The USA Potato‘You Can’t Live Without Us’: How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels
Four of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have spent the last four years systematically shifting away from climate-friendly advertising to push a new message: fossil fuels are here to stay, a report has found. Campaign group Clean Creatives analysed 1,859 communications from BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron published between 2020 and 2024, spanning paid advertisements on Facebook, YouTube, […] The post ‘You Can’t Live Without Us’: How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels appeared first on DeSmog.Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show
This piece is copublished by DeSmog and ExxonKnews. ExxonKnews is a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity. Scott Eustis is doing what he can to keep Louisiana afloat. As a veteran wetland and fisheries researcher and lifelong resident, he says he is sure of what caused the damage to the state’s delicate marshlands and drowning coast: the […] The post Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/big-oil-knew-it-was-wrecking-louisianas-coast-records-show/
Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution
A major environmental justice case tying slavery’s legacy to Cancer Alley reached a new phase after a judge rejected defendants’ motion to dismiss last month. The lawsuit centers on claims that St. James Parish in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, where many industrial sites are located on former plantations where people were enslaved, violated the U.S. Constitution […] The post Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/civil-rights-case-probes-racism-behind-cancer-alley-pollution/
Europe’s Waterways Under Threat from Mining Lobby
The EU’s flagship water law is under threat amid a concerted lobbying blitz from the mining industry. New analysis by DeSmog reveals sector meetings with EU officials tripled in the year before the release of a European Commission strategy document pledging to “review and revise” the Water Framework Directive. The Commission’s ResourceEU Action plan, which […] The post Europe’s Waterways Under Threat from Mining Lobby appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/europes-waterways-under-threat-from-mining-lobby/
Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
On a chilly Monday just before Thanksgiving, residents of Archbald, Pennsylvania hurried from work in the fading autumn light to snag seats in the old brick Borough Building for a 5 p.m. council meeting. After the roughly 50 seats quickly filled, people continued to pack the room, standing along the walls or wedging themselves into the remaining floor space. […] The post Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/
The SNP’s Oil Executive Holyrood Candidate
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has selected Hannah Mary Goodlad, a senior figure at Norway’s state oil company, Equinor, as its candidate for the Shetland Islands’ seat in parliamentary elections this May. Locals and political opponents have accused Equinor, which has given Goodlad a leave of absence to campaign, of attempting to influence British politics. […] The post The SNP’s Oil Executive Holyrood Candidate appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/the-snps-oil-executive-holyrood-candidate/
How the ‘Galapagos of West Africa’ was Plundered by Floating Fishmeal Factories
The only ice factory in Bubaque is out of service. Local fishermen, like Pedro Luis Pereira, are forced to source ice from factories on the mainland in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, some 70 kilometres away – a six-hour round trip by boat. “The machines have been broken for months,” Pereira explains, as he pulls in his […] The post How the ‘Galapagos of West Africa’ was Plundered by Floating Fishmeal Factories appeared first on DeSmog.As Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Power Plants, Gulf Coast LNG Companies Win Big
This story is published in partnership with The Lens. Dasha pushed a lock of wavy purple hair out of her eyes and turned a knob — and at last, the generator on the sidewalk before her roared to life. Finally, she could return to the light and heat of the hemp cafe where she works near […] The post As Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Power Plants, Gulf Coast LNG Companies Win Big appeared first on DeSmog.Mark Carney’s Pipeline MOU With Danielle Smith Has Been A Disaster
It has been three months since Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed their memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a new bitumen oil pipeline to the west coast. With an April 1 deadline for a final deal with the oil industry only a month away, how are negotiations for this “grand bargain” […] The post Mark Carney’s Pipeline MOU With Danielle Smith Has Been A Disaster appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/mark-carneys-pipeline-mou-with-danielle-smith-has-been-a-disaster/
Telegraph Bidder Daily Mail Cashing in from Oil Industry Events
The Daily Mail’s parent company (DMGT), which is attempting to buy The Telegraph newspaper, makes a quarter of its money hosting events in Middle East petrostates. DMGT has made a £500 million bid to purchase the Telegraph Media Group. A previous offer backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was blocked by the UK government […] The post Telegraph Bidder Daily Mail Cashing in from Oil Industry Events appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/telegraph-bidder-daily-mail-cashing-in-from-oil-industry-events/