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Alberta Utility Bills Are Set To Spike And Data Centres Are To Blame

Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.
Albertans pay the highest electricity rates in the country and new gas plants for AI data centres could drive costs up further.
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Can Ireland Deliver as ‘Honest Broker’? Here’s What’s at Stake for Climate and Nature in EU Council Presidency
us/Exxon’s Robert Levy Is Joining the DOJ Division That Dubs Itself 'the Nation’s Largest Environmental Law Firm'
Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out
uk/Farage and Truss Jamboree Backed by Crypto Lobbyists
Northern Ireland Turned Into 'Sacrifice Zone’ to Feed UK’s Appetite for Meat, New Report Finds

News

How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
By Sarah Hofmann
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A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.

A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
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.
Series: Tech vs. Climate, Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: Tech vs Climate, MAGA
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
us/Colorado Cut $11.4 Million in Penalties for Oil Firms Submitting Fake Cleanup Data
BySarah Hofmann
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Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.

Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.
A pumpjack pumps oil in an arid steppe field on the border of Weld and Larimer counties, Colorado.
Nigel Farage Has Mentioned Clacton Only Twice in Commons During Past Year
BySam Bright
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The Reform leader is set to trigger a by-election in his seat.

The Reform leader is set to trigger a by-election in his seat.
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us/Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
ByClara Vondrich
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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.
A Database of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
ByTaylor Noakes
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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.
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.
Leonard Leo's Anti-Climate Network Makes a European Debut
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Leo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.
Leo-linked operatives were among a who's who of the international right that gathered for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in June.
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How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
uk/OpenAI Draws Fire for Employee’s Remarks at Pro-Trump CPAC GB Event
Alberta Utility Bills Are Set To Spike And Data Centres Are To Blame
us/Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
Climate Science Deniers Use Farmers’ Protests to Attack Net Zero
Food Giants’ Climate Plans Lack Credibility, New Report Finds

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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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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...
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