Gaslight anchorage10/7/2023 ![]() Aerial view of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on October 3, 2022, after it was devastated by Hurricane Ian. Credit: Julie Dermanskyįossil fuel companies like Exxon and Shell have stopped denying basic climate science - although they continue to deny any culpability for driving the climate crisis - and are now painting their industry as the key driver of ushering in solutions to the crisis. ![]() The company is poised to build a second facility across the street from their property and has yet to offer the couple a formal buyout. Credit: Julie Dermansky Travis and Nicole Dardar in front of their home in Cameron, Louisiana, near the Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility. Tanker at the dock at Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on April 12, 2022. Industries reliant on methane gas continue to expand their footprint, despite bipartisan discussions about the need to develop climate solutions. I also documented the construction of projects related to these industries and the public meetings for polluting projects proposed but not yet built - that if approved will contribute to global warming and intensify the climate crisis. I covered developments related to the rapidly expanding petrochemical and LNG export industries, like new facilities that came online this year and rely on fracking new wells to supply the growing demand for natural gas, which is mostly methane. In recent years, the industry shifted from persistent science denial to presenting itself as a leader of climate solutions, embodying Merriam-Webster’s word of the year “gaslighting.” Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry - the dominant industry causing global warming.
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