Geoff Dembicki is Global Managing Editor of DeSmog and author of The Petroleum Papers. He’s based in Montreal.
Alberta-based Indian Resource Council quietly received funding from CNRL, corporate documents reveal.
Ad data reviewed by DeSmog shows industry group paid Google to link its website to hundreds of climate-related search terms.
DeSmog contributor Geoff Dembicki urged politicians to learn Imperial Oilโs history of spreading misinfo spanning back to the 1970s.
An Indigenous Resource Network spokesperson confirmed funding from Cenovus, but denied the companyโs membership status.
โThat would be a death knell for our climate targets,โ says climate advocate.
Industry leaders attending a recent B.C. conference said local climate commitments will help them sell fossil fuels overseas.
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.
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