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 
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Investigations
UK Data Centre Power Supplier Accused of Giving ‘Lifeline’ to Fossil Fuel Industry
A UK company is selling its wares as a “sustainable power solution” to data centres, DeSmog can reveal, and is pressuring the government to embrace…
Orban’s Favourite EU Think Tank is Back in Brussels. But Who’s Funding It?
Weeks after the collapse of Europe’s most prominent hard-right think tank, a new group with the same staff and similar mission has emerged to take…
Who Funds Reform UK? The Business Interests of Nigel Farage’s Major Donors
Crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each recently piled £36 million into Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s political party. The story amplified recent scandals about…
The Real Winners From a New Canadian Oil Pipeline Are Private Investors
Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting big on a new bitumen pipeline to the west coast and with no lead private sector proponent, he might…
Consulting Firm Lobbied for Town Hit by Climate Disaster and Fossil Fuel Group at the Same Time
Just six months after Paradise, California was laid waste by the most deadly and destructive wildfire in the state’s history — November 2018’s Camp Fire…