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Brendan DeMelle

Brendan DeMelle is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a writer specializing in media, politics, and disinformation. He also serves as Chair of DeSmog UK, and lives in Seattle, Washington.

Articles by Brendan DeMelle

us/Right Wing Attacks on Greta Thunberg: How Low Can They Go? Canada's Extremist Network 'The Rebel' Tries for the Prize
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The Koch-funded right wing echo chamber seems obsessed with competing to insult and vilify Greta Thunberg in the most vile and disgusting ways imaginable. The sixteen-year-old climate activist has ...
Announcing DeSmog's Koch Network Database
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The Koch Network Database is a new resource library built by DeSmog to assist journalists, academic researchers, and the public to learn more about the backgrounds of individuals and organizations ...
Announcing The Narwhal, Canada's Independent Media Solution
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Congratulations to our long-time colleagues Emma Gilchrist and Carol Linnitt, who are launching The Narwhal today to continue to advance more constructive conversations about energy and environment...
us/Special Thanks to DeSmog's Steve Horn for 6.5 Years of Courageous Journalism
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The entire DeSmog team wishes to thank Steve Horn for his incredible effort and commitment, and wish him the best as he embarks on a new career path covering criminal justice issues for Criminal Le...
us/In the Shadow of Honest Journalism: GateHouse Media Publishes Atrocious Anti-Wind Article Devoid of Scientific Evidence
ByBrendan DeMelle
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This week, Gatehouse Media published a long-form investigative report called “In the Shadow of Wind Farms” claiming that wind energy has caused negative health effects for residents living near win...
us/Heartland Institute 'Red Team' Climate Lists Revealed, And Science Deniers Are Upset With Pruitt
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The Heartland Institute has been pushing a “red team” agenda on climate for at least eight years, and claim the roots of the idea started at a meeting in Milan in 2003 organized by Fred Singer and ...
us/Watch Leonardo DiCaprio's Climate Film 'Before The Flood' FREE Right Now
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Don't wait, watch Before the Flood right now. It's free through Sunday November 6th [Update: You can watch it for $2.99 now on YouTube below, or FREE on Hulu]. And it's kinda the most important do...
Before the Flood: A Must-See Film By Leonardo DiCaprio Explores Climate Change Risks and Solutions
ByBrendan DeMelle
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Before the Flood, Leonardo DiCaprio’s new feature length climate documentary, premieres on the National Geographic Channel on October 30th at 9pm EST. So first things first, go to your DVR or cabl...
us/Smoke and Fumes: Six Decades of Oil-Tobacco Nexus of Deception and Attacks on Science
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) today expanded its website SmokeandFumes.org, featuring a new video and more internal industry documents dating back to the 1950s that reveal t...
us/‘Climate Inaction Figures’ Campaign Launches To Combat Anti-Science Absurdity, Promote a Price On Carbon
ByBrendan DeMelle
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The cloak of denial, an anti-science shield, the Koch Brothers’ chest full of money, and James Inhofe’s weapon of choice, a spiked snowball. These are some of the accessories that come with the ne...