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DeSmog Was Created to Combat Climategate-Style Misinformation. We’re Still Going

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 4 mins DeSmog was launched in January 2006 to call out the public relations industry for working with fossil fuel industry clients to sow doubt and seed misinformation about climate science.

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Tracing EthicalEvidence in Moral Obligation to Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

The substantial variability of climate change has contributed to detrimental effects in the economic, social, political and environmental sphere that will continue to persist long after we are gone. 2. The Challenge of Climate Change. However, it is conceivable to care for the future generation because generations do over-lap.

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A New Chapter and New Look for DeSmog

DeSmogBlog

With our distinctive mix of investigative journalism, research databases, issue expertise on a range of energy and environmental issues, and global reach, DeSmog will continue to provide a unique and valuable service to our readers, who range from government workers and journalists to activists and industry employees.

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Shareholder Activism Faces Big Oil Obstruction Playbook When Pushing for Climate Action

DeSmogBlog

This is “due to the sector’s role in driving global warming, and the seismic risks that climate change and the energy transition present to the industry,” he explained. Researchers identified seven different strategic communication themes companies used against shareholder proposals. So how do you go against that?”

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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours

DeSmogBlog

A few years later, I interviewed someone who attended the event and he said, ‘We all knew it was real, but it was too political to talk about on TV.’”. Many companies were aware of the potential effects of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and global temperatures on climate. The backlash [from deniers] was intense.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

Cole argued that the law was not the ultimate weapon, but only one, and that the overarching goal is political empowerment toward systemic change. Harris said that to address this systemic problem, Cole argued that the law was not the ultimate weapon, but only one, and that the overarching goal is political empowerment toward systemic change.

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Climate Intelligence: The Digital Fabric for Climate Action

Better Ventures

Some of you may recall the boom-and-bust cycle of clean tech from 2006–2011. But now, with global warming knocking on our door, the case for mitigation and adaptation solutions is making more and more financial sense. to participate in and contribute to the cultural, political, and economic shift to a new carbon economy.