Anti-EU sentiment and climate change denialism go hand in hand, writes Kyla Mandel. But why? Partly it's down to a belief in unconstrained national sovereignty and economic freedom - threatened by the EU and climate change alike. But it's also because out of the EU, the UK could advance the anti-environment agenda the deniers so passionately believe in, with no one to get in the way.
Why are the UK's climate change deniers so desperate to get us out of the EU? Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 25th January 2016 Comment EU UK Climate Change Regulation Politics wind-copenhagen-cut.jpg …
Conservative councillors have passed an application to frack in the Yorkshire Dales by Third Energy, signalling the return of shale gas exploitation in the UK after a five year break, writes Victoria Seabrook. Campaigners vow: 'We will fight on!'
Return of the Frack Victoria Seabrook DeSmog.uk | 24th May 2016 News Fracking UK Fossil Fuels Climate Change yorkshirefrackcjkolhmwuaafosd_guyshrubsole-cut.jpg Conservative councillors have passed an …
Shale gas company Cuadrilla will appeal Lancashire's decision to refuse permission to frack, write Kyla Mandel & Ben Lucas. The planning battle will last well into 2016, as campaigners prepare to fight all the way.
Cuadrilla will appeal Lancashire's fracking refusal Kyla Mandel Ben Lucas DeSmog.uk | 24th July 2015 News Energy Fracking UK Corporations frack-off-lancs.jpg Shale gas company Cuadrilla will appeal …
An inhospitable planet? As climate change forces increasingly large numbers of people to flee their homes, Ecologist blogger Dan Box considers what 'climate change refugees' actually means
Dan Box Blog: climate change refugees Dan Box | 5th March 2009 Comment Climate Change Blog Dan Box Refugees Carteret Islands Islanders Climate Change Campaigns Green Living Climate Change An …
As Lancashire councillors prepare to decide the planning application to frack in the county, writes Kyla Mandel, the UK's transparency watchdog has ordered the government to publish in full a report on the impacts of fracking, previously published only in a heavily redacted version.
Government ordered: release full fracking report! Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 22nd June 2015 News Fracking UK Fossil Fuels cuadzilla-cut.jpg As Lancashire councillors prepare to decide the planning …
Protestors who closed down the coal mine on climate change denier Matt Ridley's estate faced a claim of £100,000 in losses, writes Brendan Montague. But a judge cut that down by over 90% while declaring the eight defendants of 'impeccable character'.
… been involved in peaceful protests and lawful campaigning. Brigden said: "They feel strongly …
Is a business presence at Copenhagen crucial or corrosive? Either way, in a few weeks Denmark is going to be up to its eyes in corporate lobbyists...
Why Copenhagen will be crawling with business lobbyists Dan Box | 9th November 2009 Comment Copenhagen Climate Change Corporate danboxcomment.jpg Is a business presence at Copenhagen crucial or …
Filled up your car recently? Bought new bike tyres? Popped any pills? Then you're in part responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill...
We're all responsible for BP's oil spill disaster Dan Box | 10th May 2010 Comment Energy Oil Politics And Economics Bp danboxcomment.jpg Filled up your car recently? Bought new bike tyres? Popped any …
A stones throw from where Cuadrilla lost its bid to develop a fracking operation in Lancashire, a solar farm has just won planning permission with widespread local support, writes Ben Lucas. However a 194-turbine offshore wind farm near the Isle of Wight has been refused planning consent.
Solar farm approved at rejected fracking site Ben Lucas DeSmog.uk | 11th September 2015 News Renewables Solar Wind Oceans Politics UK toyota-solar-cut.jpg A stones throw from where Cuadrilla lost its …
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer... well, enemies who are making some pretty bold pledges, at any rate
Are Nike, Starbucks and Walmart our best hope against climate change? Dan Box | 2nd March 2010 Comment Politics And Economics Climate Change Walmart Nike Starbucks danboxcomment.jpg Keep your friends …
Internal Glasgow University emails show that it terminated geophysics professor David Smythe's email account and access to scientific papers because his concerns about the impacts of fracking were upsetting its 'industrial research partners', writes Kyla Mandel - not as part of a 'routine review' as previously stated.
Exposed: Glasgow Uni's plot to cut off anti-fracking Professor Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 2nd August 2016 News Fracking Corporations Science Pollution FOI Education Academia Law fracking-falkirk-cut.jpg …
21st century nuclear power needs a 21st century subsidy... no blank cheques this time - just an apparently green tweak to the emissions trading system, and voila!
The Government has found a backhanded way to subsidise nuclear power Dan Box | 24th May 2010 Comment Energy Politics And Economics Nuclear Carbon Emissions Steel Industrialisation danboxcomment.jpg …
Where the wild things are... Planning his trip to the Carterets Islands, Dan Box wonders what he'll encounter while in transit on Papua New Guinea
Dan Box Blog: Keeping an eye out Dan Box | 19th March 2009 Comment Dan Box Blog Climate Change Papua New Guinea The Carteret Islands Campaigns Climate Change Comments And Analysis Climate Change …
This blog is unlikely to win me many friends among readers of the Ecologist, but it needs to be said: after Copenhagen, we must accept that big business is just about the best hope we have left
… smart. And we do not have time to wait. Our campaigning NGOs, such as Greenpeace, mean …
World Bank President Jim Kim talks a good talk on cutting support to fossil fuels. But what the bank does, writes Victoria Seabrook, is a whole other story. Not only is the WB Group still pouring money into the sector, but its funding doubled between 2011 and 2015.
World Bank doubles fossil fuel funding in four years Victoria Seabrook DeSmog.uk | 18th April 2016 News Finance Fossil Fuels Climate Change Emissions COP21 jim-kim-cut.jpg World Bank President Jim …
With the major party manifestos all published it's not just the Greens that oppose fracking, writes Mat Hope. It's also Labour and the Libdems. So who's left? The Tories of course, who are holding fast to the fracking faith, and even want to create a new special purpose regulator for the industry. Oh yes, and UKIP, which is also committed to abolishing the Climate Change Act.
Only Conservatives and UKIP back fracking in GE2017 Mat Hope DeSmog.uk | 18th May 2017 News Fracking Politics Climate Change Regulation fracking-police-cut.jpg With the major party manifestos all …
Officials can sternly lecture the City on its excesses as much as they like: when it comes to actually regulating it, politicians just don't care. And don't want us to know...
We should all know how RBS spends our money Dan Box | 26th October 2009 Comment Politics And Economics RBS Oil Gas Finance Money danboxcomment.jpg Officials can sternly lecture the City on its …
Coal companies and their 'sceptic' shills have almost given up on denying climate change, writes Brendan Montague. The new message is that coal is essential ... to end world poverty! And those who advocate climate action are 'harsh, cold-hearted' beasts. The one thing that hasn't changed? It's all lies.
Climate change? Let them eat coal! Brendan Montague DeSmog.uk | 21st July 2015 Comment Climate Change Fossil Fuels Coal Economics Society Corporations coal-india-cut.jpg Coal companies and their …
Energy secretary Amber Rudd promised 'a new solar revolution' for the UK, writes Kyla Mandel. But now the industry is braced for a massive round of cuts that could kill off the sector, just as it's on course to be the UK's first subsidy-free renewable power source in 2020.
Government turns fire on solar power Kyla Mandel DeSmog.uk | 20th July 2015 News Energy Renewables Nuclear UK Politics amber-rudd-solar-cut.jpg Energy secretary Amber Rudd promised 'a new solar …
With a new coalition government the opportunities for fresh thinking about managing the UK countryside are vast, reports Dan Box. And the Stiperstones nature reserve is providing plenty of inspiration...
'Futurescapes': how a Shropshire land manager rewrote the conservation rulebook Dan Box | 14th September 2010 News Conservation DEFRA Wildlife Biodiversity Government Natural World Re-wilding …
Fancy some forest carbon, guv'nor? Only one careful owner... Dan Box explains why a cautious approach to deforestation schemes would be wise
Conmen are already selling dodgy forest carbon Dan Box | 16th October 2009 Comment Copenhagen Deforestation Climate Change Redd Forests danboxcomment.jpg Fancy some forest carbon, guv'nor? Only one …
The battle for the soul of the Conservative party will intensify on the volatile issue of climate change, write Brendan Montague and Matteo Civillini. Energy Secretary Amber Rudd may be among the Tories' greenest but the 'grey blob' led by Owen Paterson may yet defeat her.
Amber Rudd faces climate change battle with Tory 'grey blob' Brendan Montague DeSmog.uk | 13th May 2015 Comment Politics Climate Change UK amber-rudd-flowave-cut.jpg The battle for the soul of the …
Denying the science of climate change is ill-informed, but then so is misreading a report to claim that the entire carbon market is flawed...
Climate deniers and Friends of the Earth are both wrong Dan Box | 17th February 2010 Comment Climate Change Natural World Climate Deniers Climate Sceptics Shell danboxcomment.jpg Denying the science …