Energy

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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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is attempting to raise money from the fossil fuel industry, the Financial Times has revealed. The newspaper reports that Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy has been launching a drive to raise funds from wealthy offshore donors in low-tax jurisdictions including Monaco, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Switzerland. Expatriates registered to […]

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Bob Zimmer, a Conservative Member of Parliament incumbent running in Canada’s federal election in the northeast B.C. riding of Prince George–Peace River–Northern Rockies, has long been known for his socially conservative views and strong advocacy for resource development. But since 2016 he has also been known to show his support and praise for Donald Trump. […]

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A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal neatly summed up the current state of Canada’s federal election: “How Canada’s Trump-Style Candidate Blew a 20-Point Polling Lead.” Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre clearly has a Donald Trump problem. With only days left in the campaign, many Canadian voters can’t help seeing the obvious similarities in style […]

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Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen fuelling station has been shipped back to the United States, and its American owner Nikola has filed for bankruptcy. The removal came weeks before a national hydrogen conference in Edmonton, beginning Tuesday.   DeSmog has previously reported on a fraud investigation that found the company’s founder Trevor Milton had used a staged […]

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Donald Trump’s ambassador to the UK donated $4 million to the new U.S. president’s inauguration on the same day he was nominated for the diplomatic position, DeSmog can report. Billionaire Warren Stephens gave $4 million (just under £3 million today) to the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee on 2 December, according to the official record of donations. The […]

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This article is being co-published with The Lever, an investigative newsroom. Click here to get The Lever’s free newsletter. Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been on a rampage inside the U.S. federal government, laying off hundreds of thousands of workers, dismantling programs that provide people with life-saving vaccines and sparking nationwide protests […]

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