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New HSBC-backed Coal Plants Will Contribute to 18,400 Deaths Annually, New Study Estimates
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New HSBC-backed Coal Plants Will Contribute to 19,000 Deaths Annually, New Study Estimates
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‘Overwhelming’ Evidence Facebook is Failing to Tackle Climate Misinformation
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Climate and Indigenous Protesters Across 4 Continents Pressure Banks to #DefundLine3
By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.
From fake oil spills in Washington, D.C. and New York City to...
DeSmog Wins Best Specialist News Site
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We are delighted to announce that we won Best Specialist News Site at this...
Government Defends Praising Tar Sands Industry Figures as COP26 ‘Climate Champions’
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New Government Report Highlights Federal Failures to Oversee Offshore Drilling
A new investigation into federal oversight of the offshore oil and gas industry finds that the agency in charge is not enforcing existing regulations...
Oregon Utility Using Greenwashing and ‘Renewable Natural Gas’ To Push Back on Potential Gas...
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Barcelona to ban old cars from roads to tackle air pollution.
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