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‘People’s Rights Are Being Signed Away,’ Claim Albertans Near Proposed Carbon Capture Project
By Taylor Noakes
on
With only two months until a $20B CCS proposal pushed by the oil industry is finalized, local communities say they haven’t been consulted.
AI Was Supposed to Cut Emissions. Instead, Fossil Fuel Companies Are Using It to Find More Oil and Gas.
By Sarah Hofmann
on
A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production.
Pathways Proponent Claims Carbon Capture Project Only 'Slightly Smaller' Despite Reduction by Half
By Taylor Noakes
on
Oil Sands Alliance's Kendall Dilling confirms that the proposed carbon capture project is more scaled back than oil producers originally advertised.
No CO2 Pipelines Alberta Townhall (Credit: Shapka)
Inside the Grassroots Revolt Against Carbon Capture Pipelines
By Taylor Noakes
on
Seemingly unlikely alliances are springing up in Canada and the U.S. to prevent rural communities from becoming a "toxic CO2 dumping ground."
Shell’s Monaca petrochemical complex in Beaver County, PA, as it neared completion in April 2022. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out
By Sarah Hofmann
on
More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giant’s promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing their bi-lateral agreement on the implementation of matters related to their November 2025 MOU, which included advancing the Pathways carbon capture and storage project. (Credit: Danielle Smith/Youtube)
The Pathways Alliance Carbon Capture Project Was Always a Boondoggle 
By Mitch Anderson
on
Instead of delivering on its promised CCS project, the Oil Sands Alliance is turning up the heat on Ottawa to rollback environmental regulations, and government is capitulating.
An investigation linked a dense web of Facebook groups and inauthentic profiles spreading heat pump misinformation to several employees of a Paris PR agency. Credit: Facebook/DeSmog collage.
French PR Executive Behind Facebook Network Spreading Heat Pump Hate
By Cécile Marchand
on
A string of inauthentic accounts compare clean heating technology to a “lawn mower that never stops” and depict installers as “environmental fraudsters” and “swindlers”.
Speaking at the Heartland Institute’s International Conference on Climate Change April 8, board member Steve Milloy (left) called Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement a “left-wing op” that Trump needs to get rid of. Credit: C-Span and Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
‘Get Rid of MAHA’: Trump Alliance Cracks as Climate Denialists Turn on RFK Jr.’s Movement
By Rachel Santarsiero
on
At the Heartland Institute’s annual climate conference, fossil fuel allies warn MAHA’s push on regulating chemicals and plastics could threaten the oil industry — exposing a growing rift inside Trump’s base.
Baseload Capital’s chief marketing officer Kristina Hagström Ilievska — who authored the book — and CEO Alexander Helling hold "Our Hidden Powers: The Big Switch.” Credit: Baseload Capital
Meet the Combustible Cartoon Character Who Wants to Make Kids Feel Sorry for Fossil Fuels
By TJ Jordan
on
A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
Clockwise: YouTube screenshots from marketing campaigns: Chevron - The Humans Behind the Human Energy Company (2021); BP - Backing Britain (2022); Shell - The Exciting Potential of Hydrogen (2023); ExxonMobil - Let's Deliver (2024). (Credit: Clean Creatives)
'You Can’t Live Without Us': How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels  
By Ellen Ormesher
on
Clean Creatives analysis reveals a “coordinated narrative shift” by Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, and Chevron.

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‘People’s Rights Are Being Signed Away,’ Claim Albertans Near Proposed Carbon Capture Project
ByTaylor Noakes
on
With only two months until a $20B CCS proposal pushed by the oil industry is finalized, local communities say they haven’t been consulted.
AI Was Supposed to Cut Emissions. Instead, Fossil Fuel Companies Are Using It to Find More Oil and Gas.
BySarah Hofmann
on
A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production.
Series: Tech vs Climate
Pathways Proponent Claims Carbon Capture Project Only 'Slightly Smaller' Despite Reduction by Half
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Oil Sands Alliance's Kendall Dilling confirms that the proposed carbon capture project is more scaled back than oil producers originally advertised.
Inside the Grassroots Revolt Against Carbon Capture Pipelines
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Seemingly unlikely alliances are springing up in Canada and the U.S. to prevent rural communities from becoming a "toxic CO2 dumping ground."
No CO2 Pipelines Alberta Townhall (Credit: Shapka)
us/Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out
BySarah Hofmann
on
More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giant’s promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.
Series: Tech vs Climate
Shell’s Monaca petrochemical complex in Beaver County, PA, as it neared completion in April 2022. Credit: Julie Dermansky
Analysis
The Pathways Alliance Carbon Capture Project Was Always a Boondoggle 
ByMitch Anderson
on
Instead of delivering on its promised CCS project, the Oil Sands Alliance is turning up the heat on Ottawa to rollback environmental regulations, and government is capitulating.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing their bi-lateral agreement on the implementation of matters related to their November 2025 MOU, which included advancing the Pathways carbon capture and storage project. (Credit: Danielle Smith/Youtube)
French PR Executive Behind Facebook Network Spreading Heat Pump Hate
ByCécile Marchand
on
A string of inauthentic accounts compare clean heating technology to a “lawn mower that never stops” and depict installers as “environmental fraudsters” and “swindlers”.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
An investigation linked a dense web of Facebook groups and inauthentic profiles spreading heat pump misinformation to several employees of a Paris PR agency. Credit: Facebook/DeSmog collage.
‘Get Rid of MAHA’: Trump Alliance Cracks as Climate Denialists Turn on RFK Jr.’s Movement
ByRachel Santarsiero
on
At the Heartland Institute’s annual climate conference, fossil fuel allies warn MAHA’s push on regulating chemicals and plastics could threaten the oil industry — exposing a growing rift inside Trump’s base.
Speaking at the Heartland Institute’s International Conference on Climate Change April 8, board member Steve Milloy (left) called Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement a “left-wing op” that Trump needs to get rid of. Credit: C-Span and Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Meet the Combustible Cartoon Character Who Wants to Make Kids Feel Sorry for Fossil Fuels
ByTJ Jordan
on
A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Baseload Capital’s chief marketing officer Kristina Hagström Ilievska — who authored the book — and CEO Alexander Helling hold "Our Hidden Powers: The Big Switch.” Credit: Baseload Capital
'You Can’t Live Without Us': How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels  
ByEllen Ormesher
on
Clean Creatives analysis reveals a “coordinated narrative shift” by Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, and Chevron.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Clockwise: YouTube screenshots from marketing campaigns: Chevron - The Humans Behind the Human Energy Company (2021); BP - Backing Britain (2022); Shell - The Exciting Potential of Hydrogen (2023); ExxonMobil - Let's Deliver (2024). (Credit: Clean Creatives)