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DeSmog was established in January 2006 with the goal of addressing the misleading public relations that obscure the scientific facts and solutions related to climate change. Our team has rapidly grown into the leading source of reliable, factual information on misinformation campaigns surrounding global warming. Now, after 15 years, DeSmog is broadening its efforts to tackle additional topics where misinformation hampers public knowledge and political response to urgent societal issues. This includes addressing global energy demands, confronting environmental racism, and promoting a fair transition to a sustainable economic future.

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Alberta Is Making It Even Harder to Develop Renewable Energy

1 week ago | desmog.com | Mitch Anderson

Close observers of Alberta politics might be forgiven for wondering if official announcements are actual attempts at public policy, or performative trolling on behalf of the oil patch. Case in point is the latest kneecapping of the province’s once-booming renewable energy sector by imposing what might be the most onerous reclamation requirements of any jurisdiction in the world.
Alberta’s ‘Emissions Intensity’ Hasn’t Improved, Despite Government Claim

1 week ago | desmog.com | Mitch Anderson

Political spin and hard facts had another messy moment in Alberta this month. The governing United Conservative Party just released a report touting their alleged strong record on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. “The 2023 report shows our oil sands sector is producing more energy with fewer emissions per barrel — a clear sign of innovation and commitment that comes from working with producers,” said Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz.
Nigel Farage to Headline Tufton Street Climate Denial Event

1 week ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett |Sam Bright

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to speak at an event today organised by a pro-Trump think tank and held in the home of the UK’s main climate science denial group, DeSmog can reveal. Farage, whose party campaigns to scrap the UK’s goal of achieving net zero emissions, is the star speaker at the event, described as a “ground-breaking conversation about climate policy”.
Mental Health Professionals Join Calls For Boycott of Advertising Agencies Over Work for Polluters

1 week ago | desmog.com | Ellen Ormesher

Health organisations should cut ties with advertising agencies that work for the fossil fuel industry to protest the role of greenwashing in delaying climate action, says a group of mental health advocates. In an open letter, a dozen researchers and clinicians warned of the growing toll of despair suffered by displaced families, the disorientation and grief communities face after floods, drought and wildfires, and the anxiety of children facing a worsening climate crisis.
OPEC Projections on Future Oil Demand Overly Optimistic, Experts Warn

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Taylor C. Noakes

Experts are urging caution after the secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) told delegates to the Global Energy Show Canada that there is no oil peak on the horizon, and that energy demand will increase by 24 percent by 2050. “The fact is that oil demand keeps rising, hitting new records year on year, is a clear example of what I’m saying,” Haitham al-Ghais said during his keynote address Tuesday, opening the convention in Calgary.
xAI data centre emits plumes of pollution, new video shows

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Nick Cunningham

This article was originally published by Gas Outlook. A massive data centre at xAI’s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to footage recorded by an environmental watchdog group. xAI quickly built an enormous data centre and supercomputer at an empty factory site in Memphis last year, aimed at providing computational power for xAI’s chatbot, called Grok.
In Texas, AI Gold Rush Helps Spur Demand for Over 100 New Gas Plants

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Joe Fassler

In the past two decades, new demand for electricity in Texas has largely been met by wind and solar, making it by far the leader in renewable energy development among U.S. states. But the AI gold rush, combined with a new, statewide subsidy system that prioritizes fossil fuel power, threatens to upend that longstanding dynamic.
‘Net Zero is a Killer’: Meet Reform UK’s New Chair David Bull

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett

Reform UK’s new chairman has repeatedly attacked climate targets as “madness” and “a killer”, supported fracking, and falsely dismissed the role of carbon emissions on heatwaves. David Bull, a TalkTV presenter and former doctor, was appointed as the chair of Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party this week following the resignation of its previous chair Zia Yusuf.
«Нульовий рівень викидів — це вбивця»: Знайомтесь, новий голова Reform UK Девід Булл

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Adam Barnett

Reform UK’s new chairman has repeatedly attacked climate targets as “madness” and “a killer”, supported fracking, and falsely dismissed the role of carbon emissions on heatwaves. David Bull, a Телебачення presenter and former doctor, was appointed as the chair of Найджел Farage’s right-wing populist party this week following the resignation of its previous chair Зія Юсуф.
Danielle Smith Pitches Tanker Ban Exception for Prince Rupert Pipeline Terminal

2 weeks ago | desmog.com | Taylor C. Noakes

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appeared to suggest she would consider amending her blanket opposition to the so-called West Coast tanker ban if the federal government were to assist in the development of an oil export terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. For weeks Premier Smith has been calling for a major oil pipeline project to B.C.’s northern coast and an end to the tanker ban as part of a list of demands to newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney.