Egyptian court orders closure of news site Mada Masr and fines editor Lina Attalah, sparking international outcry 
Indonesia’s Nuclear Deal with Russia is Fraught with Concerns 
Amazon mining boss wanted by Brazil for sheltering Jair Bolsonaro’s spy chief has businesses, properties in Florida ‘Mad Men Fuelling the Madness’: Meet the Advertising CEOs Boosting Big Oil
For years, advertising executives have largely escaped criticism for glossing the images of major polluters. But as climate protestors turn up at ad agency offices…
Investigations
Revealed: British Ad Giant’s Billion-Dollar Greenwash of U.S. Oil Industry
British advertising conglomerate WPP has helped oil companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP spend an estimated $1 billion on ads in the United States since the 2015 Paris Agreement to…
Inside the Plot to Cover Europe with Gas-Powered AI Data Centres
As the UK and EU debate how to source the vast quantities of electricity they’ll need to power their grand visions of home-grown artificial intelligence…
Danielle Smith Is Betraying Rural Alberta To Build Gas-Powered Data Centres
Is Premier Danielle Smith betraying her base? Her United Conservative Party (UCP) swept almost every riding outside of Calgary and Edmonton in the last election…
Reform Donor Expands Fossil Fuel Portfolio to £300 Million
A major right-wing political funder has dramatically increased his fossil fuel investments this year, DeSmog can reveal. Jeremy Hosking, who owns the hedge fund Hosking…
Phuket’s Night Noise Crisis: Who Is Allowing It?
residents of Phuket’s Bang Tao area have been saying for months—what was once marketed as a tranquil coastal escape is rapidly turning into a lawless nightlife zone where regulations are ignored and authorities appear absent.