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Major Canadian environmental organizations, as well as an assortment of civil society organizations with considerable stakes in the fight against climate change, are using the services of lobbyists who also represent some of Canada’s biggest polluters. This, according to a groundbreaking new report published by FMinus, an American accountability monitor that tracks lobby groups that […]

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Despite considerable public funding, aggressive ad campaigns, and optimistic pronouncements by politicians of various stripes over the last few years, there were no major project announcements at Canada’s annual carbon capture expo this year.  Neither were there any announcements related to Pathways Alliance, the signature carbon capture and storage project (CCS) of Canada’s tar sands producers. […]

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A conservative political activist recently appointed to be Meta’s new artificial intelligence anti-bias advisor is a well-known climate change denier, DeSmog has learned. Robby Starbuck — best known for opposing corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, particularly among brands popular with conservatives — has a track record of denying the science of climate change. These […]

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One of the architects of the debunked “foreign-funded anti-pipeline protester” controversy is now representing a journalist claiming he was forced to resign from CBC News. Former CBC News host Travis Dhanraj has retained lawyer Kathryn Marshall, noted spokesperson for the Ethical Oil Institute, as his counsel. Dhanraj’s public break with CBC has added fuel to […]

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A well-connected lobbyist and advocate for fossil fuel resource development is one of eight applicants alleging the David Suzuki Foundation used misleading photographs in their promotional materials. As reported by the National Post, a Competition Bureau complaint alleges the foundation used “false and misleading” imagery in a fundraising activity. Though Stewart Muir is the only […]

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Tar sands advocacy group Pathways Alliance has been sponsoring school science fairs, DeSmog has learned. Environmentalists are questioning the ethics of an oil industry lobby group participating in science fairs for children, particularly given their disregard for the scientific consensus concerning the relationship between fossil fuel use and climate change. Pathways Alliance, which represents six Canadian […]

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Just hours before advocating for a resumption of coal mining in Alberta during a contentious town hall meeting, Premier Danielle Smith was arguing her province’s natural gas resources could help displace coal use abroad. “By moving more natural gas, we can also help countries transition away from higher emitting fuels, such as coal,” Smith said […]

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Experts are urging caution after the secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) told delegates to the Global Energy Show Canada that there is no oil peak on the horizon, and that energy demand will increase by 24 percent by 2050. “The fact is that oil demand keeps rising, hitting new records […]

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appeared to suggest she would consider amending her blanket opposition to the so-called West Coast tanker ban if the federal government were to assist in the development of an oil export terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. For weeks Premier Smith has been calling for a major oil pipeline project to […]

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A third-party advertiser that has bombarded Canadians with pro-gas messaging over the last few months has ties to the Poilievre campaign. Though Voice for Energy presents itself as a grassroots campaign intended to give Canadian consumers a choice and doesn’t disclose its funders, DeSmog has previously reported that they are in fact a creation of the […]

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