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Can I say (and not just because I’m one of the editors) - @desmog.com has been on the right side of history on climate change for decades, taking on significant legal risk to expose Big Oil’s allies. And we’re gonna keep on doing it.

As Shell faces a landmark climate lawsuit, "confidential" documents from the 1960s show British scientist James Lovelock warning executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels. See his June 1966 memo published in full for the first time with my latest for @desmog.com

The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of ...www.desmog.com

What links European farmed salmon to Spanish winter tomatoes? Overfishing in West Africa for salmon feed collapses local fisheries, driving dangerous migration to Spain, where displaced workers face exploitation in Almería's greenhouses. @desmog.com Listen at www.athletesfornature.org/podcast/

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🔴NEW: Farage and Reform often like to pit themselves as "them vs the establishment", so I've taken a look at some of the Mayfair club owners, aristocrats, and landed gentry comprising the party donor base, for @desmog.com Meet the Aristocrats Helping to Fund Reform: www.desmog.com/2026/07/28/m...

Meet the Aristocrats Helping to Fund ReformOn 7 June, Nigel Farage announced that he was resigning as the MP for Clacton amid the political furore caused by his £5 million undeclared gift from crypto billionaire and major Reform UK donor Chris...www.desmog.com

During his two years as Clacton’s MP, Nigel Farage accepted more than £2.3 million in external income and gifts, including over £720,000 from GB News, and more than £770,000 from the metals trading company Gold Bullion. @writesbright.bsky.social for @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2026/07/15/f...

Nigel Farage Made £2.3 Million in Two Years While Serving as Clacton’s MPReform UK leader Nigel Farage amassed £2.3 million in income and gifts during his first two years in Parliament, DeSmog can report. On 7 July, Farage announced that he would be resigning as Clacton’s ...www.desmog.com

🔴 NEW 🔴 Nigel Farage pocketed £2.3 million in income and donor gifts during his first two years as Clacton’s MP - equivalent to £22,000 a week. 📝 New @desmog.com report 👇🏻

Nigel Farage Made £2.3 Million in Two Years While Serving as Clacton’s MPReform UK leader Nigel Farage amassed £2.3 million in income and gifts during his first two years in Parliament, DeSmog can report. On 7 July, Farage announced that he would be resigning as Clacton’s ...www.desmog.com

A huge undertaking from @rachelsherrington.bsky.social @desmog.com Who wants what from Ireland as its takes up the reins of European Council? The Republic's history of caving into the dairy lobby has campaigners worried about climate and nature protection... www.desmog.com/2026/07/14/c...

Can Ireland Deliver as ‘Honest Broker’? Here’s What’s at Stake for Climate and Nature in EU Council PresidencyEnvironmental campaigners are urging Ireland to protect the public interest and resist industry pressure as the country takes up the presidency of the EU Council. The EU’s top agricultural polluter to...www.desmog.com

Another timely piece from the amazing @desmog.com team. @mc00.bsky.social @writesbright.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2026/07/14/m...

Major Reform Donors Featured in Tax Haven DatabaseMore than half (57 percent) of the donations to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK since the 2024 general election have been from individuals featured in a major tax haven database, DeSmog can report. These 12 ...www.desmog.com

🔴NEW: Major Reform Donors Featured in Tax Haven Database. Farage’s party has accepted more than £16 million since the last election from those listed in offshore leaks. Me, for @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2026/07/14/m...

Major Reform Donors Featured in Tax Haven DatabaseMore than half (57 percent) of the donations to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK since the 2024 general election have been from individuals featured in a major tax haven database, DeSmog can report. These 12 ...www.desmog.com

NEW: As if Farage was not already up to his neck in crypto scandals, he’s speaking at CPAC GB, the “official partner” of which is the Bitcoin Collective, a lobby group for the digital currency industry. Me and @writesbright.bsky.social for @desmog.com 👇🌍 www.desmog.com/2026/07/10/f...

Tomorrow (Wednesday July 8) 3pm ET @desmog.com 20th Anniversary!

🔴 NEW 🔴 Nigel Farage has triggered a by-election in Clacton having only mentioned the constituency twice in the House of Commons in the past year

Nigel Farage Has Mentioned Clacton Only Twice in Commons During Past YearReform UK leader Nigel Farage has only mentioned his constituency twice in the House of Commons during the past year, DeSmog can reveal. In total, Farage has mentioned Clacton six times since being el...www.desmog.com

GB News co-owner ‘cashing in on climate chaos’ after $1.8bn leap in fossil fuel investments, critics say - Campaigners argue channel’s attacks on climate action ‘work in financial interests’ of Sir Paul Marshall #climatecrisis by me & @writesbright.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

GB News co-owner ‘cashing in on climate chaos’ after leap in fossil fuel investments, critics sayExclusive: Campaigners argue the news channel’s attacks on climate action ‘work in financial interests’ of Sir Paul Marshallwww.theguardian.com

We're thrilled that UE and @desmog.com won News Report of the Year in the Association for British Science Writers awards, for this story: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/07/24/e... Judges described it as “detailed and determined investigation resulting in a scoop that holds its subject accountable.”

EA staff shortages hit water quality testingunearthed.greenpeace.org

Anthropic has dubbed itself the good guy of AI. But recent statements by a company rep at a far-right London gathering of fossil fuel lobbyists and Trump donors may be calling that image into question. Read my latest for @desmog.com: www.desmog.com/2026/06/25/a...

Anthropic Crowdsourced Ethics Feedback at a Far-Right London ConfabCompany’s “faith and philosophy partnerships” lead sought “moral voices” for future AI models at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference.www.desmog.com

I can't wait to ask @naomiaklein.bsky.social about the fossil fuel-AI nexus and her forthcoming book End Times Fascism at our webinar! Register now: luma.com/snaz4qbo

Help @desmog.com celebrate their 20th & donate to support their investigative journalism: To donate, visit www.pledge.to/DeSmog-20th-...

DeSmog's 20th AnniversaryCan you donate right now to help us reach our goal? At this critical moment for climate action worldwide, we’ve set an ambitious goal. We want to raise $200,000 through reader donations so that we can...www.pledge.to

Honored to be participating in @desmog.com 20th anniversary event on July 8🎂. I'll be joining @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @jimhoggan.bsky.social in a discussion of DeSmog's legacy of two decades of speaking truth to power and pushing back on climate deniers and climate denial: luma.com/snaz4qbo

20 years of DeSmog: A celebration of high-impact climate journalism · Zoom · LumaThe world is in the midst of a climate backlash. But DeSmog isn’t backing down. We are celebrating 20 years of high-impact journalism investigating the…luma.com

NEW: Andy Burnham votes for net zero – but will climate action survive? The would-be Prime Minister has drillers to the Left of him, and drillers to the Right. Me in @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/andy-burnh... Cites: @desmog.com @unearthednews.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org

Andy Burnham votes for net zero – but will climate action survive?The would-be Prime Minister has drillers to the Left of him, and drillers to the Right.national.thelead.uk

🔴 NEW 🔴 Farage, Badenoch and a bunch of MAGA leaders have been preaching to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship this week. Among the major themes has been the apparent need to drill more fossil fuels. It turns out the conference is funded by oil companies, as well as Trump and Reform donors.

Revealed: The Trump Donors, Reform-Backing Billionaires and Oil Companies Funding the Alliance for Responsible CitizenshipA high-profile conference for right-wing activists gathering in London this week has been funded by a host of American fossil fuel interests, major Trump donors, and billionaires who have bankrolled U...www.desmog.com