How to Start a Public University LNG Research Center: An LNG Lobbyist Director and Donations for Research Votes
Dec 19, 2024, 8:00 am By Sara Sneath and Natalie McLendon
As the liquefied natural gas (LNG) boom gained momentum in southwest Louisiana, one public institution of higher learning, McNeese State University, courted the industry to help launch a new LNG Center of Excellence, hired a director doubling as an LNG…ExxonMobil’s Exit from Suriname Raises Pressure on Guyana Amid Natural Gas Concerns
Dec 18, 2024, 10:25 am By Sharon Kelly
By some estimates, there might be 2.4 billion barrels of oil deep below the waters of the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Suriname, South America’s smallest country. The problem for multinational oil companies seeking to extract that oil is what’s mixed in…UK Regulator Bans ‘Misleading’ Lloyds Bank Climate Ad
Dec 18, 2024, 4:01 am By TJ Jordan and Taylor Noakes
The UK’s advertising regulator has banned an advert by Lloyds Bank about its “low carbon” policies for being misleading, in response to a formal complaint by the campaign group AdFreeCities. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled on Wednesday 18…New Report Shows a Surge in European SLAPP Suits as Fossil Fuel Industry Works to Obstruct Climate Action
Dec 17, 2024, 3:16 pm By Stella Levantesi
Lawsuits to silence those speaking out and fighting in the interest of the public are increasingly being used as a form of private censorship, according to a new report published last week by the Coalition Against SLAPPS in Europe, or CASE. Developed in…Danielle Smith Is Hijacking Alberta Pensions for Ideological Ends
Dec 17, 2024, 1:29 pm By Mitch Anderson
Pension funds are supposed to be boring – and for good reason. Low risk and long timelines are some of the hallmarks of responsible retirement fund management. So the recent drama around the Alberta government suddenly sacking the entire board and senior…Inside the Battle Over Indigenous-Owned LNG Project Ksi Lisims
Dec 16, 2024, 10:22 am By Dan Mesec
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are using every tool at their disposal to fight a $6 billion fracked gas pipeline known as the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line (PRGT) that would cross territory their people have lived on for thousands of years. The…Who’s Funding This ‘Newspaper’ Mailed to Potential Jurors in Greenpeace’s Trial?
Dec 16, 2024, 9:00 am By Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews
In early September, fossil fuel executive and Donald Trump megadonor Kelcy Warren quietly made a large donation to a political action committee few people have ever heard of. Warren is CEO of Energy Transfer, the company behind the infamous Dakota Access…Tufton Street Climate Denial Group Loses Multiple Board Members
Dec 16, 2024, 6:28 am By Adam BarnettA climate denial think tank with ties to the Conservative Party has seen a series of high profile departures, including influential Tory peer Lord Frost, DeSmog can report. The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the UK’s main climate denial group,…6 Fracking Billionaires and Climate Denial Groups Behind Trump’s Cabinet
Dec 16, 2024, 6:00 am By Joe FasslerSince winning the U.S. election, president-elect Donald Trump has been filling his cabinet with conservative ideologues that could set back progress on fighting climate change and shifting to cleaner forms of energy for years – if not decades. Many of…Russian Gas Giant Given Access to Global LNG Summit Alongside German Government
Dec 13, 2024, 9:32 am By Edward Donnelly
BERLIN – At a five-star hotel next to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the world’s largest liquified natural gas (LNG) companies met this week for the 24th edition of the World LNG Summit and Awards. As the participants heralded their position at the…‘Net Zero Sceptic’ Kemi Badenoch Accepted £10,000 from Chevron Director
Dec 13, 2024, 5:32 am By Sam Bright
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch received a donation from a director of a fossil fuel giant during this year’s party leadership election, DeSmog can reveal. The new Tory leader has vocally criticised the UK’s climate ambitions in recent months, calling…Kemi Badenoch’s Climate Denial Tour
Dec 12, 2024, 6:41 am By Adam Barnett
Speaking to an audience in Washington DC last week, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch declared that the conservative desire to “protect the natural world” had been “hacked, replaced by a radical green absolutism”. “Looking after our planet…Revealed: The ‘Vested Interests’ on the EU’s Agriculture Committee
Dec 12, 2024, 1:00 am By Phoebe Cooke
This investigation was coordinated by Le Monde and the nonprofit research organisation ARIA, in partnership with Transparency International EU and seven European media: De Tijd (Belgium), L’Espresso (Italy), der Spiegel and ZDF (Germany), der Standard…North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate ‘Deception’
Dec 5, 2024, 1:21 pm By Mario Alejandro Ariza
This article by Floodlight is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now.A small town in North Carolina has taken a bold step, filing the first climate “deception” lawsuit against an electric utility in the United…Oil and Gas Interests of Donald Trump’s New UK Ambassador
Dec 5, 2024, 10:43 am By Adam BarnettNEW YORK – U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be UK ambassador runs a firm with investments in several oil and gas companies, DeSmog can reveal. Billionaire Warren Stephens, a major Trump donor who was nominated on Monday to be the next UK…CAPP President Abandons ‘Net Zero’ Message at Exclusive Industry Event
Dec 3, 2024, 4:04 pm By Mitch Anderson
Have you ever wondered what Canada’s oil patch says behind closed doors? DeSmog had an opportunity to attend an energy and natural resource forum hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, and in contrast to its public messaging emphasizing carbon…EQT’s ‘bulldog’ has D.C. in his grip, with profits — and maybe higher gas bills — on the horizon
Dec 3, 2024, 12:50 pm By Quinn GlabickiThis article was originally published by PublicSource, a nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region, and is supported by the Pulitzer Center. One morning in late September, on the shores of Lake Erie, Toby Rice took the stage before a room of fracking…DeSmog Announces Geoff Dembicki as Global Managing Editor
Dec 3, 2024, 9:00 am By Brendan DeMelleDeSmog is excited to announce the promotion of Geoff Dembicki to the position of Global Managing Editor. Geoff is an award-winning investigative reporter, author, and long-time friend of DeSmog since we first discovered his excellent reporting and shoved a…Kemi Badenoch’s Policy Chief Attacked Net Zero Climate Target
Nov 29, 2024, 6:04 am By Adam Barnett
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s head of policy slammed the UK’s 2050 net zero emissions goal while working for a group that has been funded by BP, DeSmog can report. Members of the new Tory leader’s top team have held senior roles at think tanks…Industry Group Pre-Wrote Comments for ‘Workers’ Opposing Vancouver Gas Ban
Nov 28, 2024, 6:21 pm By Geoff Dembicki
In the lead-up to a vote from Vancouver city council this week about whether to reinstate a ban on natural gas heating in new homes, an industry group called Resource Works that has ties to some of the country’s biggest gas producers sent out an urgent…
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