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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.” …
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 …
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 …
Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, has gained privileged access to the UN climate change negotiations while pushing the same unworkable solutions for almost 20 years, internal company documents reveal. MAT HOPE of DeSmog UK investigates
… are renewables by any means universally environmentally benign." This attitude … Both the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association …
A major new investigation exposes how light-touch regulation on London's junior stock market encourages polluting activities in some of the world's most unstable regions, write CHLOE FARAND and MATT HOPE
… the government’s pledge to be a post-Brexit environmental and corporate accountability …
One of the Tufton Street groups, the Institute of Economic Affairs, recently hit headlines after undercover reporters filmed its director general appearing to suggest funders could get access to government ministers through the think tank, writes MAT HOPE
… was pushing for a hard Brexit, cutting environmental regulation, and protecting the …
The opencast coal mine at Ffos-y-Fran near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales is the UK’s largest - and has produced eight million tonnes of coal. Now Miller Argent, the owner and operator, wants to extend the mine. Banks Mining has applied for planning permission to begin a new mine at Highthorn, in Northumberland. The application will go before Sajid Javid, the Communities Secretary, today. MAT HOPE of DeSmog UK spoke to the people most affected.
… graduated and working full-time now as an environmental coordinator, still raging from …
Environment secretary Michael Gove said he is convinced “climate change is a danger” but that efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions must not come at the expense of economic growth. MAT HOPE of DeSmog UK reports
… the huge number of people who are members of environmental or conservation organisations. …
Friends of the Earth Scotland conducted an analysis of Scotland’s road pollution, and found 10 streets continued to breach European limits, writes MAT HOPE for DESMOG.UK
… the Welsh government was taken to court by environmental lawyers Client Earth in January. …