Sharon Kelly, Author at DeSmog

Sharon Kelly

About

Sharon Kelly is an attorney and investigative reporter based in Pennsylvania. She was previously a senior correspondent covering energy and antitrust at The Capitol Forum and, prior to that, she reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other print and online publications.

us/As Trump Scorned Covid-19 Precautions, Climate Deniers Echoed and Expanded that Message

BySharon Kelly

onOct 2, 2020 @ 09:10 PDT

Late Thursday night, President Trump said on Twitter that he and first lady Melania Trump had both been diagnosed with Covid-19. The news came on the heels of reports that senior aide Hope Hicks ha...

Series: COVIDeniers: Anti-Science Coronavirus Denial Overlaps with Climate Denial

Series: COVIDeniers

us/After Calling for Climate Action, US Chamber of Commerce Pushes Pro-Fossil Fuel Agenda

BySharon Kelly

onSep 29, 2020 @ 20:00 PDT

A new campaign targeting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its lobbying on climate change issues published a report today criticizing the pro-business lobbying and advocacy group for continuing to ...

us/Retirement Fund for Many California Firefighters Battling Wildfires Puts Money in Coal

BySharon Kelly

onSep 27, 2020 @ 07:58 PDT

This week, the Creek Fire in California officially became the largest single wildfire in the state’s history — and the blaze remained just 32 percent contained. Already this year, more than 3.6 mil...

us/Oil Industry’s Shift to Plastics in Question as Report Warns $400 Billion in Stranded Assets Possible

BySharon Kelly

onSep 14, 2020 @ 11:07 PDT

Off Africa’s eastern coast, north of Madagascar, lies Aldabra Atoll, a cluster of coral islands that surround a tropical lagoon. Aldabra is a UN World Heritage Site that’s home to a stunning array...

uk/Regenerative Agriculture – Criticisms and Concerns

BySharon Kelly

onSep 11, 2020 @ 16:04 PDT

This factsheet is part of DeSmog's Agribusiness Database project. For more information, read our full investigation on the pesticide industry's approach to climate action. Big agribusiness has rec...

uk/Digital and Precision Agriculture – Criticisms and Concerns

BySharon Kelly

onSep 11, 2020 @ 16:03 PDT

This factsheet is part of DeSmog's Agribusiness Database project. For more information, read our full investigation on the pesticide industry's approach to climate action. As the impacts of climat...

us/‘That’s the Way It Is’: Trump’s Dismissal of Hurricane Laura and Climate Crisis Echoes Remarks on COVID-19 Deaths

BySharon Kelly

onSep 1, 2020 @ 19:44 PDT

At an August 30 briefing in Orange, Texas, during a visit to tour damage from Hurricane Laura, President Trump answered a question about climate change and hurricanes. Texas has had big storms for ...

As QAnon Conspiracy Spreads on the Far Right, Climate Science Deniers Jump Aboard

BySharon Kelly

onAug 27, 2020 @ 10:33 PDT

Not only is QAnon taking up climate denial, but prominent climate deniers have been taking up QAnon, according to a new analysis.

us/As Trump Leaves Permian Oilfield, Industry Insiders Question If 2020 Bust Marks Texas Oil's Last Big Boom

BySharon Kelly

onJul 30, 2020 @ 15:14 PDT

Yesterday, President Trump left Midland, Texas, after arriving in the state’s Permian oilfield region for a $2,800 a plate luncheon and a “roundtable” that required each participant to pony up $100...

Series: Permian Problems: Fracking Industry's Promised Land Turns Sour

Series: Fracking the Permian

us/Energy Transfer Launches Appeals Following Court Order to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

BySharon Kelly

onJul 9, 2020 @ 17:20 PDT

On Monday, July 6, a federal judge ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) by August 5. The move follows a March judgment that ordered the pipeline to undergo a more thorough envi...

Series: Dakota Access: Energy Transfer Partners Bakken Oil Pipeline

Series: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle