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The oil industryโ€™s push to portray carbon capture as a climate solution at COP28 obscures how the technology is really being used.
The oil industryโ€™s push to portray carbon capture as a climate solution at COP28 obscures how the technology is really being used.
A DeSmog review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions.
A DeSmog review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions.
James Millar, former TransCanada spokesperson, gave off-the-cuff damage control advice to industry proponents in Edmonton.
James Millar, former TransCanada spokesperson, gave off-the-cuff damage control advice to industry proponents in Edmonton.
โ€˜Direct air captureโ€™ of carbon pollution is still experimental, but a fossil fuel company is embracing it as a way to keep drilling.
โ€˜Direct air captureโ€™ of carbon pollution is still experimental, but a fossil fuel company is embracing it as a way to keep drilling.
New report details how more โ€œclimate-washingโ€ lawsuits and complaints are being filed against corporationsโ€™ greenwashing than ever before, and experts warn complicit PR and ad firms could face legal risks.
New report details how more โ€œclimate-washingโ€ lawsuits and complaints are being filed against corporationsโ€™ greenwashing than ever before, and experts warn complicit PR and ad firms could face legal risks.
EPA considers why it should โ€” or shouldnโ€™t โ€” put the state in charge of OKโ€™ing carbon storage projects.
EPA considers why it should โ€” or shouldnโ€™t โ€” put the state in charge of OKโ€™ing carbon storage projects.
The amount and scale of new pipelines envisioned to transport CO2 to planned carbon storage sites is hard to fathom โ€” let alone the environmental justice impacts they foretell.
The amount and scale of new pipelines envisioned to transport CO2 to planned carbon storage sites is hard to fathom โ€” let alone the environmental justice impacts they foretell.
The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its โ€˜friends and donorsโ€™ while promoting a โ€˜false solutionโ€™ to climate change
The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its โ€˜friends and donorsโ€™ while promoting a โ€˜false solutionโ€™ to climate change
Pro-industry NIMBYs leading the fight question the companyโ€™s claims of being โ€œclean.โ€
Pro-industry NIMBYs leading the fight question the companyโ€™s claims of being โ€œclean.โ€
A DeSmog analysis of subpoenaed internal oil industry communications shows CCS as the strategic linchpin for more oil and gas development.
A DeSmog analysis of subpoenaed internal oil industry communications shows CCS as the strategic linchpin for more oil and gas development.

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The oil industryโ€™s push to portray carbon capture as a climate solution at COP28 obscures how the technology is really being used.

The oil industryโ€™s push to portray carbon capture as a climate solution at COP28 obscures how the technology is really being used.
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A DeSmog review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions.

A DeSmog review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions.
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James Millar, former TransCanada spokesperson, gave off-the-cuff damage control advice to industry proponents in Edmonton.

James Millar, former TransCanada spokesperson, gave off-the-cuff damage control advice to industry proponents in Edmonton.
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โ€˜Direct air captureโ€™ of carbon pollution is still experimental, but a fossil fuel company is embracing it as a way to keep drilling.

โ€˜Direct air captureโ€™ of carbon pollution is still experimental, but a fossil fuel company is embracing it as a way to keep drilling.
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New report details how more โ€œclimate-washingโ€ lawsuits and complaints are being filed against corporationsโ€™ greenwashing than ever before, and experts warn complicit PR and ad firms could face legal risks.

New report details how more โ€œclimate-washingโ€ lawsuits and complaints are being filed against corporationsโ€™ greenwashing than ever before, and experts warn complicit PR and ad firms could face legal risks.
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EPA considers why it should โ€” or shouldnโ€™t โ€” put the state in charge of OKโ€™ing carbon storage projects.

EPA considers why it should โ€” or shouldnโ€™t โ€” put the state in charge of OKโ€™ing carbon storage projects.
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The amount and scale of new pipelines envisioned to transport CO2 to planned carbon storage sites is hard to fathom โ€” let alone the environmental justice impacts they foretell.

The amount and scale of new pipelines envisioned to transport CO2 to planned carbon storage sites is hard to fathom โ€” let alone the environmental justice impacts they foretell.
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The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its โ€˜friends and donorsโ€™ while promoting a โ€˜false solutionโ€™ to climate change

The Conservative Party has been accused of helping its โ€˜friends and donorsโ€™ while promoting a โ€˜false solutionโ€™ to climate change
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Pro-industry NIMBYs leading the fight question the companyโ€™s claims of being โ€œclean.โ€

Pro-industry NIMBYs leading the fight question the companyโ€™s claims of being โ€œclean.โ€
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A DeSmog analysis of subpoenaed internal oil industry communications shows CCS as the strategic linchpin for more oil and gas development.

A DeSmog analysis of subpoenaed internal oil industry communications shows CCS as the strategic linchpin for more oil and gas development.