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Revealed: The Climate-Conflicted Directors Leading the World’s Top Banks

65% of directors from the banks analysed had connections to polluting industries and obstructive lobby groups.
65% of directors from the banks analysed had connections to polluting industries and obstructive lobby groups.
ByPhoebe Cooke, Rachel Sherrington and Mat Hope
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How U.S. 'Risk-Takers' Took a Gamble on Somalia's Oil — Then Vanished
us/Exclusive: 2020’s Hurricane Zeta Nearly Caused 'Another Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe' in Gulf of Mexico
us/Father of Teen Killed in Oil Tank Explosion Pushing for New Louisiana Safety Measures
Campaigners Urge UK Government To 'Lock Out' Polluters From COP26
us/Fossil Fuel Tax Programs to Cut Emissions Lead to Lots of Industry Profit, Little Climate Action

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A New Chapter and New Look for DeSmog
By Brendan DeMelle
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We’re evolving and expanding globally to keep up with the evolution of climate science denial.

We’re evolving and expanding globally to keep up with the evolution of climate science denial.
Indigenous Communities March For Justice A Year On From Devastating Amazon Oil Spill
By:Phoebe Cooke
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The Kichwa people of the Ecuadorian Amazon continue to fight for their right to access safe water and food.

The Kichwa people of the Ecuadorian Amazon continue to fight for their right to access safe water and food.
uk/'Lukewarmist' Peer Set for Role Scrutinising Government Climate Policy
By:Rachel Sherrington
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Lord Peter Lilley has been proposed as a member of a new parliamentary environmental committee.

Lord Peter Lilley has been proposed as a member of a new parliamentary environmental committee.
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Global Coal Use is Falling But Not Fast Enough to Tackle Climate Change
By:Justin Mikulka
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Global declines in coal powered electricity are being offset by China's continued plans to build more coal-fired power generation capacity.

Global declines in coal powered electricity are being offset by China's continued plans to build more coal-fired power generation capacity.
Coal power plant.
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us/Understanding the Fossil Fuel Industry's Legacy of White Supremacy
By:Kendra Pierre-Louis
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In December, The New York Times published a story revealing how ExxonMobil and other oil companies had paid a public relations firm named FTI to build “news” and information websites falsely sugge...
Climate Deniers Backed Violence and Spread Pro-Insurrection Messages Before, During, and After January 6
By:Sharon Kelly
on
On the evening of January 6, 2021, the day of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former coal mining executive Don Blankenship, who ran against Donald Trump as a third-party candidate in the 2020...
Exclusive: Whistleblower Accuses Exxon of 'Fraudulent' Behavior for Overvaluing Fracking Assets For Years
By:Nick Cunningham
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This article was updated on March 3, 2021 to include updated numbers in a new SEC filing. ExxonMobil announced a $19.3 billion write-down on Tuesday, a big hit to a company reeling from depressed ...
uk/Comedian Robin Ince Quits Science Museum Climate Event Over Oil Sponsorship
By:Caitlin Tilley
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Another high-profile figure has taken a stand against the institution’s perceived conflict of interest
Another high-profile figure has taken a stand against the institution’s perceived conflict of interest
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Indigenous Communities March For Justice A Year On From Devastating Amazon Oil Spill
uk/'Lukewarmist' Peer Set for Role Scrutinising Government Climate Policy
Indigenous Communities March For Justice A Year On From Devastating Amazon Oil Spill
By Phoebe Cooke
on

The Kichwa people of the Ecuadorian Amazon continue to fight for their right to access safe water and food.

The Kichwa people of the Ecuadorian Amazon continue to fight for their right to access safe water and food.
uk/'Lukewarmist' Peer Set for Role Scrutinising Government Climate Policy
By:Rachel Sherrington
on

Lord Peter Lilley has been proposed as a member of a new parliamentary environmental committee.

Lord Peter Lilley has been proposed as a member of a new parliamentary environmental committee.
Analysis
Global Coal Use is Falling But Not Fast Enough to Tackle Climate Change
By:Justin Mikulka
on

Global declines in coal powered electricity are being offset by China's continued plans to build more coal-fired power generation capacity.

Global declines in coal powered electricity are being offset by China's continued plans to build more coal-fired power generation capacity.
Coal power plant.
The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer
By:Rico Moore
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How Luke Cole and an Alaskan community spearheaded a landmark climate lawsuit against fossil fuel giants — and helped empower other marginalized communities to stand up for themselves.

How Luke Cole and an Alaskan community spearheaded a landmark climate lawsuit against fossil fuel giants — and helped empower other marginalized communities to stand up for themselves.
Photo collage of Luke Cole, Enoch and Lucas Cole Adams, and children of Kivalina, on a blue-green background with island, sea level rise, and scales of law icons
Oil workers
us/Understanding the Fossil Fuel Industry's Legacy of White Supremacy
By:Kendra Pierre-Louis
on
In December, The New York Times published a story revealing how ExxonMobil and other oil companies had paid a public relations firm named FTI to build “news” and information websites falsely sugge...
Climate Deniers Backed Violence and Spread Pro-Insurrection Messages Before, During, and After January 6
By:Sharon Kelly
on
On the evening of January 6, 2021, the day of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former coal mining executive Don Blankenship, who ran against Donald Trump as a third-party candidate in the 2020...
Exclusive: Whistleblower Accuses Exxon of 'Fraudulent' Behavior for Overvaluing Fracking Assets For Years
By:Nick Cunningham
on
This article was updated on March 3, 2021 to include updated numbers in a new SEC filing. ExxonMobil announced a $19.3 billion write-down on Tuesday, a big hit to a company reeling from depressed ...
uk/Comedian Robin Ince Quits Science Museum Climate Event Over Oil Sponsorship
By:Caitlin Tilley
on
Another high-profile figure has taken a stand against the institution’s perceived conflict of interest
Another high-profile figure has taken a stand against the institution’s perceived conflict of interest
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Indigenous Communities March For Justice A Year On From Devastating Amazon Oil Spill
uk/'Lukewarmist' Peer Set for Role Scrutinising Government Climate Policy

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Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Communities at Risk

UN Human Rights Experts Condemn Expanding Petrochemical Industry in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley as 'Environmental Racism'
From Pollution to the Pandemic, Racial Equity Eludes Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Community

Higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death have been found in people living in a stretch between New Orleans and Baton Rouge lined with over a hundred refineries and petrochemical plants.

Higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death have been found in people living in a stretch between New Orleans and Baton Rouge lined with over a hundred refineries and petrochemical plants.

Higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death have been found in people living in a stretch between New Orleans and Baton Rouge lined with over a hundred refineries and petrochemical plants.

Higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death have been found in people living in a stretch between New Orleans and Baton Rouge lined with over a hundred refineries and petrochemical plants.
Environmental Activists in Louisiana Call on Senator Cassidy to ‘Do No Harm’
“It took courage for Senator Cassidy to vote against Trump,” Sharon Lavigne, the founder of the faith-based grassroots organization RISE St. James, said about the Louisiana Republican after the imp...
“It took courage for Senator Cassidy to vote against Trump,” Sharon Lavigne, the founder of the faith-based grassroots organization RISE St. James, said about the Louisiana Republican after the imp...
Photos of the Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley in 2020
The disproportionate toll that COVID-19 is taking on the Black community brought environmental justice issues to the forefront during 2020. Calls for dealing with climate change and environmental j...
The disproportionate toll that COVID-19 is taking on the Black community brought environmental justice issues to the forefront during 2020. Calls for dealing with climate change and environmental j...

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American Petroleum Institute (API) Background Based in Washington DC, the American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest trade association for the oil and gas industry, representing over ...
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