Climate Denial & Greenwashing
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Commentator Parses Modi’s Q&A for Signs of Climate Denial
A news commentator is suggesting that India’s newly-elected Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, may be confused about the causes of climate change, notwithstanding his commitment ... -
Holdren Faces Down Climate Deniers in U.S. House Committee Testimony
White House Science Advisor Dr. John Holdren more than held his own September 17 when he appeared before the House Committee on Science, Space ... -
Flooded Kashmir Faces Risk of Waterborne Disease
“It’s not over yet,” Climate Progress’ Emily Atkin reports, in her continuing coverage of severe flooding in the Kashmir. -
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Washington DC, Surrounding States Face Sea Level Rise
Sea level rise could cause $42 billion in property damage in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware by 2100, threatening 116,000 homes and 3,400 miles of ... -
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We Are The 97%: Campaign Features One Scientist Per Hour for 97 Hours
Australia’s Skeptical Science website launched 97 Hours of Consensus at 09:00 ET September 7 to highlight the 97% of scientists who agree that climate ... -
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Renewable Energy Heavyweights Tackle Gates, Lomborg on Energy Poverty
Jigar Shah rebuts Bill Gates’ fossil fuel vision for energy access in developing countries. -
Video Blogger Urges Citizen Action on Climate Change
Have your voice heard at the UN Climate Summit in NYC, September 23. -
Climate Denier Departs from FiveThirtyEight.com; Forecast the Facts Declares Victory
Climate denier Roger Pielke, Jr.’s departure as a correspondent for FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver’s avowedly data-driven election analysis site, had Forecast the Facts Campaign Director Brant ... -
Michigan Senate Race Shows Candidates Can Talk Climate…and Win
Michigan Democrat Gary Peters was talking about climate change when he was behind in his Senate race, and plans to continue talking climate now ... -
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U.S. Voters Will Support Candidates Who Commit to Climate Action
Americans are more than twice as likely to vote for congressional or presidential candidates who strongly support action to reduce global warming, and three ... -
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NYT Columnist Attacks Six Myths That Stall Climate Action
In a weekend column in the New York Times, Frank debunks six myths (lies, as noted in at least one online comment) that have ... -
U.S. House Amendment Would Prevent DoE Spending on Climate Assessments
“Another ridiculous, anti-science amendment” from the U.S. House of Representatives would prohibit the U.S. Department of Energy and the Army Corps of Engineers from ... -
Parents Demand That Schools ‘Teach Real Science’
Parents in the United States are pushing back against efforts to teach public school students that climate change is a scientific debate, rather than ... -
Too Many ‘Cranks’ in Climate Change Coverage, BBC Warns
The BBC Trust is extending in-service training to its reporters “to stop them inviting so many cranks onto programs to air ‘marginal views,’” The ... -
Koch Brothers Plan $290 Million Fund, New Energy Initiative to Tilt U.S. Midterm Elections
At a recent donor retreat near Laguna Beach, California, the Koch Brothers announced a $290 million fundraising target to support conservative candidates and tilt the ...