The USA PotatoHow ‘The Charles Koch of Canada’ Created a $9.5 Million Influence Machine
Late in the run-up to last year’s federal election, an open letter signed by 33 business leaders ran as a full-page advertisement in newspapers across the country. Representing industries that ranged from from banks and investment firms to mining and oil-and-gas companies, they demanded more support for pipelines, mines, and energy projects, and ended the […] The post How ‘The Charles Koch of Canada’ Created a $9.5 Million Influence Machine appeared first on DeSmog.Energy Firms Dodge £1 Billion Debt Relief Bill After Corporate Lobbying
Ofgem has rejected calls from MPs to force energy companies to write off £1 billion of customer debt after intense energy industry lobbying, DeSmog can reveal. In October, MPs sitting on the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee told the regulator that excess returns made by the industry from soaring energy prices since 2021 should […] The post Energy Firms Dodge £1 Billion Debt Relief Bill After Corporate Lobbying appeared first on DeSmog.Reform Policy Chief James Orr Shared Stage With White Nationalist
Reform UK’s head of policy James Orr spoke alongside a white nationalist politician at a conference in Hungary last weekend (21 March), DeSmog can reveal. Orr made an appearance at CPAC Hungary, a political festival closely associated with Donald Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. CPAC has also lent its support in recent years […] The post Reform Policy Chief James Orr Shared Stage With White Nationalist appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/reform-policy-chief-james-orr-shared-stage-with-white-nationalist/
As the Oil Majors Retreat on Climate Promises, Industry Insiders Are Asking: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Under cover of Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” mantra and “shock and awe” style of government, major fossil fuel companies are taking the opportunity to roll back key elements of their energy transition strategies. Now, a growing number of oil and gas professionals are confronting a difficult personal question: Will my conscience allow me to continue […] The post As the Oil Majors Retreat on Climate Promises, Industry Insiders Are Asking: Should I Stay or Should I Go? appeared first on DeSmog.As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk
This piece is co-published by DeSmog and ExxonKnews. ExxonKnews is a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity. Major oil and gas lobby groups are leveraging energy shortages during the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran to call on the European Union to pause its regulations on methane, a powerful climate pollutant. If successful, […] The post As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/as-war-on-iran-continues-a-european-climate-law-could-be-at-risk/
How A Gas Price ‘Expert’ Is Using The Iran War to Mobilize Canadians Against Climate Action
A gas price analyst with a long history of advocating against climate action has been given a platform to spread his message on major Canadian media outlets. Dan McTeague, better known to many Canadians as “the Gas Wizard”, has made numerous appearances in Canadian news media in recent weeks in relation to the Trump administration’s […] The post How A Gas Price ‘Expert’ Is Using The Iran War to Mobilize Canadians Against Climate Action appeared first on DeSmog.Climate Disasters Hit Homeowners Through Insurance Bills, and States Want Big Oil to Pay
Rossana Valverde’s house didn’t burn down. It stood, despite the 99 mile-an-hour winds that swept the Eaton Fire toward her home in Pasadena in January 2025. After the massive wildfire broke out at a utility tower just 300 yards from Valverde’s back fence, she had less than 10 minutes to escape with her husband, three […] The post Climate Disasters Hit Homeowners Through Insurance Bills, and States Want Big Oil to Pay appeared first on DeSmog.Kemi Badenoch Accepted £7,500 Retreat from Chair of Climate Denial Group
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch enjoyed a £7,500 getaway in February at the home of an influential anti-climate donor, DeSmog can reveal. New records show that Badenoch and four members of her family spent six days at a residence owned by Neil Record, a former currency trader who chairs Net Zero Watch, one of the UK’s […] The post Kemi Badenoch Accepted £7,500 Retreat from Chair of Climate Denial Group appeared first on DeSmog.Canada’s Oil Industry Is Trying to Cash in on Iran War
Never let a good crisis go to waste. That seems to be the strategy of fossil fuel interests trying to leverage the oil-related conflict in the Persian Gulf to lock in another chapter of oil extraction. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith flagged the unfolding war as a rationale to fast track bitumen export infrastructure, telling a […] The post Canada’s Oil Industry Is Trying to Cash in on Iran War appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/canadas-oil-industry-is-trying-to-cash-in-on-iran-war/
Breaking: UK Court Paves Way for Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire’s Extradition to U.S.
An Israeli private investigator wanted by U.S. law enforcement for allegedly orchestrating an illegal “hacking-for-hire” operation on behalf of oil and gas major ExxonMobil has been denied permission to appeal against his extradition to the United States in the UK High Court of Justice. As previously reported by DeSmog, Amit Forlit, who was arrested at […] The post Breaking: UK Court Paves Way for Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire’s Extradition to U.S. appeared first on DeSmog.