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Revealed: How the Meat Industry Uses Environmental Groups to Make Beef Seem Climate-Friendly

Expert says non-profit partners provide a โ€˜fairy dustโ€™ of legitimacy to beef industry.
Expert says non-profit partners provide a โ€˜fairy dustโ€™ of legitimacy to beef industry.
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Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push
Series: Ad-&-PR-Industry, Big Ag's Climate Push
A red-brown jersey steer in sharp focus and staring straight at the camera, amid several other beef cattle that are lightly out of focus. It is wearing an ear tag with the number 1901.

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Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Eni Can Move Forward, Italy Supreme Court Says in 'Historic' Rulingย 
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New Global Market for โ€œPlastic Creditsโ€ Threatens Livelihoods at Kenyan Dump
By Conor McGlone, Benard Ogembo and James Wakibia
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As governments meet in Geneva to hammer out a plastics treaty, petrochemicals companies seek ways to avoid curbsย onย production.

As governments meet in Geneva to hammer out a plastics treaty, petrochemicals companies seek ways to avoid curbsย onย production.
uk/Farage and Vance โ€˜Sherpaโ€™ Attacked โ€˜Ukraine Brainโ€™ at Oil-Backed Festival
ByJoey Grostern and Sam Bright
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An academic with ties to Reform slammed the UKโ€™s strong support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

An academic with ties to Reform slammed the UKโ€™s strong support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
uk/How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
ByRaluca Besliu and Aleksandra Pogorzelska
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A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.

A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.
BlackRock Pivots from Sustainability Evangelists to Fossil-Fuel Funders
ByGiorgio Michalopoulos and Stefano Valentino
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Despite claiming a commitment to sustainability, the world's largest investment fund continues to invest heavily in fossil fuels through its โ€œgreenโ€ funds โ€” prompting accusations of greenwashing.

Despite claiming a commitment to sustainability, the world's largest investment fund continues to invest heavily in fossil fuels through its โ€œgreenโ€ funds โ€” prompting accusations of greenwashing.
Revoking EPAโ€™s Endangerment Finding Isnโ€™t Simple and Could Have Unintended Consequences
ByPatrick Parenteau
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Trump wants to rescind the document's findings, which are the keystone of U.S. climate policies. The public has 45 days to comment.

Trump wants to rescind the document's findings, which are the keystone of U.S. climate policies. The public has 45 days to comment.
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โ€˜Maddeningโ€™ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
ByRebecca John
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Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic โ€˜not feasibleโ€™ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic โ€˜not feasibleโ€™ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
uk/Reform Accused of โ€˜Cash for Accessโ€™ Over ยฃ250,000 Champagne Breakfast With Nigel Farage
ByAdam Barnett and Sam Bright
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The party is allowing corporate executives to buy time with Farage at its annual conference.
The party is allowing corporate executives to buy time with Farage at its annual conference.
Kathryn Marshall appears on CBC's Power & Politics with Evan Solomon in 2012.
Who Is Kathryn Marshall, Lawyer for Ex-CBC Host Claiming Anti-Conservative Bias?
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Marshall, former spokesperson for the Ethical Oil Institute, was an early architect of the โ€˜foreign funded anti-pipeline protesterโ€™ controversy.
Marshall, former spokesperson for the Ethical Oil Institute, was an early architect of the โ€˜foreign funded anti-pipeline protesterโ€™ controversy.
Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
ByDavid Falk
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Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state were revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state were revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.
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Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

How MAGA Lobbying is Undermining EU Climate Rules
MAPPED: 70 Percent of Trumpโ€™s Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
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Q & A: Jared Yates Sexton on the ‘Weaponized Abuse’ of Authoritarianism
Understanding how autocrats and oligarchs capture and consolidate state power.
Mapped: Donald Trumpโ€™s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.

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