As the latest IPCC report faults disinformation for delaying climate action, a newly released scorecard finds that the major social media platforms’ plans to handle climate disinformation remain murky. The first page of Menlo Park, California’s 2030 Climate Action Plan shows a map predicting which parts of the city will be underwater by the end... Continue Reading →
Truth vs Lies By the Editors | How do we navigate the post-truth era, when there is no longer an expectation that politicians or pundits will be honest? In this eBook, we break down the science of deception so that we can protect ourselves against it. We look at human perception and how those perceptions... Continue Reading →
eBook: Truth vs Lies
MUST READ ARTICLE: Suggestion please read entire article DIRECTLY AT THEIR site instead as this excerpt below omits the 'charts' and does NOT do this justice. Much better to go directly to source EXPOSED.BY.CMD.COM In its recently released report on climate impacts and adaptation, a working group of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change points... Continue Reading →
The Dirty Dozen: The Biggest Nonprofit Funders of Climate Denial
Image-focused social network says it will take down content that distorts or denies facts of climate crisis Pinterest is to block all climate misinformation, as the image-focused social network seeks to limit the spread of false and misleading claims. Under the new policy the site is committing to take down content that distorts or denies... Continue Reading →
Pinterest announces ban on all climate misinformation
On a winter night in early 2016, Jeremy Kitson gathered in his buddy's large shed with some neighbors to plan their fight against a proposed wind farm in rural Van Wert County, Ohio. The project would be about a mile from his home. From the beginning, Kitson — who teaches physics and chemistry at the... Continue Reading →
Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States
Campaigners are pushing for sharper definitions to help tech firms weed out false or misleading information. The EU has become the first ever policymaking body to officially acknowledge the urgency of defining and tackling climate disinformation. Lawmakers at the EU Parliament overwhelmingly backed a report last week calling on the EU to “prepare better to... Continue Reading →