Protesting against fracking in the UK is now an imprisonable offence. Without the independent media, no-one would have been there to document this seismic shift in the criminalisation of environmental activism.
… Comment: Giving environmental activists the platform they … this seismic shift in the criminalisation of environmental activism. Last week, three environmental activists became the first …
London-based front groups pushing for the most deregulated form of Brexit have strong ties to major US libertarian influencers.
… some protection for the current level of environmental regulation — at least in … and Brexit 4. The End Game: Environmental Deregulation Matthew Elliott has … Conservative ideology further to the right . Environmental protection Through Matthew …
Alt-right website claims 'eco-warrior' was responsible for Gatwick drones - and newspapers follow suit without evidence.
… DeSmog UK . The Telegraph’s frontpage reads “Environmental protestors suspected of … lies with someone to do with the environmental community. In fact, it even … probably a good reason for this. No sensible environmental campaign would think ruining …
A recently discovered peatland in northeast Peru contains two years worth of US carbon emissions, writes Joe Sandler Clarke, but it's under threat from the rapidly advancing 'palm oil frontier'. Now scientists are calling for the wetland's immediate protection - before it's too late to save it.
… vast Amazon peatland to avoid palm oil 'environmental disaster' Joe Sandler Clarke … burgeoning palm oil sector if it is to avoid "environmental disaster" , according to a new …
DeSmog UK maps connections between UK cabinet ministers and Tufton Street lobbyists.
… a lobbying network pushing to weaken the UK’s environmental regulations in his first cabinet … campaigned for the UK to abandon or roll back environmental regulations post-Brexit. Many of … There are some signs of Sunak’s interest in environmental issues. He was a member of …
Shell claims a third party audit into its plans to drill for Arctic oil and gas has found 'no issues of significance', writes Joe Sandler Clarke. But the audit remains under wraps, and may never be released in full. Now Obama pledges his support for the project - just as it turns out that Shell selected the 'independent' auditor.
… contractor Noble pleaded guilty to eight environmental and maritime crimes after their … to drill in the Arctic nearly caused a major environmental disaster. A heavy storm caused … Gregory Julian of the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Energydesk …
An overwhelmingly male cast involved in whipping up support for the Leave includes ministers, political activists, businessmen and strategists.
… the people and organisations pushing for environmental deregulation and a hard Brexit … for deregulation and a lowering of environmental protection. The investigation … vacuum and advocated to slash regulation and environmental protection post-Brexit in order …
The transatlantic network of fossil fuel funded think tanks has been constructed over more than half a century - and has come into its own with the arrival of Donald Trump in the UK and his praise for Boris Johnson. MAT HOPE of DESMOG UK reports
… the actors in the shadows pushing to lighten environmental regulations and dampen corporate … fuel lobbyists to head up the US’s main environmental regulator, the Environmental Protection Agency. First there …
Disregarding revelations of systemic political corruption in Brazil's hydropower sector, President Dilma Rousseff is ploughing ahead with a cascade of giant dams on the mighty Tapajos river. Among the companies touting to win huge construction contracts are France's EDF and Engie, and Germany's Voith and Siemens - in a consortium led by Brazil's Electrobras, which stands accused of high-level corruption over four other dam projects.
… a fresh set of priorities introduced by new, environmentally friendly management. A joint … capacity of 8,000MW. To get a sense of the environmental impacts of a dam this size, … contract, the group has already submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment - plus it's …
Leaked documents show that Natural England, the official wildlife agency, is to increase its income from 'discretionary chargeable advice' to developers and landowners, writes EMMA HOWARD - while also failing to prosecute wildlife crime or challenge damaging developments.
… play a significant role if the UK's existing environmental regulations - most of which … are changed as a result of Brexit. Prominent environmentalist Stanley Johnson - a former … importance" of the watchdog in light of the environmental implications of the recent vote …
A web of lobbyists, politicians, and political funders continue to spread disinformation about climate change in the UK. MAT HOPE, the editor of DeSmog UK, today launches its new Climate Disinformation Database. Here he explains how the resource aims to better inform public debate.
… There are many great examples of this in the environmental arena. And today, DeSmog UK has … wake of the Brexit referendum, pushing for environmental deregulation in the name of … wake of the Brexit referendum, pushing for environmental deregulation in the name of …
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.
… in the process, if we uphold our rigorous environmental protections, and if we ensure … communities: "We will set up a new Shale Environmental Regulator, which will assume the … "The United Kingdom will lead the world in environmental protection. As Conservatives, we …
On Tuesday 25 July 2017, four protestors stopped a convoy of lorries going to a fracking site in Lancashire writes MAT HOPE
… represents a trend of escalation between environmental protestors and the police — … their powers when going undercover in environmental movements, and mass online …
Between 2011 and 2016 the UK's export finance agency UKEF provided £109m to underwrite exports of equipment to coal mines in Russia, writes Lawrence Carter - despite the agency's commitment not to support 'investment in dirty fossil-fuel energy production'. And that's just a fraction of the £6.9 billion UKEF has lavished on the corrupt, polluting sector since 2000, while it was meant to be backing the clean energy technologies of the future.
… that will undermine many decades worth of environmental policies, whilst simultaneously … said: "UKEF is committed to high standards of environmental, social and human rights risk … for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental and Social Due Diligence (OECD …
This is what it’s like living in and around the proposed site for a new gold mine as a Canadian exploration outfit, Dalradian, tests the quality of the riches beneath the earth, writes MAT HOPE
… website says the company understands its environmental responsibility: “We respect the environmental heritage of the area which … the local community suffers and pays for the environmental damage and social disruption.” …
As Shell's Polar Pioneer drilling rig sails from Seattle into the north Pacific, Christine Ottery discovers that US federal regulators had serious concerns about the company's safety equipment designed to contain any oil spill.
… this year, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said that the … in the Chukchi Sea - according to the latest environmental impact report . Shell's own …
The talks are taking place in Poland against a backdrop of mounting urgency and expectations following a report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
… Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG), has angered some environmental campaigners who denounce … attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law, the news of … the climate that is at risk, but our freedom! Environmental protection: Yes! Climate …
Indian coal firm Adani is struggling to finance its proposed mega coal mine in Australia's Galilee Basin, write Marina Lou & Christine Ottery, as promised government support evaporates and a major investor looks set to pull out.
… the more so after the Labor party emphasised environmental impacts on the Great Barrier … to the Great Barrier Reef One of the main environmental concerns has been the dredging …
The UK's financing of fossil fuels abroad increased tenfold in two years to exceed £1 billion in 2013 / 2014, writes Christine Ottery. Incredibly, the fossil fuel funding increase came after a government promise to use the money to support 'innovative and green technologies'.
… David Cameron denounced "economically and environmentally perverse fossil fuel subsidies … . David Cameron denounced 'economically and environmentally perverse fossil fuel subsidies …
A Greenpeace investigation has exposed the massive efforts of global food and drink giant Coca Cola to defeat popular proposals to require deposits on single-use plastic bottles, writes Maeve McClenaghan. In fact, deposit schemes are working fine in many countries in which the company operates - it's a simple case of corporate profit before environment, oceans and wildlife.
… ... And increase carbon emissions and environmental impact." While DRS has been … issues and to discuss deposit return schemes. Environmental campaigners argue the lobbying … even that this approach helps them meet their environmental targets. I sense we might not be …
Is Boris Johnson's cabinet the most anti-climate action ever?
… post-Brexit, including rolling back key environmental protections. Priti Patel … has remained relatively tight-lipped about environmental issues, though. In a rare public … to set a target.” While accepting that environmental protection was “vital for the …
Impunity reigns in the Amazon, write Joe Sandler Clarke & Sam Cowie, and the indigenous peoples of the forest are the big losers as they suffer repeated killings and land grabs. Big cuts to Funai, the agency meant to protect Brazil's indigenous tribes, have encouraged land barons to expand their land holdings into indigenous territories and murder any who resist.
… in the number of indigenous people and environmental activists killed over land …
When Prime Minister Theresa May went to Brussels to hand in her 'Article 50' Brexit notice, she was also pursuing a separate, covert objective, writes Zachary Davies Boren. Leaked papers show that the UK was lobbying to gut new EU rules and targets on renewable energy and energy efficiency - even though they will only come into force after Brexit.
… , Jonathan Gaventa, director of environmental think-tank E3G, told Energydesk …
It was a remarkable spectacle, writes Damian Kahya: MPs trying to get straight answers out of VW's top man in the UK over the 'dieselgate' scandal. Of course our cars gave false test results. But who would ever believe those stupid tests anyway? How many people died from all the extra pollution? None! There was no pollution!
… In an astonishing admission before the Environmental Audit Committee Volkswagen's …