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A sign warning of a buried carbon dioxide pipeline located in in Huerfano County, Colorado. Credit: Jeffre Beall (CC BY 4.0)
us/Following Ohio Derailment, Concerns Arise Over Expansion of Rail and Pipeline Transport of Hazardous Material
By Dana Drugmand
on
Experts warn that a growing network of carbon dioxide pipelines are dangerous and under-regulated.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
Some of the youth plaintiffs in the Austrian case, with their lawyer Michaela Krömer (front). Credit: Fridays for Future Austria
Austrian Youth Take their Government to Court Over ‘Ineffective’ Climate Policy
By Dana Drugmand
on
A dozen young people have brought a constitutional climate case against the Austrian government, part of a growing wave of youth-led climate litigation.
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.”
Albert Lalonde speaks alongside the other youth plaintiffs at the launch of their climate case against the Canadian government in 2019. Credit: David Suzuki Foundation
Court Hears Appeal in Canadian Youth Climate Lawsuit
By Dana Drugmand
on
With the Canadian government still boosting fossil fuels, it’s time for young Canadians’ day in court, argue lawyers suing the government.
A roughneck in a red hard hat operates the pipe ramp on the oil rig Citadel Rig 6.
Big Oil’s Trade Group Allies Outspent Clean Energy Groups by a Whopping 27 Times
By Guest
on
Collectively, trade associations like the American Petroleum Institute have spent billions in ads and lobbying to keep fossil fuels flowing.
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.

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us/Following Ohio Derailment, Concerns Arise Over Expansion of Rail and Pipeline Transport of Hazardous Material
ByDana Drugmand
on
Experts warn that a growing network of carbon dioxide pipelines are dangerous and under-regulated.
A sign warning of a buried carbon dioxide pipeline located in in Huerfano County, Colorado. Credit: Jeffre Beall (CC BY 4.0)
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.
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
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
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.
Austrian Youth Take their Government to Court Over ‘Ineffective’ Climate Policy
ByDana Drugmand
on
A dozen young people have brought a constitutional climate case against the Austrian government, part of a growing wave of youth-led climate litigation.
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
Some of the youth plaintiffs in the Austrian case, with their lawyer Michaela Krömer (front). Credit: Fridays for Future Austria
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
Court Hears Appeal in Canadian Youth Climate Lawsuit
ByDana Drugmand
on
With the Canadian government still boosting fossil fuels, it’s time for young Canadians’ day in court, argue lawyers suing the government.
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
Albert Lalonde speaks alongside the other youth plaintiffs at the launch of their climate case against the Canadian government in 2019. Credit: David Suzuki Foundation
Analysis
Big Oil’s Trade Group Allies Outspent Clean Energy Groups by a Whopping 27 Times
ByGuest
on
Collectively, trade associations like the American Petroleum Institute have spent billions in ads and lobbying to keep fossil fuels flowing.
A roughneck in a red hard hat operates the pipe ramp on the oil rig Citadel Rig 6.
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