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Can AI Slash Pollution? Fossil Fuel Industry Is Investing in Boosting Oil Production, Profits Instead

DeSmog reveals that Big Oil says theyโ€™re using AI to produce more fossil fuels, while utilities are exploring how โ€œAI agentsโ€ could take over key power grid functions.
DeSmog reveals that Big Oil says theyโ€™re using AI to produce more fossil fuels, while utilities are exploring how โ€œAI agentsโ€ could take over key power grid functions.
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Nigel Farage, the MP for high climate risk Clacton, has said itโ€™s โ€œabsolutely nutsโ€ for CO2 to be considered a pollutant.

Nigel Farage, the MP for high climate risk Clacton, has said itโ€™s โ€œabsolutely nutsโ€ for CO2 to be considered a pollutant.
uk/UK Government to be Sued in โ€˜Secret Corporate Courtโ€™ by Coal Firm Represented by Tory MP
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Former attorney general Geoffrey Cox is leading the case that could cost the taxpayer billions.

Former attorney general Geoffrey Cox is leading the case that could cost the taxpayer billions.
uk/Farage and Vance โ€˜Sherpaโ€™ Attacked โ€˜Ukraine Brainโ€™ at Oil-Backed Festival
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An academic with ties to Reform slammed the UKโ€™s strong support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

An academic with ties to Reform slammed the UKโ€™s strong support for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
uk/Reform Accused of โ€˜Cash for Accessโ€™ Over ยฃ250,000 Champagne Breakfast With Nigel Farage
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The party is allowing corporate executives to buy time with Farage at its annual conference.

The party is allowing corporate executives to buy time with Farage at its annual conference.
BlackRock Pivots from Sustainability Evangelists to Fossil-Fuel Funders
ByGiorgio Michalopoulos and Stefano Valentino
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Despite claiming a commitment to sustainability, the world's largest investment fund continues to invest heavily in fossil fuels through its โ€œgreenโ€ funds โ€” prompting accusations of greenwashing.

Despite claiming a commitment to sustainability, the world's largest investment fund continues to invest heavily in fossil fuels through its โ€œgreenโ€ funds โ€” prompting accusations of greenwashing.
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uk/How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
ByRaluca Besliu and Aleksandra Pogorzelska
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A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.
A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.
A red-brown jersey steer in sharp focus and staring straight at the camera, amid several other beef cattle that are lightly out of focus. It is wearing an ear tag with the number 1901.
Revealed: How the Meat Industry Uses Environmental Groups to Make Beef Seem Climate-Friendly
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Expert says non-profit partners provide a โ€˜fairy dustโ€™ of legitimacy to beef industry.
Expert says non-profit partners provide a โ€˜fairy dustโ€™ of legitimacy to beef industry.
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New Global Market for โ€œPlastic Creditsโ€ Threatens Livelihoods at Kenyan Dump
ByConor McGlone, Benard Ogembo and James Wakibia
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As governments meet in Geneva to hammer out a plastics treaty, petrochemicals companies seek ways to avoid curbsย onย production.
As governments meet in Geneva to hammer out a plastics treaty, petrochemicals companies seek ways to avoid curbsย onย production.
โ€˜Maddeningโ€™ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
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Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic โ€˜not feasibleโ€™ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic โ€˜not feasibleโ€™ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
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