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This factsheet is part of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database project. For more information, read our full investigation into the meat industry’s messaging on climate change.
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Meat Industry Responses: In Full
DeSmog approached all 10 organisations for which it added profiles to the Agribusiness Database, as part of an investigation into the meat industry’s “climate-washing”....
Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model
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DOE Quietly Backs Plan for Carbon Capture Network Larger Than Entire Oil Pipeline System
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California Oil Lobby Seeks to Strip Environmental Protections for Groundwater Amid Drought
By Aaron Cantu. This story originally appeared in Capitol and Main and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism...
The U.S. Shale Revolution Has Surrendered to Reality
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The Days of Opencast Coal Mining are Numbered, but the UK Remains a Backer...
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