Former BC Environment Minister Doubts EV Viability, Leads Cenovus-Backed Campaign
Mar 25, 2025, 7:50 pm By Danielle Paradis
In a recent policy forum, former environment minister Barry Penner expressed doubts that British Columbia would meet its targets for electric vehicle (EV) adoption. The province had suggested ambitious targets of 26 percent EV use by 2026 and 90 percent…Poilievre Mapped: His Inner Circle of Lobbyists and Right-wing Activists
Mar 25, 2025, 4:23 pm By Geoff DembickiKoch Industries, Elon Musk’s X Corp., Loblaws, Enbridge, Pathways Alliance, the Canadian Gas Association, Rumble Canada, Rebel News, Canada Proud, and Facebook. These are just a handful of the corporate interests and right-wing communications platforms…EXCLUSIVE: Global Ad Giant WPP Shutters Sustainability-Focused Agency
Mar 25, 2025, 9:30 am By Ellen Ormesher
Global ad giant WPP has closed AKQA Bloom, a Miami-based communications agency specialising in sustainability campaigns, according to an email to staff obtained by DeSmog, and merged its operations with parent agency AKQA. Founded in 2022, AKQA Bloom…Some First Nations Ready ‘To Rise’ If Poilievre Lifts BC Oil Tanker Ban
Mar 25, 2025, 9:00 am By Daniel Mesec
On a clear day overlooking the inner harbour of Prince Rupert, a northwest British Columbia town home to Canada’s third largest port, chances are you’ll see a spurt of water coming from the surface of the ocean. “I’ve lived here my whole life and every…How Jordan Peterson Became a Global Anti-Net Zero Power Broker
Mar 24, 2025, 5:59 am By Geoff Dembicki
This special investigation between Canada’s National Observer and DeSmog was produced in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainability, Education and Action and TRACE Foundation. “No more carbon apocalypse-mongering,” Jordan Peterson told an…Strong Support Among Europeans for Banning Fossil Fuel Ads, Study Finds
Mar 21, 2025, 6:05 am By TJ Jordan
Almost half of people surveyed across the European Union are in favour of banning fossil fuel advertising — nearly twice as many who oppose such a move, according to a new study. Climate campaigners are urging governments to impose tobacco-style restrictions…An Open Letter from EPA Staff to the American Public
Mar 20, 2025, 1:39 pm By Guest
This op-ed was written by a group of current and former employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who have asked to remain anonymous due to concerns about retaliation. It was originally published by Environmental Health News and is…Q & A: Kritee (Kanko) on Navigating the Emotional Toll of the Assault on Climate Action
Mar 20, 2025, 7:45 am By Matthew Green
This interview extract was published in partnership with Unthinkable and Resonant World. To watch a video of the whole conversation, please click here. Outrage, grief, and dread: The Trump administration’s war on climate policy has left many people who care…Kemi Badenoch Made Anti-Net Zero Speech at Shell Ad Agency
Mar 18, 2025, 12:33 pm By Sam Bright
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch today ditched her party’s commitment to the UK’s flagship climate target in a speech hosted by an advertising group that works for Shell, DeSmog can reveal. During her address, Badenoch suggested that we are “bankrupting…Supermarkets Accused of Major Methane ‘Blindspot’
Mar 18, 2025, 9:15 am By Rachel Sherrington
Leading supermarkets are failing to address the methane pollution in their supply chains, a new report has found, putting their own climate pledges at risk.The study from environmental non-profits Changing Markets Foundation and Mighty Earth analysed the…Atlas-Affiliated Think Tank Wants Canada to Pump Breaks on EVs
Mar 17, 2025, 12:09 pm By Taylor Noakes
Arguing that electric vehicles (EVs) are too expensive and will lower Canadians’ quality of life, the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) — an anti-regulation lobby group associated with Atlas Network — wants the Canadian government to repeal its EV…Heritage Foundation and Allies Discuss Dismantling the EU
Fri 12:57pm By Sam Bright
The group that drafted a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term convened a meeting in Washington D.C. this week to consider proposals for bulldozing the European Union (EU). The Polish investigative outlet VSquare revealed that the Heritage Foundation…Trump Plan to Use EPA to Promote AI Could Harm the Climate and Drive Up Electric Bills
Fri 10:00am By Sharon Kelly
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Lee Zeldin announced this week that the Trump administration will “reconsider” federal rules that pushed power companies to start planning to reduce their climate-altering pollution over the next couple of…Heartland Institute UK Chief: Group Is Influencing Trump Policy ‘at the Highest Level’
Mar 13, 2025, 12:03 pm By Sam Bright
The Heartland Institute is “extremely influential” in Donald Trump’s policy circles, according to the head of the climate science denial group’s UK-EU branch. Speaking on the Peter McCormack Show on 26 February, Lois Perry claimed that the institute…I Spent 3 Days at Jordan Peterson’s Anti-Climate ARC Conference. Here’s What I Saw.
Mar 10, 2025, 6:00 am By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
It’s easy to dismiss Jordan Peterson, the Canadian bad boy ex-academic, as a sideshow. But when he’s standing six feet away, scowling before an audience of thousands of powerful conservatives from around the world, it clicks: Peterson’s influence has…Orbán-Backed Think Tank Breached Lobbying Rules, Claims EU Watchdog
Mar 6, 2025, 9:58 am By Clare Carlile
A Hungarian think tank closely linked to autocratic leader Viktor Orbán has been accused of breaking EU lobbying guidelines by failing to declare its funding, DeSmog can report. MCC Brussels has failed to disclose financial figures and funding sources…Tariffs Likely to Crater Canadian Crude Exports to the US, Marathon Tells Investors
Mar 5, 2025, 3:58 pm By Mitch Anderson
“There is no honor among thieves” is a truism that apparently also applies to oil companies. In an Q4 earnings call to shareholders, U.S. refinery giant Marathon Petroleum Company unequivocally told investors they plan to abandon their long-time Alberta…The U.S. Has Never Been More Divided on Climate. Here’s How To Build Bridges (And it May Surprise You.)
Mar 5, 2025, 11:16 am By Dr Renée LertzmanIn the autumn of 2014, I was sitting in a tiny shed at a writing residency in Point Reyes, Northern California. I was there to write my book about the psychology of facing planetary crises. One particularly warm afternoon, I was looking out at Tomales Bay,…Just 36 Companies Drove Half the World’s Climate-Altering Emissions in 2023: New Report
Mar 5, 2025, 10:10 am By Sharon Kelly
Half of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions in 2023 came from just three dozen companies, according to a new report released today by the Carbon Majors project, with the list dominated by coal, cement, and oil producers. Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Aramco, the…Trump at CPAC 2025: Attack Climate Policy and Double Down on Denial
Mar 4, 2025, 6:00 am By Zach D. Roberts
Just a month into President Donald Trump’s chaotic administration, American and international conservatives swooped into the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) outside Washington, D.C., in mid-February, and took a knee to the president,…
- OPEC Projections on Future Oil Demand Overly Optimistic, Experts Warn
Fri 10:35pm By Taylor Noakes - xAI Data Center Emits Plumes of Pollution, New Video Shows
Fri 9:01am By Nick Cunningham - In Texas, AI Gold Rush Helps Spur Demand for Over 100 New Gas Plants
Thu 8:25pm By Joe Fassler - ‘Net Zero is a Killer’: Meet Reform UK’s New Chair David Bull
Thu 10:25am By Adam Barnett - Danielle Smith Pitches Tanker Ban Exception for Prince Rupert Pipeline Terminal
Thu 8:14am By Taylor Noakes - How MAGA Lobbying is Undermining EU Climate Rules
Thu 5:33am By Sam Bright - As Trump Unwinds Federal Oversight, States Become Battlegrounds for Environmental Data
Wed 11:26am By Sharon Kelly - Jordan Peterson’s ARC Project Receives $500,000 from CEO of Disgraced Pharma Firm
Wed 7:31am By Sam Bright - Tories Ditched Net Zero Commitment While Receiving £250,000 from Oil Investors and Climate Deniers
Tue 12:01pm By Sam Bright - Oil and Gas Lobby Behind ‘Concerted’ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy, Research Finds
Tue 3:01am By Stella Levantesi
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