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How โ€˜The Charles Koch of Canadaโ€™ Created a $9.5 Million Influence Machine

Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks, a DeSmog analysis reveals.
Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks, a DeSmog analysis reveals.
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Pennsylvania Town Votes Buzzer-Beater โ€˜Noโ€™ย on Data Center Mega-Project
By Edward Donnelly
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Series: Tech vs. Climate
Series: Tech vs Climate

After months of protests โ€” and a rushed legal deadline โ€” officials deny Texas developerโ€™s project as residents warn of pollution and impacts on wildlife, water, and power.

After months of protests โ€” and a rushed legal deadline โ€” officials deny Texas developerโ€™s project as residents warn of pollution and impacts on wildlife, water, and power.
Analysis
Mark Carney Pledges $1B in Taxpayer Money for a โ€œCarbon Bombโ€ Project
ByMitch Anderson
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Itโ€™s a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.

Itโ€™s a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.
Series: Mark Carneyโ€™s Climate Betrayal
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Meet the Combustible Cartoon Character Who Wants to Make Kids Feel Sorry for Fossil Fuels
ByTJ Jordan
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A new childrenโ€™s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.

A new childrenโ€™s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
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uk/The Vested Interests Lobbying for North Sea Oil and Gas Expansion
BySam Bright
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Fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers have been leading the charge for more drilling.

Fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers have been leading the charge for more drilling.
Series: Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
uk/Reform Policy Chief James Orr Shared Stage With White Nationalist
BySam Bright
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One of Farageโ€™s top advisors rubbed shoulders with a far-right Estonian politician who has said โ€œif youโ€™re black, go backโ€.

One of Farageโ€™s top advisors rubbed shoulders with a far-right Estonian politician who has said โ€œif youโ€™re black, go backโ€.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
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uk/BBC Under Fire for Producing Paid โ€˜Propagandaโ€™ for Saudi Arabia
BySam Bright
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Campaigners have raised โ€œserious concernsโ€ about the broadcaster promoting a regime that is a โ€œproven killer of journalistsโ€.
Campaigners have raised โ€œserious concernsโ€ about the broadcaster promoting a regime that is a โ€œproven killer of journalistsโ€.
Opinion
uk/As the Oil Majors Retreat on Climate Promises, Industry Insiders Are Asking: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
ByNeil Wallis
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โ€œI had to decide if this was really a career I wanted to dedicate my life to. The obvious and unavoidable answer was no.โ€
โ€œI had to decide if this was really a career I wanted to dedicate my life to. The obvious and unavoidable answer was no.โ€
How A Gas Price โ€˜Expertโ€™ Is Using The Iran War to Mobilize Canadians Against Climate Action
ByTaylor Noakes
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Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk
ByEmily Sanders
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Industry groups warn of โ€œsupply shocksโ€ as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EUโ€™s methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil-fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and global communities.
Industry groups warn of โ€œsupply shocksโ€ as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EUโ€™s methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil-fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and global communities.
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How โ€˜The Charles Koch of Canadaโ€™ Created a $9.5 Million Influence Machine
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Q&A: Tech Billionairesโ€™ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are โ€˜An Insidious Form of Climate Denialโ€™
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 UKโ€™s Next Climate Battle
Opponents of climate action are taking advantage of the AI boom to attack the governmentโ€™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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