Our agile, global nonprofit newsroom was built for this moment...
No doubt, this year saw a lot of chaos and damage. Climate deniers, fossil fuel interests, and their hard-right allies surged to power in many corners of the world, especially the U.S. Yet here at DeSmog, our agile, global nonprofit newsroom was built for this moment. So we never blinked.
For instance, Global Managing Editor Geoff Dembicki uncovered that ExxonMobil quietly funded the spread of climate denial in Latin America ahead of the United Nations climate talks in the 1990s. (We literally have the checks and hundreds of other documents.🔥)
This reporting on historical climate disinformation helped diplomats, campaigners, and observers better understand the COP30 negotiations in Brazil this past November, and it exists because of readers like you — will you pitch in to keep us going?
We keep fossil fuel companies on their toes too. Norwegian oil giant Equinor retracted its claim that it stores a million tonnes of CO2 annually at its flagship carbon capture project after contributor Edward Donnelly’s investigation showed it stores as little as one-tenth of that amount.
While geopolitics realign with major implications for climate and justice, we track the key players other outlets miss.
UK Co-Deputy Editor Sam Bright revealed that the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind the radical Project 2025 blueprint for much of President Trump’s tumultuous second term, convened a meeting of hardline allies to discuss dismantling the European Union. Plus, Joe Fassler’s analysis showed 70 percent of Trump’s cabinet has ties to Project 2025 groups.
Our global team makes insightful connections on climate, energy, politics, and so much more that you won’t find anywhere else. Will you stand with us to hold power accountable by making a donation right now?
This work didn’t happen by accident — and it didn’t happen because of billionaire owners or corporate advertisers. It happened because readers like you stepped up.
As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on people who believe facts still matter. If our reporting and research has informed you, challenged you, or helped you make new connections in this evolving world, we ask you to support us and this work today.
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Thank you for being a part of our community.
Brendan DeMelle
Executive Director
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