To Infinity and Beyond: Media Matters Exposes Echo Chamber On Bogus Keystone XL Jobs Claims

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
onJan 19, 2012 @ 18:37 PST

Media Matters for America produced this spot-on video to highlight the manner in which the totally bogus Keystone XL jobs figuresย were echoed and inflated by Fox News and other media.ย ย 

Media Matters notes:ย Their job figures rely onย industry-fundedย studies, and at times evenย grossly exaggerateย those estimates. Watch as they struggle to get on the same page regarding which inflated estimate toย use:

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

Related Posts

Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.

Presence of high-polluting companies erodes trust in the UN process, say campaigners.
onNov 17, 2025 @ 10:23 PST

After MEPs voted to gut Europeโ€™s flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.

After MEPs voted to gut Europeโ€™s flagship climate transparency law, concerns are mounting that the Big Four will dominate and dilute corporate sustainability audits.

Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 โ€” the global climate summit.

Doctors and models extol the virtues of meat as climate impacts of industrial farming face scrutiny at COP30 โ€” the global climate summit.
onNov 14, 2025 @ 07:04 PST

Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.

Their access to the summit is proof that Big Oil still holds "a dangerous sway" over the climate process, campaigners say.