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Aerial view of hurricane destruction in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on October 3, 2022.
us/Photos of Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath in Southwest Florida Illustrate the Coasts’ Growing Climate Risks
By Julie Dermansky
on
As affected residents weigh whether to leave the region, climate scientists stress that the latest extreme weather event, intensified by global warming, was not an anomaly.
Graham Stuart MP
uk/UK Climate Minister Pulls Out of Event with Climate Science Deniers
By Adam Barnett
on
Graham Stuart was billed to give a keynote speech at a conference where high-profile US climate science denier Marc Morano will debate “global warming”.
Prime Minister Liz Truss chairs a Cabinet meeting. Credit: Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
uk/Prime Minister Liz Truss Accepted £5,000 From Climate Denial Funder
By Phoebe Cooke and Michaela Herrmann
on
Lord Vinson is one of the few known donors to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which advocates for fracking via its campaign arm Net Zero Watch.
Net Zero Watch conference crop
uk/Old School Climate Science Denial Lingers on Outskirts of Tory Conference
By Adam Barnett
on
At a thinly-attended “Freedom Zone” event, figures on the right of the party rubbed shoulders with an author who decries the “dogma” of global warming as a socialist plot.
IEA net zero event at Tory conference
uk/Scrap UK’s Net Zero Target, Key Figure in Pro-Truss Think Tank Tells Tory Conference
By Adam Barnett
on
The Institute of Economic Affairs has been in the media spotlight following last month’s disastrous “mini-budget”.
More than two dozen activists hold signs protesting the Mountain Valley pipeline and Sen. Manchin's efforts to greenlight it, standing on the lawn by the US Capitol building.
DC Protests Highlight US Climate Opposition to Manchin Deal, World Bank Head
By Zach D. Roberts
on
A pair of protests in the nation’s capital upped pressure on the President and Congress to stop enabling fossil fuel expansion in several arenas.
Liz Truss with some of her new cabinet ministers. Credit: DeSmog via Wikimedia/Chris McAndrew
uk/How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss's Cabinet?
By Rich Collett-White and Christopher Deane
on
DeSmog takes you through the green credentials of each and every cabinet minister.
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, oil sands refinery with smokestacks and snow in the background
Exxon Could Have Helped Stop Climate Change 30 Years Ago, ‘Proprietary’ Docs Show
By Geoff Dembicki
on
Instead the company’s Canadian arm developed a communications plan to make climate solutions like carbon taxes look economically reckless.
Left, a white-to-gray faded book cover reading 'The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy To Cover Up Climate Change' over an hourglass with black sand mostly in the bottom bulb. Right, black and white image of a man with medium length hair parted on the side and wearing a button down shirt.
How Canada’s Oil Sands ‘Bankrolled the Assault on Truth’
By Lindsey J. Smith
on
A new book reveals how Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and others used Canada’s oil sands to spawn a web of climate denial and delay.
Shell's Norco refinery in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. ©Julie Dermansky
Internal Documents Show Big Oil PR Messages Still 'Mislead' Public on Climate
By Nick Cunningham
on
Despite claims of transitioning to cleaner energy, internal emails and documents obtained by a congressional investigation show oil companies trying to protect their fossil fuel investments through public narratives that conflict with private communications.

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us/Photos of Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath in Southwest Florida Illustrate the Coasts’ Growing Climate Risks
ByJulie Dermansky
on
As affected residents weigh whether to leave the region, climate scientists stress that the latest extreme weather event, intensified by global warming, was not an anomaly.
Aerial view of hurricane destruction in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on October 3, 2022.
uk/UK Climate Minister Pulls Out of Event with Climate Science Deniers
ByAdam Barnett
on
Graham Stuart was billed to give a keynote speech at a conference where high-profile US climate science denier Marc Morano will debate “global warming”.
Graham Stuart MP
uk/Prime Minister Liz Truss Accepted £5,000 From Climate Denial Funder
ByPhoebe Cooke and Michaela Herrmann
on
Lord Vinson is one of the few known donors to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which advocates for fracking via its campaign arm Net Zero Watch.
Prime Minister Liz Truss chairs a Cabinet meeting. Credit: Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
uk/Old School Climate Science Denial Lingers on Outskirts of Tory Conference
ByAdam Barnett
on
At a thinly-attended “Freedom Zone” event, figures on the right of the party rubbed shoulders with an author who decries the “dogma” of global warming as a socialist plot.
Net Zero Watch conference crop
uk/Scrap UK’s Net Zero Target, Key Figure in Pro-Truss Think Tank Tells Tory Conference
ByAdam Barnett
on
The Institute of Economic Affairs has been in the media spotlight following last month’s disastrous “mini-budget”.
IEA net zero event at Tory conference
DC Protests Highlight US Climate Opposition to Manchin Deal, World Bank Head
ByZach D. Roberts
on
A pair of protests in the nation’s capital upped pressure on the President and Congress to stop enabling fossil fuel expansion in several arenas.
More than two dozen activists hold signs protesting the Mountain Valley pipeline and Sen. Manchin's efforts to greenlight it, standing on the lawn by the US Capitol building.
Analysis
uk/How Climate-Friendly is Liz Truss's Cabinet?
ByRich Collett-White and Christopher Deane
on
DeSmog takes you through the green credentials of each and every cabinet minister.
Liz Truss with some of her new cabinet ministers. Credit: DeSmog via Wikimedia/Chris McAndrew
Exxon Could Have Helped Stop Climate Change 30 Years Ago, ‘Proprietary’ Docs Show
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Instead the company’s Canadian arm developed a communications plan to make climate solutions like carbon taxes look economically reckless.
Series: Imperial Oil Files
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, oil sands refinery with smokestacks and snow in the background
Analysis
How Canada’s Oil Sands ‘Bankrolled the Assault on Truth’
ByLindsey J. Smith
on
A new book reveals how Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, and others used Canada’s oil sands to spawn a web of climate denial and delay.
Series: Imperial Oil Files
Left, a white-to-gray faded book cover reading 'The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy To Cover Up Climate Change' over an hourglass with black sand mostly in the bottom bulb. Right, black and white image of a man with medium length hair parted on the side and wearing a button down shirt.
Internal Documents Show Big Oil PR Messages Still 'Mislead' Public on Climate
ByNick Cunningham
on
Despite claims of transitioning to cleaner energy, internal emails and documents obtained by a congressional investigation show oil companies trying to protect their fossil fuel investments through public narratives that conflict with private communications.
Shell's Norco refinery in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. ©Julie Dermansky