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Q&A: Amy Westervelt on the Corporate Poisoning of the Information Aquifer — and How to Undo the Harm
By Matthew Green
on
The acclaimed climate accountability journalist says bold steps are needed to reverse the insidious impact of decades of industry propaganda on the public square.
Advertising Contracts with Big Oil Hit Record High as Profits Soar from War in Iran
By Ellen Ormesher
on
Campaigners say advertising and PR agencies are “nowhere close” to giving up their oil and gas clients.
uk/Bristol Becomes First UK City to Ban Fast Fashion Adverts Over Industry’s Environmental Toll
By Ellen Ormesher
on
Policy update also restricts advertising for fossil fuels products and services in council owned ad sites.
Woman happily bathing in a bathtub of crude oil.
Q&A: This Comedy Series Is Taking Aim at Big Oil’s PR Machine
By Ellen Ormesher
on
SLICK is a funny yet cutting satire of how the ad industry contributes to the climate crisis.
Les manœuvres des lobbys pour affaiblir le projet d'interdiction de la publicité pour les énergies fossiles
By Cécile Marchand and TJ Jordan
on
Des compagnies pétrolières, gazières et certains médias cherchent à « vider de sa substance » les restrictions envisagées.
Exclusive: Oil Industry Moves to Weaken Proposed Fossil Fuel Advertising Ban in France
By Cécile Marchand and TJ Jordan
on
Leaked lobbying records show oil, gas and media companies aim to ‘hollow out’ planned restrictions as key consultation takes place.
Fossil Fuel-Tied PR Agency Supporting U.N. Climate Conference
By TJ Jordan
on
Teneo handling communications for COP31 in Turkey despite history of oil and gas work.
Equinor's offshore oil drilling platform at the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway. (Credit: Jonny Engelsvoll and Lizette Bertelsen/© Equinor)
uk/Equinor Extends Deal to Fund Children’s Science Education in Aberdeen as North Sea Drilling Decision Looms
By Ellen Ormesher
on
Critics say that as the climate crisis worsens, Aberdeen Science Centre is sending the wrong message by partnering with the Norwegian oil major.
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
us/How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
By Sarah Hofmann
on
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.
An illustration featuring a prize that's shaped like a long-nosed Pinocchio. His nose is hovering above the words Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
The 'Oscars of Advertising' Has a Cheating Problem
By Ellen Ormesher and Emily J Gertz
on
Many Cannes Lions award winners have claimed credit for field work they didn’t do, positive impacts that can’t be confirmed, or campaigns that barely existed.

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Q&A: Amy Westervelt on the Corporate Poisoning of the Information Aquifer — and How to Undo the Harm
ByMatthew Green
on
The acclaimed climate accountability journalist says bold steps are needed to reverse the insidious impact of decades of industry propaganda on the public square.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Advertising Contracts with Big Oil Hit Record High as Profits Soar from War in Iran
ByEllen Ormesher
on
Campaigners say advertising and PR agencies are “nowhere close” to giving up their oil and gas clients.
uk/Bristol Becomes First UK City to Ban Fast Fashion Adverts Over Industry’s Environmental Toll
ByEllen Ormesher
on
Policy update also restricts advertising for fossil fuels products and services in council owned ad sites.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Q&A: This Comedy Series Is Taking Aim at Big Oil’s PR Machine
ByEllen Ormesher
on
SLICK is a funny yet cutting satire of how the ad industry contributes to the climate crisis.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Woman happily bathing in a bathtub of crude oil.
Les manœuvres des lobbys pour affaiblir le projet d'interdiction de la publicité pour les énergies fossiles
ByCécile Marchand and TJ Jordan
on
Des compagnies pétrolières, gazières et certains médias cherchent à « vider de sa substance » les restrictions envisagées.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Exclusive: Oil Industry Moves to Weaken Proposed Fossil Fuel Advertising Ban in France
ByCécile Marchand and TJ Jordan
on
Leaked lobbying records show oil, gas and media companies aim to ‘hollow out’ planned restrictions as key consultation takes place.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Fossil Fuel-Tied PR Agency Supporting U.N. Climate Conference
ByTJ Jordan
on
Teneo handling communications for COP31 in Turkey despite history of oil and gas work.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
uk/Equinor Extends Deal to Fund Children’s Science Education in Aberdeen as North Sea Drilling Decision Looms
ByEllen Ormesher
on
Critics say that as the climate crisis worsens, Aberdeen Science Centre is sending the wrong message by partnering with the Norwegian oil major.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Equinor's offshore oil drilling platform at the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway. (Credit: Jonny Engelsvoll and Lizette Bertelsen/© Equinor)
us/How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
BySarah Hofmann
on
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.
Series: Tech vs Climate
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
The 'Oscars of Advertising' Has a Cheating Problem
ByEllen Ormesher and Emily J Gertz
on
Many Cannes Lions award winners have claimed credit for field work they didn’t do, positive impacts that can’t be confirmed, or campaigns that barely existed.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
An illustration featuring a prize that's shaped like a long-nosed Pinocchio. His nose is hovering above the words Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.