Energy

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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This article was originally published by Gas Outlook. A massive data centre at xAI’s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to footage recorded by an environmental watchdog group. xAI quickly built an enormous data centre and supercomputer at an empty factory site in Memphis last year, aimed at providing […]

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In the past two decades, new demand for electricity in Texas has largely been met by wind and solar, making it by far the leader in renewable energy development among U.S. states. But the AI gold rush, combined with a new, statewide subsidy system that prioritizes fossil fuel power, threatens to upend that longstanding dynamic.  […]

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Reform UK’s new chairman has repeatedly attacked climate targets as “madness” and “a killer”, supported fracking, and falsely dismissed the role of carbon emissions on heatwaves. David Bull, a TalkTV presenter and former doctor, was appointed as the chair of Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist party this week following the resignation of its previous chair Zia Yusuf. […]

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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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“The CSDDD is the greatest threat to America’s sovereignty since the fall of the Soviet Union,” the Heartland Institute, a pro-Trump U.S. think tank, tweeted on 31 March. The Heartland Institute is one of the world’s leading climate science denial groups. It has helped to draft Donald Trump’s anti-climate policies, which have seen the president […]

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Secret chemicals. A hush-hush atmosphere surrounding airborne pollution. Non-disclosure agreements preventing open discussion of industry impacts. Some of the same transparency issues that reared their heads during the early days of fracking a decade ago are making a resurgence at the state and local level across the U.S., this time with new twists under the current federal […]

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The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC), the radical right-wing network fronted by Jordan Peterson, has accepted a large sum from a pharmaceutical executive whose firm was fined $47 million by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last year, DeSmog can reveal. A press release from QOL Medical on 18 April announced that its CEO Derick […]

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