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Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder

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Hintze, a Conservative peer and hedge fund manager, was one of the early funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) , founded by the late Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson. DeSmog has previously revealed that the Conservative Party received £3.5

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GB News Owner Hires Tory Kingpin’s Oil and Gas Linked Lobbying Firm 

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One of the major backers of broadcaster GB News is now employing a leading right-wing lobbying company that has ties to polluting interests. CT Group was founded by political consultant and lobbyist Lynton Crosby in 2002. global warming target established by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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Meat Industry Using ‘Misinformation’ to Block Dietary Change, Report Finds

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We call for robust legislation, an end to greenwashing, and strict accountability for these major polluters.” Experts said the promotion was misleading and ignored the global warming impact of UK diets. Between 2002 and 2021 Mitloehner and the CLEAR Center received close to $12.5

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Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups

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He recently critiqued policies such as Canada’s cap on oil and gas pollution as belonging to “a slew of costly, ineffective regulatory and subsidy schemes.” Reducing greenhouse gases cannot achieve significant reductions in future global temperatures.”

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Leading Think Tank Met With Minister Over North Sea Energy While Funded by Fossil Fuel Interests

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Critics also point out that CCUS involves storing the carbon produced by fossil fuels rather than switching to renewable energy sources, thus permitting polluters to keep profiting from oil and gas exploration. Meanwhile, the chair of the Policy Exchange board is Alexander Downer, who served as Australia’s Foreign Minister from 1996 to 2007.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

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That chance encounter with Swan in Kotzebue led to Cole representing Kivalina in a lawsuit in 2002 against one of the world’s largest zinc mines, Teck Cominco’s Red Dog Mine, alleging that the Canadian mining giant was polluting the Wulik River. Early Kivalina Lawsuit. center, and his family in May 2014.

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This invasive bug is terrorizing Pennsylvania growers (and it’s coming for your wine)

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The emerald ash borer, native to Asia, has been devouring ash trees from the Midwest to Pennsylvania since 2002, and the brown marmorated stink bug, also from Asia, has eaten its way through orchards in 43 states to date. Land use, pollution, fire history—all factor into ecology. Before coming to the U.S.,