News - DeSmog
1 day ago · New report by DeSmog and Drilled reveals extent of commercial partnerships between trusted outlets and Big Oil. Background Reuters Plus is the in-house advertising studio for the news outlet Reuters and has created campaigns for fossil fuel clients, including Aramco,“Powered by How podcast,” Reuters Plus...
The ABCs of AI and Environmental Misinformation - DeSmog
Sep 18, 2024 · The AI model being developed by Cook and his colleagues is called CARDS. It operates following a structure of “fact-myth-fallacy-fact debunking,” which means, first, identify the key fact that replaces the myth. Second, identify the fallacy that the myth commits. Third, explain how the fallacy misleads and distorts the facts.
A New Chapter and New Look for DeSmog
on Apr 7, 2021 @ 04:01 PDT. Today, the team at DeSmog is excited to reveal our new global mission and website dedicated to fearless investigations and comprehensive resources to combat the ongoing crisis of climate solutions denial and social injustices. We’re celebrating DeSmog’s 15th anniversary of clearing the PR pollution that clouds ...
About Us - DeSmog
DeSmog was founded in January 2006 to clear the PR pollution that is clouding the science and solutions to climate change. Our team quickly became the world’s number one source for accurate, fact-based information regarding global warming misinformation campaigns. DeSmog continues to expand our focus to other areas where misinformation has eroded public understanding and […]
Databases - DeSmog
Advertising & Public Relations Database. In DeSmog’s Advertising and Public Relations Database, you can browse our research on the advertising and PR industry firms which have protected the reputation of their fossil fuel clients and created greenwashing campaigns to convince the public that climate change is not an urgent threat.
Series - DeSmog
History Lessons: How Polluters Took Control of Pollution Laws From The Start. This series is part of an ongoing investigation into historic attempts, starting in the 1960s, by polluting industries and corporations to obstruct and control pollution regulation via secretive channels of influence they helped build inside the U.S. government.
DeSmog’s Top 10 Investigations for 2021 - DeSmog
Dec 28, 2021 · 2021 saw a year of extreme weather, soaring temperatures, and concerns about the worsening climate crisis hitting a fever pitch. DeSmog published dozens of in-depth investigations looking at the money and power behind efforts to derail climate action, campaigns of misinformation, corporate-backed lobbying efforts to influence legislation and public discourse, the grassroots movements fighting ...
Introducing Matthew Green, DeSmog’s Global Investigations Editor
Apr 14, 2022 · DeSmog is excited to welcome Matthew Green as our Global Investigations Editor. Matthew joins DeSmog from Reuters, where he has covered climate and environmental stories for the past four years — with a particular focus on the intersection between the climate crisis, finance, and the energy transition. In 2018, he reported from West Africa, Borneo, […]
All Articles - DeSmog
Oct 11, 2024 · Europe’s Blue Hydrogen Plans Risk Generating Annual Emissions on par With Denmark. By Aline Nippert. on Oct 12, 2024 @ 21:01 PDT. DeSmog estimates raise questions over climate benefits as EU officials consider whether the technology should qualify for billions of euros in subsidies.
Mapping the Hydrogen Lobby - DeSmog
About the Series. We’re tracking global efforts to lobby for the use of hydrogen across different sectors of the economy. “Blue hydrogen” is made from natural gas and is often described as clean or low-carbon because it offsets some of its emissions via carbon capture and storage (CCS) — an expensive technology that is still unviable at ...