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How Data Center Developers Staked Their Claim in Rural Georgia

DeSmog investigation reveals details of push to influence local officials to approve mega-project in Coweta County.
DeSmog investigation reveals details of push to influence local officials to approve mega-project in Coweta County.
ByEdward Donnelly
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Series: Tech vs. Climate
Series: Tech vs Climate

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uk/BBC Under Fire for Producing Paid ‘Propaganda’ for Saudi Arabia
uk/As the Oil Majors Retreat on Climate Promises, Industry Insiders Are Asking: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
How A Gas Price ‘Expert’ Is Using The Iran War to Mobilize Canadians Against Climate Action
As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk
Climate Disasters Hit Homeowners Through Insurance Bills, and States Want Big Oil to Pay

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uk/Mapped: The Reform-Orbán Network
By Adam Barnett
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Series: Defending Democracy from Dirty Money
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy

Ahead of elections in both countries, DeSmog has catalogued the connections between Hungary’s autocratic government and Farage’s operation.

Ahead of elections in both countries, DeSmog has catalogued the connections between Hungary’s autocratic government and Farage’s operation.
Revealed: The MAGA Plan to ‘Take Out’ Progressive Leaders Worldwide
ByGeoff Dembicki
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Trump-aligned CPAC is backing far-right electoral candidates across Latin America and Europe — including Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán.

Trump-aligned CPAC is backing far-right electoral candidates across Latin America and Europe — including Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
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Carney Government Wants To ‘Provide’ the Fossil Fuels for Trump’s AI Strategy
ByMitch Anderson
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The Liberals once talked tough about distancing Canada from the U.S. Now they seem eager to profit from the president’s agenda.

The Liberals once talked tough about distancing Canada from the U.S. Now they seem eager to profit from the president’s agenda.
Series: Mark Carney’s Climate Betrayal
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
uk/Eight Things You Should Know About Reform’s Policy Chief James Orr
ByJoey Grostern
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The key facts about one of Nigel Farage’s closest allies.

The key facts about one of Nigel Farage’s closest allies.
Analysis
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
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Meet the Combustible Cartoon Character Who Wants to Make Kids Feel Sorry for Fossil Fuels
ByTJ Jordan
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A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
Analysis
Mark Carney Pledges $1B in Taxpayer Money for a 'Carbon Bomb' Project
ByMitch Anderson
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It’s a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.
It’s a massive subsidy to Equinor, the Norwegian oil company behind the Bay du Nord offshore oil project.
How ‘The Charles Koch of Canada’ Created a $9.5 Million Influence Machine
ByMary Stuart and Geoff Dembicki
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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.
Pennsylvania Town Votes Buzzer-Beater ‘No’ on Data Center Mega-Project
ByEdward Donnelly
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After months of protests — and a rushed legal deadline — officials deny Texas developer’s project as residents warn of pollution and impacts on wildlife, water, and power.
After months of protests — and a rushed legal deadline — officials deny Texas developer’s project as residents warn of pollution and impacts on wildlife, water, and power.
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uk/Mapped: The Reform-Orbán Network
uk/Comment: 10 Years on from Deepwater Horizon, Coronavirus Shows Continued Need for a Just Transition Away from Big Oil
us/How Data Center Developers Staked Their Claim in Rural Georgia
Carney Government Wants To ‘Provide’ the Fossil Fuels for Trump’s AI Strategy
Meet the Combustible Cartoon Character Who Wants to Make Kids Feel Sorry for Fossil Fuels
Mark Carney Pledges $1B in Taxpayer Money for a 'Carbon Bomb' Project

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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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