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Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe
By Clare Carlile
on
New analysis sheds light on key industry lobbying tactics at a decisive moment for the future of agriculture.
Kosovan environmental activist Shpresa Loshaj was concerned about the impact of hydropower plants on the river Lumbardhi i Deçanit. Credit: Shpresa Loshaj/Pishtaret.
Environmental Activists Fight Back as Companies Resort to ‘Lawfare’ to Quash Criticism
By Isabella Kaminski
on
The use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation to intimidate campaigners is a global trend.
Gas meters. Credit: ivva (CC BY-SA 2.0)
us/Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits
By Chris May
on
Following complaints, Oregon’s Public Utility Commission is investigating NW Natural’s meter testing program and billing practices.
NW Natural gas bill up close
us/Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight
By Chris May
on
Oregon regulators face challenges, old and new, to holding gas companies accountable during high-stakes energy system transformation.
Credit: Thawt Hawthje, CC BY 2.0
Gazprom ‘Anticipates’ Further North Sea Gas Exploration Amid Bumper Profits
By Christopher Deane and Rich Collett-White
on
Two of the Russian gas company’s subsidiaries are still active in UK and Dutch waters despite the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
Benny Peiser (centre) Heritage Foundation event with Diana Furchtgott-Roth (left) and Nile Gardiner (right). Credit: Heritage Foundation webinar
uk/Heritage Foundation Hosts UK Climate Science Denier at Event Opposing ‘Green Energy’
By Adam Barnett
on
Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, spoke at a Heritage panel event where net zero was branded “a religion”.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appeared in a leadership debate hosted by APP and Rebel Media. Source: APP / YouTube
Premier Backs Alberta Separatists Calling UNDRIP a ‘Marxist Agenda’
By Geoff Dembicki
on
Danielle Smith said she takes the Alberta Prosperity Project ‘very seriously’ — even as the group boosts conspiratorial claims about Indigenous rights.
A screenshot of an American Petroleum Institute Tweet. Credit: American Petroleum Institute
us/New Study Reveals Billions of Dollars in Political Spending by US Trade Associations, Most of It on PR
By Dana Drugmand
on
Out of $3.4 billion spent by trade associations over 10 years, nearly $2.2 billion went towards advertising and promotion, with the oil and gas industry the biggest spender.
Close up of a man's face looking to the right and speaking into a microphone.
us/House Committee Wraps Up Historic Investigation Into Oil Industry
By Nick Cunningham
on
A congressional panel released another round of internal oil industry documents, capping off a two-year investigation.
Green branded fueling station for cars that reads 'clean energy' and 'natural gas for vehicles'
us/House Committee Report Shows How Big Oil Has Been Gaslighting us all Along 
By Jamie Henn
on
The latest batch of internal documents reveals the lengths oil companies have been going to protect their reputations and greenwash their actions, argues Jamie Henn of Fossil Free Media.

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Analysis
Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe
ByClare Carlile
on
New analysis sheds light on key industry lobbying tactics at a decisive moment for the future of agriculture.
Series: Investigating the Pesticide Lobby
Credit: DeSmog
Environmental Activists Fight Back as Companies Resort to ‘Lawfare’ to Quash Criticism
ByIsabella Kaminski
on
The use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation to intimidate campaigners is a global trend.
Kosovan environmental activist Shpresa Loshaj was concerned about the impact of hydropower plants on the river Lumbardhi i Deçanit. Credit: Shpresa Loshaj/Pishtaret.
us/Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits
ByChris May
on
Following complaints, Oregon’s Public Utility Commission is investigating NW Natural’s meter testing program and billing practices.
Series: NW Natural
Gas meters. Credit: ivva (CC BY-SA 2.0)
us/Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight
ByChris May
on
Oregon regulators face challenges, old and new, to holding gas companies accountable during high-stakes energy system transformation.
Series: NW Natural
NW Natural gas bill up close
Gazprom ‘Anticipates’ Further North Sea Gas Exploration Amid Bumper Profits
ByChristopher Deane and Rich Collett-White
on
Two of the Russian gas company’s subsidiaries are still active in UK and Dutch waters despite the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
Credit: Thawt Hawthje, CC BY 2.0
uk/Heritage Foundation Hosts UK Climate Science Denier at Event Opposing ‘Green Energy’
ByAdam Barnett
on
Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, spoke at a Heritage panel event where net zero was branded “a religion”.
Benny Peiser (centre) Heritage Foundation event with Diana Furchtgott-Roth (left) and Nile Gardiner (right). Credit: Heritage Foundation webinar
Premier Backs Alberta Separatists Calling UNDRIP a ‘Marxist Agenda’
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Danielle Smith said she takes the Alberta Prosperity Project ‘very seriously’ — even as the group boosts conspiratorial claims about Indigenous rights.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appeared in a leadership debate hosted by APP and Rebel Media. Source: APP / YouTube
us/New Study Reveals Billions of Dollars in Political Spending by US Trade Associations, Most of It on PR
ByDana Drugmand
on
Out of $3.4 billion spent by trade associations over 10 years, nearly $2.2 billion went towards advertising and promotion, with the oil and gas industry the biggest spender.
A screenshot of an American Petroleum Institute Tweet. Credit: American Petroleum Institute
us/House Committee Wraps Up Historic Investigation Into Oil Industry
ByNick Cunningham
on
A congressional panel released another round of internal oil industry documents, capping off a two-year investigation.
Close up of a man's face looking to the right and speaking into a microphone.
Opinion
us/House Committee Report Shows How Big Oil Has Been Gaslighting us all Along 
ByJamie Henn
on
The latest batch of internal documents reveals the lengths oil companies have been going to protect their reputations and greenwash their actions, argues Jamie Henn of Fossil Free Media.
Green branded fueling station for cars that reads 'clean energy' and 'natural gas for vehicles'