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The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms

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.
ByRebecca John
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Series: #ShellKnew
Series: #ShellKnew

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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
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A Database of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
Leonard Leo's Anti-Climate Network Makes a European Debut

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U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre
By Mitch Anderson
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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/Nigel Farage Made £2.3 Million in Two Years While Serving as Clacton’s MP
BySam Bright
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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
Can Ireland Deliver as ‘Honest Broker’? Here’s What’s at Stake for Climate and Nature in EU Council Presidency
ByRachel Sherrington
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The Republic’s historic failure to curb agricultural pollution drives concern among campaigners.

The Republic’s historic failure to curb agricultural pollution drives concern among campaigners.
uk/Major Reform Donors Featured in Tax Haven Database
ByMax Colbert
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Farage’s party has accepted more than £16 million since the last election from those listed in offshore leaks.

Farage’s party has accepted more than £16 million since the last election from those listed in offshore leaks.
Series: Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
us/Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself 'the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm'
ByRachel Santarsiero
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The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.

The longtime Big Oil attorney has major ties to conservative legal groups.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
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uk/Meet the Aristocrats Helping to Fund Reform
ByMax Colbert
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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.
‘They Want Us Gone’: BP Gas Field Forces Out Senegal’s Fishers 
ByHans Wetzels
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Traditional fishing grounds off-limits as government pursues high-risk gamble on gas, say experts.
Traditional fishing grounds off-limits as government pursues high-risk gamble on gas, say experts.
‘Absurdly High’: Alberta Considering Almost 21 GW of Gas-Powered Data Centres
ByDavid Falk and Mary Stuart
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Expert warns that would require 200 billion litres of water and explode Canada’s emissions.
Expert warns that would require 200 billion litres of water and explode Canada’s emissions.
uk/OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event
ByAdam Barnett
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A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.
A member of staff at the firm advocated for AI deregulation at the Reform-linked conference.
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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.

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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...
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