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Media criticism, original reporting, and commentary on the activites of the media, foundations and NGOs.
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Foundations Behaving Badly (opens the original)
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The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center (or State Impact Center) was a project operating out of New York State University (NYU) on $5.6 million of seed funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies. While their lofty claims say the organization was “dedicated to working towards a healthy and safe environment, guided by inclusive and equitable principles”, the reality was more sinister. When the heat was closing in, and a number of investigations and lawsuits loomed, this Bloomberg operation did w
What is Climate Attribution Science? (opens the original)
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In the next month, the US Supreme Court will hear the Suncor v Boulder County case. While SCOTUS will only consider jurisdiction - whether a county or state can sue fossil fuel companies for the damages from climate change in a local or federal court (which could introduce the possibility of every county then filing copycat lawsuits) - and not the case for damages itself, the climate activists and the media have, of course, been using the occasion to advance their campaign against the fossil fue
NGOs: Stop Taking Foundation Money (opens the original)
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Environmental-Health Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are going through a difficult period with the decline in public funding, the increase in scrutiny and the rise of political extremism in Western democracies. With wars, economic uncertainty, and a more aggressive social dialogue landscape, NGOs are starting to struggle to keep the public trust, financial support and campaign engagement.To deal with these challenges, many NGOs are turning to large philanthropic foundations for financial s
Climate Attribution: The Latest Litigation-Led Science (opens the original)
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We have been told for years that every forest fire, every flood, every storm and every warm day or cold winter was caused by climate change. We are only now discovering the degree to which these relentless media claims and climate influencers were directed by communications organizations funded by special interest groups and foundations. And we are also learning the extent to which these groups are directing scientists to feed into their wider political strategies. This has become evident with t
The Meta Trial: A Tale of Two Lawmakers (opens the original)
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