George Will’s column reads like a farce. He parrots arguments advanced by the industry-paid skeptics at least 10 years ago โ most of which have long since been abandoned by the skeptics themselves. A fuller, more thoughtful rebuttal, published on the โMedia Mattersโ website, follows Will’s columnย below.
George F. Will, April 2. 2006 Washington Post Writersย Group
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Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks, a DeSmog analysis reveals.
Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
Industry groups warn of โsupply shocksโ as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EUโs methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil-fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and global communities.
