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BP and Shell ‘Shaped’ UK Carbon Tax Proposals, Private Emails Show

Internal documents expose how oil and gas majors were given the chance to influence a report by the Policy Exchange think tank.
Internal documents expose how oil and gas majors were given the chance to influence a report by the Policy Exchange think tank.
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us/New Report 'Ringing the Alarm Bell' for Climate Advocacy Conflict of Interest
us/Congressional Investigation Reveals New Evidence of Big Oil's Decades-Long Campaign to Deny Climate Science
London Luton Airport Hit With Greenwashing Complaint Over Pro-expansion Ads
Revealed: How Development Banks Underwrote Fast Food’s Global Takeover
uk/‘Hard-Right’ NatCon Event Was Organised by Oil Funded Group

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A person is holding a cell phone showing an image from the Cranky Uncle game. The cranky uncle is standing outside in the snow and saying, "It's cold. Global warming doesn't exist." Buttons underneath give the user options to identify the type of misinformation.
Analysis
A Vaccine for Climate Misinformation
By Stella Levantesi
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Series: Gaslit
Series: Gaslit

Facts aren't enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy.

Facts aren't enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy.
BP Was Warned Gas-Driven Climate Change Could Cause ‘Unprecedented Famine’
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Yet the oil and gas major led a campaign to present gas as a climate solution, new ‘confidential’ documents released by a U.S. Congressional investigation reveal.

Yet the oil and gas major led a campaign to present gas as a climate solution, new ‘confidential’ documents released by a U.S. Congressional investigation reveal.
Democrat Jamie Raskin
Orbán-backed Think Tank Courts Farmers Linked to Far Right Ahead of EU Poll
ByMarta Kasztelan, Clare Carlile and Joey Grostern
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Hardline groups planning June protests accused the EU of “deliberately exterminating its own farmers” at the MCC Brussels event.

Hardline groups planning June protests accused the EU of “deliberately exterminating its own farmers” at the MCC Brussels event.
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
DeSmog Launches Investigation Into Food and Farming Misinformation Ahead of EU Elections
ByClare Carlile
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The far right is set to piggyback on agricultural discontent to capture votes in June.

The far right is set to piggyback on agricultural discontent to capture votes in June.
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
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Andrew Coyne
Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Federal tax data reveals the Canadian journalist spent 10 years at the Aurea Foundation, a top funder of think tanks that argue the climate crisis isn’t real.
Federal tax data reveals the Canadian journalist spent 10 years at the Aurea Foundation, a top funder of think tanks that argue the climate crisis isn’t real.
uk/Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Climate Conspiracy Theories
BySam Bright
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The views expressed on the channel had “absolutely no basis in fact”, experts have said.
The views expressed on the channel had “absolutely no basis in fact”, experts have said.
us/Landmark Study Reveals Gas Stove Emissions Boost Childhood Asthma Rates, Adult Deaths
ByDiane Bernard
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Study coincides with a new social media campaign designed to counteract decades of disinformation on cooking with gas.
Study coincides with a new social media campaign designed to counteract decades of disinformation on cooking with gas.
Norway's energy minister Terje Aasland
Analysis
Canada’s Bitumen Boosters Want Us to Forget About Norway
ByMitch Anderson
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Alberta produces 70 percent more petroleum, but has only one percent of the savings. Equalization payments have nothing to do with it.
Alberta produces 70 percent more petroleum, but has only one percent of the savings. Equalization payments have nothing to do with it.
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Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups
uk/Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Climate Conspiracy Theories
us/Landmark Study Reveals Gas Stove Emissions Boost Childhood Asthma Rates, Adult Deaths
A Vaccine for Climate Misinformation
Canceled Canadian CCS Project Deemed 'Not Economically Feasible'
Orbán-backed Think Tank Courts Farmers Linked to Far Right Ahead of EU Poll
A person is holding a cell phone showing an image from the Cranky Uncle game. The cranky uncle is standing outside in the snow and saying, "It's cold. Global warming doesn't exist." Buttons underneath give the user options to identify the type of misinformation.
Analysis
A Vaccine for Climate Misinformation
By Stella Levantesi
on
Series: Gaslit
Series: Gaslit

Facts aren't enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy.

Facts aren't enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy.
BP Was Warned Gas-Driven Climate Change Could Cause ‘Unprecedented Famine’
ByGeoff Dembicki
on

Yet the oil and gas major led a campaign to present gas as a climate solution, new ‘confidential’ documents released by a U.S. Congressional investigation reveal.

Yet the oil and gas major led a campaign to present gas as a climate solution, new ‘confidential’ documents released by a U.S. Congressional investigation reveal.
Democrat Jamie Raskin
Orbán-backed Think Tank Courts Farmers Linked to Far Right Ahead of EU Poll
ByMarta Kasztelan, Clare Carlile and Joey Grostern
on

Hardline groups planning June protests accused the EU of “deliberately exterminating its own farmers” at the MCC Brussels event.

Hardline groups planning June protests accused the EU of “deliberately exterminating its own farmers” at the MCC Brussels event.
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
DeSmog Launches Investigation Into Food and Farming Misinformation Ahead of EU Elections
ByClare Carlile
on

The far right is set to piggyback on agricultural discontent to capture votes in June.

The far right is set to piggyback on agricultural discontent to capture votes in June.
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
Series: EU Elections: Food and Farming Misinformation and the Far-Right
us/How Fracking Is Making Some U.S. Communities More Radioactive Than Chernobyl
ByGeoff Dembicki
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A Q&A with DeSmog reporter Justin Nobel about his revelatory new book, Petroleum-238.

A Q&A with DeSmog reporter Justin Nobel about his revelatory new book, Petroleum-238.
Andrew Coyne
Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Federal tax data reveals the Canadian journalist spent 10 years at the Aurea Foundation, a top funder of think tanks that argue the climate crisis isn’t real.
Federal tax data reveals the Canadian journalist spent 10 years at the Aurea Foundation, a top funder of think tanks that argue the climate crisis isn’t real.
uk/Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Climate Conspiracy Theories
BySam Bright
on
The views expressed on the channel had “absolutely no basis in fact”, experts have said.
The views expressed on the channel had “absolutely no basis in fact”, experts have said.
us/Landmark Study Reveals Gas Stove Emissions Boost Childhood Asthma Rates, Adult Deaths
ByDiane Bernard
on
Study coincides with a new social media campaign designed to counteract decades of disinformation on cooking with gas.
Study coincides with a new social media campaign designed to counteract decades of disinformation on cooking with gas.
Norway's energy minister Terje Aasland
Analysis
Canada’s Bitumen Boosters Want Us to Forget About Norway
ByMitch Anderson
on
Alberta produces 70 percent more petroleum, but has only one percent of the savings. Equalization payments have nothing to do with it.
Alberta produces 70 percent more petroleum, but has only one percent of the savings. Equalization payments have nothing to do with it.
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uk/BP and Shell ‘Shaped’ UK Carbon Tax Proposals, Private Emails Show
us/New Report 'Ringing the Alarm Bell' for Climate Advocacy Conflict of Interest
A Vaccine for Climate Misinformation
Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups
uk/Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Climate Conspiracy Theories
Canada’s Bitumen Boosters Want Us to Forget About Norway

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Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

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Financial Times, Reuters Pull Saudi Aramco-sponsored Climate Content 
Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré Staked His Brand on Caring About the Climate. So Why Is His Company Working for Shell?
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.
Illustration of Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré in front of a background of shells.
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.
Pathways Alliance Paid Google to Advertise on ‘Greenwashing’ Searches
It’s an effort by the oil sands group to deflect attention away from a long record of misleading climate claims, disinformation expert argues.
Google adopted an ad policy prohibiting climate disinformation in 2021
It’s an effort by the oil sands group to deflect attention away from a long record of misleading climate claims, disinformation expert argues.
Oil and Gas Companies Want You to Think They Care About Women — but It’s Just PR
Their ad campaigns for International Women’s Day champion empowerment even as climate change makes women’s lives harder and more dangerous.
Their ad campaigns for International Women’s Day champion empowerment even as climate change makes women’s lives harder and more dangerous.

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