Desmog - Clearing the PR Pollution

With a U.S. Supreme Court decision looming on whether the company can be held liable for climate deception, internal documents show a campaign to question science.
With a U.S. Supreme Court decision looming on whether the company can be held liable for climate deception, internal documents show a campaign to question science.
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Judges highlight stories revealing oil and advertising industry tactics for prolonging the fossil fuel era.

Judges highlight stories revealing oil and advertising industry tactics for prolonging the fossil fuel era.
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The acclaimed climate accountability journalist says bold steps are needed to reverse the insidious impact of decades of industry propaganda on the public square.

The acclaimed climate accountability journalist says bold steps are needed to reverse the insidious impact of decades of industry propaganda on the public square.
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Des compagnies pétrolières, gazières et certains médias cherchent à « vider de sa substance » les restrictions envisagées.

Des compagnies pétrolières, gazières et certains médias cherchent à « vider de sa substance » les restrictions envisagées.
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Teneo handling communications for COP31 in Turkey despite history of oil and gas work.

Teneo handling communications for COP31 in Turkey despite history of oil and gas work.
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Victory in this weekend’s landmark election could see Alternative for Germany stall a lucrative wind and solar drive in Saxony-Anhalt.

Victory in this weekend’s landmark election could see Alternative for Germany stall a lucrative wind and solar drive in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Policy update also restricts advertising for fossil fuels products and services in council owned ad sites.
Policy update also restricts advertising for fossil fuels products and services in council owned ad sites.
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Campaigners say advertising and PR agencies are “nowhere close” to giving up their oil and gas clients.
Campaigners say advertising and PR agencies are “nowhere close” to giving up their oil and gas clients.
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SLICK is a funny yet cutting satire of how the ad industry contributes to the climate crisis.
SLICK is a funny yet cutting satire of how the ad industry contributes to the climate crisis.
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DeSmog analysis finds less than one third of planned projects could have full Canadian control over data.
DeSmog analysis finds less than one third of planned projects could have full Canadian control over data.
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.
Opponents of climate action are taking advantage of the AI boom to attack the government’s clean energy goals.
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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