Andy Rowell
@andy-rowell.bsky.social
Writer & investigative journalist: Big Oil, climate, tobacco, lobbying, & bribery. Author of Green Backlash, The Next Gulf, A Quiet Word, & Don't Worry It's Safe to Eat. Contributing Editor @oilchange.bsky.social/ and Visiting Fellow Uni of Bath
It it walks like a SLAPP and quacks like a SLAPP, it probably is a SLAPP
How powerful do fossil fuel companies feel right now? Energy Transfer, the company that built Dakota Access Pipeline and recently won a big verdict against Greenpeace, wants a North Dakota court to step in and halt a lawsuit against it in the Netherlands.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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Greenpeace Faces an Unusual New Legal Attack From a Pipeline Giant
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It it walks like a SLAPP and quacks like a SLAPP, it probably is a SLAPP
And so it goes on - the poor die whilst the fossil fuel industry condemns us to an unlivable future
Exclusive by me: A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, threatening the health of more than 2bn people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research.
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And so it goes on - the poor die whilst the fossil fuel industry condemns us to an unlivable future
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The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025 has been launched!
The report is based on publicly available information on tobacco industry interference in 100 countries and their respective governments’ responses to these interferences:
Look into the report here 👇
#TobaccoIndustryInterference
The report is based on publicly available information on tobacco industry interference in 100 countries and their respective governments’ responses to these interferences:
Look into the report here 👇
#TobaccoIndustryInterference
Global Tobacco Index 2025
See how governments are responding to tobacco industry interference in 2025.
globaltobaccoindex.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025 has been launched!
The report is based on publicly available information on tobacco industry interference in 100 countries and their respective governments’ responses to these interferences:
Look into the report here 👇
#TobaccoIndustryInterference
The report is based on publicly available information on tobacco industry interference in 100 countries and their respective governments’ responses to these interferences:
Look into the report here 👇
#TobaccoIndustryInterference
In Solidarity and remembrance with the Ogoni 9: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CUq...
Shell Shocked Land
YouTube video by Oil Change International
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November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In Solidarity and remembrance with the Ogoni 9: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CUq...
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine
Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...
www.amnesty.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
30th Anniversary of the murder of the Ogoni 9. @oilchange.bsky.social has a new film out - launching today with a webinar at 12PM UK time. zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 30th Anniversary: Honoring the Legacy of the Ogoni 9. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
30 years after the execution of writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and 8 other Ogoni leaders, the call for justice in Nigeria’s Niger Delta remains urgent. On November 10, 2025, Oil Change Internationa...
zoom.us
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
30th Anniversary of the murder of the Ogoni 9. @oilchange.bsky.social has a new film out - launching today with a webinar at 12PM UK time. zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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30 years after the execution of the Ogoni 9, the fight for justice continues.
Join the global premiere of Shell Shocked Land 🎥
🗓️ Nov 10 | 12:00 pm UTC
💻 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regist… #ShellShockedLandn#Ogoni9i#LegacyOfResistancece
Photo: George Osoni
Join the global premiere of Shell Shocked Land 🎥
🗓️ Nov 10 | 12:00 pm UTC
💻 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regist… #ShellShockedLandn#Ogoni9i#LegacyOfResistancece
Photo: George Osoni
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
30 years after the execution of the Ogoni 9, the fight for justice continues.
Join the global premiere of Shell Shocked Land 🎥
🗓️ Nov 10 | 12:00 pm UTC
💻 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regist… #ShellShockedLandn#Ogoni9i#LegacyOfResistancece
Photo: George Osoni
Join the global premiere of Shell Shocked Land 🎥
🗓️ Nov 10 | 12:00 pm UTC
💻 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regist… #ShellShockedLandn#Ogoni9i#LegacyOfResistancece
Photo: George Osoni
read and weep: www.ft.com/content/2df1...
The costs of Trump’s campaign to censor climate science
Datasets have been removed, federal websites scrubbed and thousands of Noaa staff purged. Experts warn disaster defences are at risk
www.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
read and weep: www.ft.com/content/2df1...
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"The White House is offering 'concierge, white glove service' to oil, coal and other fossil fuel companies that are seeking to gain fast approval for their projects...while simultaneously slowing down or blocking solar and wind projects."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says
Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"The White House is offering 'concierge, white glove service' to oil, coal and other fossil fuel companies that are seeking to gain fast approval for their projects...while simultaneously slowing down or blocking solar and wind projects."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’, say environmentalists
Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
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Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups
Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’, say environmentalists
Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And yet Namibia is ramping up oil exploration and production, which will exacerbate the climate crisis and the drilling also threatens the iconic Okavango Delta too.
newlinesmag.com/reportage/oi...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/oi...
September 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
And yet Namibia is ramping up oil exploration and production, which will exacerbate the climate crisis and the drilling also threatens the iconic Okavango Delta too.
newlinesmag.com/reportage/oi...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/oi...
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"Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative. The climate doesn’t recognise pragmatism. We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble." 💯
Just out
My latest @guardian piece on #climate pragmatism and the global rowback on climate action
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest @guardian piece on #climate pragmatism and the global rowback on climate action
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways | Bill McGuire
In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble, says UCL professor Bill McGuire
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative. The climate doesn’t recognise pragmatism. We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble." 💯
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I'm writing today to share some (rare) good climate news!
New research released today by @energy.iisd.org @oilchange.bsky.social @foeus.bsky.social shows that members of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership have cut their international public finance for fossil fuels by up to 78%.
New research released today by @energy.iisd.org @oilchange.bsky.social @foeus.bsky.social shows that members of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership have cut their international public finance for fossil fuels by up to 78%.
September 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I'm writing today to share some (rare) good climate news!
New research released today by @energy.iisd.org @oilchange.bsky.social @foeus.bsky.social shows that members of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership have cut their international public finance for fossil fuels by up to 78%.
New research released today by @energy.iisd.org @oilchange.bsky.social @foeus.bsky.social shows that members of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership have cut their international public finance for fossil fuels by up to 78%.
Groundbreaking research reveals estimated military and conflict-related climate reparations owed by Israel & its allies to the Palestinians since the Nakba is US$148 billion, with Israel responsible for $103 billion & US responsible for $40.8 billion. www.palclimateinstitute.org/media/milita...
Military & Conflict-Related Emissions & Climate Reparations for Palestine
This work provides an estimate of carbon-emission-based costs of the traceable military-related activities by Israel and its allies. This quantification represents a fraction of the total climate repa...
www.palclimateinstitute.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Groundbreaking research reveals estimated military and conflict-related climate reparations owed by Israel & its allies to the Palestinians since the Nakba is US$148 billion, with Israel responsible for $103 billion & US responsible for $40.8 billion. www.palclimateinstitute.org/media/milita...
nice one @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism.
From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved:
guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...
Ten things you can do to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism
I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.
guyshrubsole.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
nice one @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
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"Britain is on the cusp of race war, he told me. If that prospect saddened him, it didn’t show. ‘We are talking about inter-ethnic violence.’"
I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Peter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Reform’s Disaster Capitalism
Reform has been accused of lacking policy: its critics say it’s a party of Farage and his epigones, with few firm...
www.lrb.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Britain is on the cusp of race war, he told me. If that prospect saddened him, it didn’t show. ‘We are talking about inter-ethnic violence.’"
I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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#BlueHydrogen is an "environmental disaster" and #CarbonCaptureAndStorage is a high risk unproven technology. The fossil fuel industry is hoodwinking politicians and the public, just like the tobacco industry did by inventing low tar cigarettes.
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Inside Ellesmere Port, the town fighting Miliband's hydrogen plans
The Cheshire town is at the heart of the UK's plans to transition from fossil fuels to hydrogen, but many locals aren't convinced
inews.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#BlueHydrogen is an "environmental disaster" and #CarbonCaptureAndStorage is a high risk unproven technology. The fossil fuel industry is hoodwinking politicians and the public, just like the tobacco industry did by inventing low tar cigarettes.
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it had to be done...
Projections of U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain's Prince Andrew and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were put on display against the walls of Windsor Castle while Trump was in Britain for a state visit.
September 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
it had to be done...
Beware wolves in sheep's clothing. How rich millionaires fund Reform
Nigel Farage says his party is a break from the political establishment but it is funded by the super rich.
Reform has an unusually high number of overseas backers with links to tax havens.
Fossil fuel interests fund Reform, party will expand their trade.
Reform has an unusually high number of overseas backers with links to tax havens.
Fossil fuel interests fund Reform, party will expand their trade.
These are the wealthy funders who’ve given Reform £5m
Nigel Farage says his party is a break from the political establishment. That claim doesn’t match up with its donors
www.opendemocracy.net
September 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Beware wolves in sheep's clothing. How rich millionaires fund Reform
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On Wednesday!
Our response to Donald Trump is our response to the global rise of authoritarianism, fuelled by racism & money from US billionaires.
The silenced majority in Britain stands against Trump - now we stand UP!
Our response to Donald Trump is our response to the global rise of authoritarianism, fuelled by racism & money from US billionaires.
The silenced majority in Britain stands against Trump - now we stand UP!
Yesterday, the largest far-right protest in UK history marched through London, led by racist Tommy Robinson.
Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word.
This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.
Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word.
This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.
September 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
On Wednesday!
Our response to Donald Trump is our response to the global rise of authoritarianism, fuelled by racism & money from US billionaires.
The silenced majority in Britain stands against Trump - now we stand UP!
Our response to Donald Trump is our response to the global rise of authoritarianism, fuelled by racism & money from US billionaires.
The silenced majority in Britain stands against Trump - now we stand UP!
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Astonishingly, I've discovered, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss's agenda are still operating at the heart of government. Remind me what we voted for again ...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Warning! The rightwing junktanks behind the Tories’ worst disasters still have the keys to No 10 | George Monbiot
Who is running the government’s ‘growth school’ for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fears, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Astonishingly, I've discovered, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss's agenda are still operating at the heart of government. Remind me what we voted for again ...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Andy Rowell
Chris Wright’s Twitter Is Torching His Reputation #Climate
Chris Wright’s Twitter Is Torching His Reputation
heatmap.news
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Chris Wright’s Twitter Is Torching His Reputation #Climate
A poetic article on the toxic legacy of the nuclear industry at Trawsfynydd in North Wales - nation.cymru/feature/lett...
Letter from Trawsfynydd
Julie Brominicks Last week I found a single tiny senbazuru on the T2. As if meant for me, it was folded from a bus ticket, and I decided to visit Trawsfynydd. I get off the bus in a downpour. A man in...
nation.cymru
September 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A poetic article on the toxic legacy of the nuclear industry at Trawsfynydd in North Wales - nation.cymru/feature/lett...
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We should all be concerned that this party who think basic physics is a hoax is currently riding so high in the polls.
Standing up against Reform UK's climate denial
The urgency of the climate crisis can now be in no doubt, with the science established over decades. But at a time where headlines demonstrating the impact of climate breakdown appear almost daily - h...
www.campaigncc.org
September 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We should all be concerned that this party who think basic physics is a hoax is currently riding so high in the polls.
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
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![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph: