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Conservative peer Lord Moynihan of Chelsea. Credit: BBC Parliament
uk/Tory Peer With Oil and Gas Investments Slams Climate Targets in House of Lords
By Sam Bright
on
Lord Moynihan of Chelsea, who holds shares in Shell and TotalEnergies, called the green transition a “children’s crusade”.
Warren Stephens. Credit: The Golfer’s Journal / YouTube
uk/Oil and Gas Investments of Donald Trump’s New UK Ambassador
By Adam Barnett
on
Campaigners warn that the UK will face “pressure from American fossil fuel interests” to slow its energy transition.
EQT CEO Toby Rice has become one of the most influential fossil fuel executives in America. Credit: PublicSource
us/EQT’s ‘Bulldog’ Has D.C. in His Grip, with Profits — and Maybe Higher Gas Bills — on the Horizon
By Quinn Glabicki
on
PA-based CEO Toby Rice hobnobbed with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Now he’s poised for pipelines, exports, and profits.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. Credit: Centre for Policy Studies / YouTube
uk/Kemi Badenoch’s Policy Chief Attacked Net Zero Climate Target
By Adam Barnett
on
Victoria Hewson called the 2050 ambition a “huge own goal” while working for a Tufton Street think tank.
Former BC environment minister Barry Penner
Industry Group Pre-Wrote Comments for ‘Workers’ Opposing Vancouver Gas Ban
By Geoff Dembicki
on
Ahead of a city council vote, Resource Works launched an influence campaign with stock submissions for restaurant owners, hospitality workers, and residents.
Climate denier Gregory Wrightstone (left) has nothing but praise for Trump’s energy secretary pick, Chris Wright (right). Credit: DeSmog
Group That Calls CO2 ‘Essential’ Praises Trump Energy Secretary Pick Chris Wright
By Geoff Dembicki
on
The head of the CO2 Coalition tells DeSmog that Wright agrees carbon dioxide is “not the demon molecule, it’s the miracle molecule.”
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice. Credit: Times Radio / YouTube
uk/Climate Denier Richard Tice’s Seat is Second Most Exposed to Global Warming, Says Insurance Giant
By Sam Bright
on
Reform’s deputy leader represents a high climate risk constituency while calling CO2 “plant food”.
Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the UCP annual meeting, where delegates voted for an erroneous resolution claiming atmospheric CO2 is at a 1,000-year low.
Alberta Conservatives Are Making Up Their Own Climate Facts
By Mitch Anderson
on
Carbon myths, UN conspiracies and more magical thinking on display at the party’s annual meeting.
A Shell gas station in London, UK. Credit: Devis M / Shutterstock
uk/Ministers Helped ‘Stage Manage’ Shell’s Relocation to UK, Emails Show
By Joey Grostern
on
The cache reveals a disturbingly “cosy” relationship between polluters and politicians, campaigners say.
Tzeporah Berman.
Q&A: Cold War Foes Made Treaties to Limit the Spread of Nukes. Could a Similar Approach Wind Down Fossil Fuels?
By Matthew Green
on
Canadian environmentalist Tzeporah Berman makes the case for a "bold idea" to end the era of coal, oil and gas.

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uk/Tory Peer With Oil and Gas Investments Slams Climate Targets in House of Lords
BySam Bright
on
Lord Moynihan of Chelsea, who holds shares in Shell and TotalEnergies, called the green transition a “children’s crusade”.
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
Conservative peer Lord Moynihan of Chelsea. Credit: BBC Parliament
uk/Oil and Gas Investments of Donald Trump’s New UK Ambassador
ByAdam Barnett
on
Campaigners warn that the UK will face “pressure from American fossil fuel interests” to slow its energy transition.
Warren Stephens. Credit: The Golfer’s Journal / YouTube
us/EQT’s ‘Bulldog’ Has D.C. in His Grip, with Profits — and Maybe Higher Gas Bills — on the Horizon
ByQuinn Glabicki
on
PA-based CEO Toby Rice hobnobbed with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Now he’s poised for pipelines, exports, and profits.
EQT CEO Toby Rice has become one of the most influential fossil fuel executives in America. Credit: PublicSource
uk/Kemi Badenoch’s Policy Chief Attacked Net Zero Climate Target
ByAdam Barnett
on
Victoria Hewson called the 2050 ambition a “huge own goal” while working for a Tufton Street think tank.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. Credit: Centre for Policy Studies / YouTube
Industry Group Pre-Wrote Comments for ‘Workers’ Opposing Vancouver Gas Ban
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Ahead of a city council vote, Resource Works launched an influence campaign with stock submissions for restaurant owners, hospitality workers, and residents.
Former BC environment minister Barry Penner
Group That Calls CO2 ‘Essential’ Praises Trump Energy Secretary Pick Chris Wright
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
The head of the CO2 Coalition tells DeSmog that Wright agrees carbon dioxide is “not the demon molecule, it’s the miracle molecule.”
Series: MAGA
Climate denier Gregory Wrightstone (left) has nothing but praise for Trump’s energy secretary pick, Chris Wright (right). Credit: DeSmog
uk/Climate Denier Richard Tice’s Seat is Second Most Exposed to Global Warming, Says Insurance Giant
BySam Bright
on
Reform’s deputy leader represents a high climate risk constituency while calling CO2 “plant food”.
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice. Credit: Times Radio / YouTube
Analysis
Alberta Conservatives Are Making Up Their Own Climate Facts
ByMitch Anderson
on
Carbon myths, UN conspiracies and more magical thinking on display at the party’s annual meeting.
Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the UCP annual meeting, where delegates voted for an erroneous resolution claiming atmospheric CO2 is at a 1,000-year low.
uk/Ministers Helped ‘Stage Manage’ Shell’s Relocation to UK, Emails Show
ByJoey Grostern
on
The cache reveals a disturbingly “cosy” relationship between polluters and politicians, campaigners say.
A Shell gas station in London, UK. Credit: Devis M / Shutterstock
Q&A: Cold War Foes Made Treaties to Limit the Spread of Nukes. Could a Similar Approach Wind Down Fossil Fuels?
ByMatthew Green
on
Canadian environmentalist Tzeporah Berman makes the case for a "bold idea" to end the era of coal, oil and gas.
Tzeporah Berman.