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The Conservative Party’s shadow energy minister has backed a report attacking green policies written by a fossil fuel analyst who has close ties to climate science denial groups. On Monday, Lord Offord of Garvel helped to launch the report through a private event in Parliament. Authored by energy consultant Kathryn Porter and entitled ‘The True […]

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In March 2025, Calgary lawyer Jeffrey Rath appeared on “Fox & Friends” to declare that Alberta is “fed up” with Ottawa. Frustrated by the carbon tax and equalization payments that Alberta makes to other provinces, Rath said Albertans are exploring independence or even thinking about joining the United States. The cowboy-hat-clad self-described “constitutional litigator,” has […]

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President Donald Trump’s UK ambassador holds shares worth hundreds of millions in the key sectors that stand to benefit from last week’s UK-U.S. trade agreement. Stephens played a key role in pushing through the deal, according to the UK’s ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson, while campaigners have raised concerns that he will personally benefit. According […]

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Key hydrogen projects are collapsing, but that isn’t stopping developers from begging for more taxpayer money and support from the Alberta government. And it seems like the industry’s lobbying is paying off. The province is now pursuing an ill-conceived idea to allow hydrogen to be mixed with natural gas for home heating. Hyping the increasinglydebunked “hydrogen revolution” […]

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When the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $720,000 to Libbey Glass in mid-September, it was as a first installment toward a multi-million dollar furnace upgrade project that would slash climate-altering emissions from Libbey’s Toledo, Ohio, factory by 60 percent. Electrifying the furnaces at one of the world’s largest glass tableware makers would not only improve air quality […]

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Remember last November, when Elon Musk joined Joe Rogan on his podcast, and the two dismissed meat production as “irrelevant” to the climate crisis? Or last December, when fellow podcaster Russell Brand, once a committed vegan for ethical and environmental reasons, posted about eating steak at Mar-a-Lago with President-elect Trump? New research from Yale finds […]

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Reform UK leader and figurehead Nigel Farage hasn’t been alone in basking in the media spotlight of late. Farage has been accompanied by his party chair, Zia Yusuf, a multi-millionaire tech entrepreneur who has helped to orchestrate Reform’s explosive rise. Yusuf has overseen the party’s growth to over 200,000 members and 400 regional branches since […]

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Reform UK’s new constitution grants “extraordinary” levels of power to its chair Zia Yusuf, DeSmog can reveal. The party rulebook grants the multi-millionaire tech entrepreneur extensive, largely unchecked authority to revoke memberships, set the party’s agenda, take emergency disciplinary measures, and suspend potential candidates – without any formal way to sack him. DeSmog asked academics and expert campaigners […]

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When Australia’s Woodside Energy Group announced April 29 that it plans to move forward with its Louisiana LNG export terminal, the state hailed the move as the “largest single foreign direct investment and greenfield project in Louisiana history.” It could also create perhaps the largest single local tax giveaway in U.S. history, under a Louisiana law offering corporations property […]

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At Canada’s largest hydrogen industry gathering, the mood was noticeably more cautious than in years past. Delegates and panelists were preoccupied with U.S. President Donald Trump, and what his second term could mean for energy tariffs, investor confidence, and the fragile promise of hydrogen as a clean fuel. Talk of energy sovereignty — securing domestic […]

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The U.S. private equity firm KKR, which has been selected as the ‘preferred bidder’ for the takeover of Thames Water, gave a seven-figure sum to Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, DeSmog can report. Official records show that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co LP (KKR) donated $1 million to the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee on 7 January. The committee is […]

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If the polls are to be believed, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is set to make significant gains in Thursday’s local elections, riding public discontent to victory in mayoral and local council seats, and possibly gaining a new member of Parliament. While media coverage has focused on what this means for the political fortunes of Labour […]

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