DeSmog

Facebook-f X-twitter
Subscribe
Donate
Donate

DeSmog

Donate
Search
Search
More

Desmog - Clearing the PR Pollution

Inside the Grassroots Revolt Against Carbon Capture Pipelines

Seemingly unlikely alliances are springing up in Canada and the U.S. to prevent rural communities from becoming a ‘toxic CO2 dumping ground’.
Seemingly unlikely alliances are springing up in Canada and the U.S. to prevent rural communities from becoming a ‘toxic CO2 dumping ground’.
ByTaylor Noakes
on

Featured

‘They Want Us Gone’: BP Gas Field Forces Out Senegal’s Fishers 
‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
uk/OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
Alberta Utility Bills Are Set To Spike And Data Centres Are To Blame

News

uk/Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand
By Sam Bright
on
Series: Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy

New controversy adds to scrutiny of party's finances.

New controversy adds to scrutiny of party's finances.
uk/Rupert Lowe’s Online Child Safety Investment Clashes with Elon Musk Alliance
BySam Bright
on

The tech billionaire’s Grok AI tool has been used to produce millions of explicit images.

The tech billionaire’s Grok AI tool has been used to produce millions of explicit images.
Opinion
us/Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
ByClara Vondrich
on

The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.

The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
Series: Tech vs. Climate
Series: Tech vs Climate
uk/Nigel Farage Made £2.3 Million in Two Years While Serving as Clacton’s MP
BySam Bright
on

The Reform leader pocketed major sums from second jobs and donor gifts.

The Reform leader pocketed major sums from second jobs and donor gifts.
Series: Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
A Database of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
ByTaylor Noakes
on

Some lobby organizations that work for environmental organizations also work for the fossil fuel industry.

Some lobby organizations that work for environmental organizations also work for the fossil fuel industry.
view more articles
Analysis
As Climate-Fuelled Wildfires Rage, Mark Carney Cuts Emergency Response and Funds Fossil Fuels
ByMitch Anderson
on
The prime minister should consider the potential outcomes of siding with his Bay Street buddies and oil industry bigwigs over climate-beleaguered Canadians.
The prime minister should consider the potential outcomes of siding with his Bay Street buddies and oil industry bigwigs over climate-beleaguered Canadians.
uk/The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms
ByRebecca John
on
As the company faces a landmark climate lawsuit, confidential documents show how British scientist James Lovelock warned executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels in the 1960s.
As the company faces a landmark climate lawsuit, confidential documents show how British scientist James Lovelock warned executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels in the 1960s.
Analysis
U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre
ByMitch Anderson
on
Little-known company Teton Digital is pushing an AI project that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.
Little-known company Teton Digital is pushing an AI project that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.
uk/Meet the Aristocrats Helping to Fund Reform
ByMax Colbert
on
Nigel Farage’s donors include Mayfair club owners, fox hunt masters, and the landed gentry.
Nigel Farage’s donors include Mayfair club owners, fox hunt masters, and the landed gentry.
view more articles
Most Popular
uk/Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand
As Climate-Fuelled Wildfires Rage, Mark Carney Cuts Emergency Response and Funds Fossil Fuels
Inside the Grassroots Revolt Against Carbon Capture Pipelines
uk/The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms
us/6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025
us/Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025

Series

View All Series

Tech vs. Climate

Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
Q&A: Tech Billionaires’ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are ‘An Insidious Form of Climate Denial’
Science journalist Adam Becker speaks with DeSmog about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial in their quest for ever-more fantastic technology.
AI vs. Net Zero: The UK’s Next Climate Battle
Opponents of climate action are taking advantage of the AI boom to attack the government’s clean energy goals.
The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show
Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.

Databases

View All
Featured
Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage Credentials Dulwich College, 1975-1982.Nigel Farage. “Nigel Farage: My public school had a real social mix, but now only the mega-rich can afford the fees,” The Telegraph,...
Reform UK
Background Reform UK is a right-wing political party in the United Kingdom, that had its first five MPs elected in the July 2024 general election.Louise Parry & Matt Knight. "Final result i...
Agribusiness Database
Advertising & Public Relations Database