DeSmog

Facebook-f X-twitter
Subscribe

DeSmog

Donate
Search
Search
More

Energy

The gas industry is using messaging around 'left behind' rural communities to fight for its survival. Credit: Andy Carter.
Liquid Gas Industry Fights to Weaken EU Climate Plans Ahead of Key Vote
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.
A senior Suncor executive appears in a Pathways Alliance ad.
Going ‘Net-Zero’ Will Boost Oil Sands Production, Industry Tells Canadian Government
By Geoff Dembicki
on
‘That would be a death knell for our climate targets,’ says climate advocate.
1970's mother wearing an orange squared pant and vest cooking dinner on a gas stove.
us/Industry Knew About Gas Stoves’ Air Pollution Problems in Early 1970s
By Rebecca John
on
The American Gas Association is trying to discredit research on the health impacts of gas stoves today. But newly revealed documents show it was discussing indoor air pollution concerns five decades ago.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Credit: Number 10 Downing Street / Simon Walker, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Fossil Fuel Linked Donors Gift Half a Million to Conservative Party
By Sam Bright
on
The CEOs of jet fuel suppliers, gas turbine makers, oil and gas companies are among those who made large donations in the last quarter of 2022.
BNP Paribas is a French bank headquartered in Paris. Credit: Reinhardhauke (CC BY-SA 3.0)
French NGOs Sue BNP Paribas, Europe’s Largest Financier of Fossil Fuel Expansion
By Dana Drugmand
on
The legal action represents a world-first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank.
Europe's gas lobby equated gas with "energy security" on social media. Credit: Andy Carter
Europe's Gas Lobby Exploits Energy Security Fears in Year Since Ukraine War
By Stella Levantesi and Thomas Lewton
on
DeSmog study finds surge in social media posts backing industry plans for build-out of new projects.
Vivian Krause (centre left) appears with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for Energy War Room presser. Image: Facebook Live
Vivian Krause to ‘Oil Mafia’ Supporters: ‘The Environmentalists Have Won’
By Taylor Noakes
on
The researcher who inspired Alberta’s Energy War Room isn’t done with the alleged conspiracy to landlock Canadian fossil fuel.
A black and white cow faces forward, perpendicular to a row of dairy cow hindquarters visible in a barn.
us/The Natural Gas Industry Sees Cow Manure Gas as the Key to a Net Zero Future
By Cartie Werthman
on
One dairy trade association calls this “a utility executive and shareholder pipe dream.”
Sign protesting Air Products’ proposed carbon capture and sequestration project at the mouth of the Tickfaw River. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/The Battle to Stop Air Products’ Carbon Capture Project at Lake Maurepas Grows
By Julie Dermansky
on
Pro-industry NIMBYs leading the fight question the company’s claims of being “clean.”
Shell and its joint venture partners have a Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Scotford Complex near Fort Saskatchewan, Canada. Credit: Government of Alberta, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Big Oil’s Been Secretly Validating Critics’ Concerns about Carbon Capture
By Dana Drugmand
on
A DeSmog analysis of subpoenaed internal oil industry communications shows CCS as the strategic linchpin for more oil and gas development.

All Articles

Liquid Gas Industry Fights to Weaken EU Climate Plans Ahead of Key Vote
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Lobbyists are pushing for a raft of amendments to flagship proposals to slash the third of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions produced by heating its buildings.
Series: Gas Lock-in
The gas industry is using messaging around 'left behind' rural communities to fight for its survival. Credit: Andy Carter.
Going ‘Net-Zero’ Will Boost Oil Sands Production, Industry Tells Canadian Government
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
‘That would be a death knell for our climate targets,’ says climate advocate.
A senior Suncor executive appears in a Pathways Alliance ad.
us/Industry Knew About Gas Stoves’ Air Pollution Problems in Early 1970s
ByRebecca John
on
The American Gas Association is trying to discredit research on the health impacts of gas stoves today. But newly revealed documents show it was discussing indoor air pollution concerns five decades ago.
Series: History Lessons: Polluter Influence
1970's mother wearing an orange squared pant and vest cooking dinner on a gas stove.
Fossil Fuel Linked Donors Gift Half a Million to Conservative Party
BySam Bright
on
The CEOs of jet fuel suppliers, gas turbine makers, oil and gas companies are among those who made large donations in the last quarter of 2022.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Credit: Number 10 Downing Street / Simon Walker, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
French NGOs Sue BNP Paribas, Europe’s Largest Financier of Fossil Fuel Expansion
ByDana Drugmand
on
The legal action represents a world-first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank.
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
BNP Paribas is a French bank headquartered in Paris. Credit: Reinhardhauke (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Europe's Gas Lobby Exploits Energy Security Fears in Year Since Ukraine War
ByStella Levantesi and Thomas Lewton
on
DeSmog study finds surge in social media posts backing industry plans for build-out of new projects.
Series: Gas Lock-in
Europe's gas lobby equated gas with "energy security" on social media. Credit: Andy Carter
Vivian Krause to ‘Oil Mafia’ Supporters: ‘The Environmentalists Have Won’
ByTaylor Noakes
on
The researcher who inspired Alberta’s Energy War Room isn’t done with the alleged conspiracy to landlock Canadian fossil fuel.
Vivian Krause (centre left) appears with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for Energy War Room presser. Image: Facebook Live
us/The Natural Gas Industry Sees Cow Manure Gas as the Key to a Net Zero Future
ByCartie Werthman
on
One dairy trade association calls this “a utility executive and shareholder pipe dream.”
A black and white cow faces forward, perpendicular to a row of dairy cow hindquarters visible in a barn.
us/The Battle to Stop Air Products’ Carbon Capture Project at Lake Maurepas Grows
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Pro-industry NIMBYs leading the fight question the company’s claims of being “clean.”
Sign protesting Air Products’ proposed carbon capture and sequestration project at the mouth of the Tickfaw River. Credit: Julie Dermansky
Big Oil’s Been Secretly Validating Critics’ Concerns about Carbon Capture
ByDana Drugmand
on
A DeSmog analysis of subpoenaed internal oil industry communications shows CCS as the strategic linchpin for more oil and gas development.
Shell and its joint venture partners have a Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Scotford Complex near Fort Saskatchewan, Canada. Credit: Government of Alberta, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0