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 →
Right-wing pastor attributes climate science to Satan and blames environmentalists for Ukraine invasion
Right-wing pastor Andrew Wommack is no stranger to making boneheaded comments about climate change. A full-fledged denialist, Wommack has claimed that human beings lack the power to influence Earth's climatic systems, which he believes are regulated by a supreme being. On Thursday, Wommack, a Truth & Liberty Coalition founder, upped his game in a one-two... Continue Reading →
U.S. Oil & Gas Companies Trying To Profit From War In Ukraine | Climate Town
JOIN OUR DISCORD! We think it’d be pretty cool to harness our amazing community’s collective power and enthusiasm and make a gosh dang difference. We just created a channel called “#ukraine-war” (https://discord.gg/HCu7CRSn5t), where you can share info about how to help the citizens of Ukraine, or call out the organizations trying to profit from the... Continue Reading →
Ben Shapiro’s DUMBEST Arguments So Far
Ben Shapiro has been an agent of the right-wing since his career began, so it should come as no surprise that he's made some ridiculously dumb arguments over the years. Source...
Fox News BLAMES Greta Thunberg For Russia Invading Ukraine
Fox News hosts Katie Pavlich and Greg Gutfeld decided now would be the perfect time to take shots at climate change activist Greta Thunberg, blaming her and other environmentalists for Russia’s war with Ukraine. Gutfeld in particular levied the harshest criticism, saying that Thunberg is responsible for Russia and China looking down upon the U.S.... Continue Reading →
Juice Podcast 26: In which I chat with Greta Thunberg about the importance of honesty in the fight for real climate action, her experience of COP26, climate justice, equity, her advice to parents and children who experience anxiety about the climate crisis. Plus other important issues... like how much Greta 💛s the Honest Government Ads.... Continue Reading →
We need to talk about Honesty | with Greta Thunberg
The (non climate) Dangers of CO2
We all know carbon dioxide is driving climate change. But this gas is also crucial for many aspects of life on this planet. So surely increasing it to levels not seen for millions of years should disrupt far more than just climate? From harming cognition, to ocean acidification, there are plenty of reasons to fear... Continue Reading →
You’re Thinking about Climate Change WRONG!
With so much talk about climate change, it's easy to fall into unhelpful - and unhealthy - thinking about the crisis. But a lot of the ideas we come across can be misleading at best, and hold us back from doing what matters. So I'm here to help get your thinking straight! Source
Partnering Countries Will Harness the Power and Expertise of the U.S. Government, Philanthropic Groups and Academia to Scale Up Clean Energy Deployment and Investment WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States of America today announced the Net Zero World Initiative — a new partnership between countries working to implement their climate ambition pledges and accelerate transitions... Continue Reading →
U.S. Launches Net-Zero World Initiative to Accelerate Global Energy System Decarbonization
Hello and welcome to the first edition of The Burning Issue — Grist’s limited-run newsletter about all things fire. My name is Zoya Teirstein and below, you’ll hear from my colleague Nathanael Johnson. Every week, Grist will send you an email that will arm you with everything you need to know about this wildfire season.... Continue Reading →
An obsession with suppression
The recent leak of a draft of the next IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) warns that recovery from climate breakdown may be impossible as the impact of tipping points leads to far-reaching and perhaps irreversible disaster. Well, it turns out we don’t need the IPCC report to point that out. We’re getting a... Continue Reading →