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23 February 2021
Plastic Patriots
Ineos, the controversial chemicals giant that turns fracked gas to plastics, trumpeted its return to the UK. Its billionaire owner, Jim Ratcliffe, appears to be less patriotic about his taxes
7 February 2021
Revealed: The fossil fuel projects in line for UK support despite ban
Offshore oil drilling in Brazil, a gas pipeline in Turkmenistan and power stations in Iraq among the projects that could still be approved
4 December 2020
Revealed: Northern Ireland officials used dodgy numbers to secure biogas bonanza
Documents obtained by SourceMaterial show how a tiny tweak in a ministry submission to Brussels unlocked hundreds of millions in subsidies
10 October 2020
Muck for Brass: Watchdog shuts down £6.5m biogas gaming scheme
Muck for Brass: Watchdog shuts down £6.5m biogas gaming following SourceMaterial investigation
14 October 2019
Revealed: the hidden pollution affecting millions
More than 5 million people are exposed to dangerous levels of traffic pollution in hidden hotspots unacknowledged by official government figures