Geoff Dembicki is Global Managing Editor of DeSmog and author of The Petroleum Papers. He’s based in Montreal.
More evidence the companyโs net-zero plan is โtotal greenwashing,โ says one disinformation expert.
Danielle Smith said she takes the Alberta Prosperity Project โvery seriouslyโ โ even as the group boosts conspiratorial claims about Indigenous rights.
The tar sands industry claims publicly itโs โaggressivelyโ reducing emissions, but documents show that a top producer is telling a much less inspiring story to investors.
Ad showing children happily playing near a gas stove is โterrible and misleading,โ says Vancouver physician.
Instead the companyโs Canadian arm developed a communications plan to make climate solutions like carbon taxes look economically reckless.
The Macdonald Laurier Institute then bragged about pushing a massive tar sands expansion.
The oil and gas industryโs expansion strategy is now being marketed in the language of Indigenous empowerment and net-zero climate action.
โFuelling Canadaโ is linked to major gas companies that are battling climate regulations.
A program touted as reducing oil and gas emissions is instead funding the Canadian Energy Centre's goals to increase fossil fuel production.
New research shows Canada Proud has an online reach surpassing major media outlets.
Stay up to date with DeSmog news and alerts
Stay up to date with DeSmog news and alerts
Stay up to date with DeSmog news and alerts