ByGeoff Dembicki
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The Atlas Network is behind the effort to brand climate activists as extremists and pass anti-protest legislation.
Activists from Last Generation block a road in Berlin. Credit: Stefan Müller (CC BY 2.0)