Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

Geoff Dembicki is Global Managing Editor of DeSmog and author of The Petroleum Papers. He’s based in Montreal.

Ashley Braun is Senior Editor of DeSmog and an award-winning science and environmental journalist. Her work has appeared in publications such as Smithsonian Magazine, The Atlantic, Scientific American, Discover, bioGraphic, Hakai Magazine, and Audubon.

Matthew is global investigations editor at DeSmog, leading coverage of the global climate crisis, energy politics, and the struggles for environmental justice through an international lens. He has previously worked at Reuters and the Financial Times, and writes the Resonant World newsletter exploring connections between the climate crisis and collective trauma.

Hazel is DeSmog’s UK Editor-in-Chief. She is also a freelance writer and broadcaster specializing in stories about food justice, climate, and migration. Her work has appeared on BBC radio, in The Guardian, New Internationalist, and the LA Times. She joined DeSmog in February 2022.

Sam is DeSmog’s UK Deputy Editor. He was previously the Investigations Editor of Byline Times and an investigative journalist at the BBC. He is the author of two books: Fortress London, and Bullingdon Club Britain.

Phoebe is co-deputy editor at DeSmog UK, with a focus on European politics.

Diane Bernard is a Maryland/D.C.-based freelance editor and journalist whose writing has appeared in The Washington Post, BBC, Smithsonian magazine, and other outlets. Her work focuses on general news, history, culture, the environment, and other topics.

Emily is a contributing editor at DeSmog, working with the International Investigations projects as well as other projects and special series. Bylines in Reveal/Center for Investigative Reporting, Arctic Today, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Scientific American, HuffPost, Grist, Sierra, Audubon, many more.

Danielle Paradis is a member of the Manitoba Metis Federation. She is also an award-winning magazine writer, journalist, editor, educator, podcaster and mentor who lives in Treaty 6 (Edmonton, Alberta).

Adam Barnett is DeSmog’s UK News Reporter. He is a former Staff Writer at Left Foot Forward and BBC Local Democracy Reporter.

Clare is a Researcher at DeSmog, focusing on the agribusiness sector. Prior to joining the organisation in July 2022, she was Co-Editor and Researcher at Ethical Consumer Magazine, where she specialised in migrant workers’ rights in the food industry. Her work has been published in The Guardian and New Internationalist.

Joey Grostern is a freelance reporter for DeSmog. He also works freelance for Deutsche Welle and Clean Energy Wire in Berlin.

Brigitte is a researcher at DeSmog. She joined in April 2023, and is focusing on the aquaculture sector.

Ellen is a reporter with interests across climate, culture, and industry. She was previously a senior reporter covering sustainability at The Drum. Her work has also been featured in The Guardian.

Kathryn Clare joined DeSmog in January 2024 as a contributing researcher. From a public health background, she has previously worked on the intersection between climate change and health, and the impact corporations have on the health of populations. Her work on misrepresentation by the meat industry of the climate and health impacts of red meat consumption has been published in the journal Food Policy.

Rei is a freelance climate researcher for DeSmog since February 2025. Her work focuses on climate disinformation and environmental justice and has appeared in The ENDS Report and Now Then Magazine.