A Desperate Attempt to Counter the Inconvenient Truth

By Sarah Pullman

onMay 23, 2006 @ 13:29 PDT

Check out another great piece of PR pollution uncovered by the folks over at Think Progress.

This one includes a video clip of Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, which has received over $390,000 from ExxonMobil since 1998. He’s talking about An Inconvenient Truth and trying to persuade people that going to see it is akin to watching a piece of Nazi propaganda to learn about Nazi Germany.

They’re scared, the people who pay these guys. And they should be. Almost 100,000 Americans have pledged already to go see the film, and it’s set to take off like a rocket…

By Sarah Pullman

Related Posts

us/Event | How Climate Denialism Is Evolving With Trump in Office

onMay 5, 2026 @ 11:07 PDT

Join a May 7 discussion on how the Trump administration’s open embrace of climate denial in Washington is enabling more denial at the highest levels of government in the U.S. and beyond.

Join a May 7 discussion on how the Trump administration’s open embrace of climate denial in Washington is enabling more denial at the highest levels of government in the U.S. and beyond.

Heartland Institute Podcast Questions Whether All Americans ‘Should Have the Right to Vote’

onMay 5, 2026 @ 07:23 PDT

A couple days later, the Trump-linked group hosted EPA chief — and potential attorney general — Lee Zeldin at a Washington, D.C. event.

A couple days later, the Trump-linked group hosted EPA chief — and potential attorney general — Lee Zeldin at a Washington, D.C. event.

Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

Series: MAGA

How Canada’s LNG Push is Benefiting Trump and Shortchanging Indigenous People

ByTaylor Noakes

onMay 1, 2026 @ 12:02 PDT

A Q&A with Kai Nagata, a campaigner and researcher who works with Indigenous communities on the front-lines of MAGA-backed oil and gas expansion.

A Q&A with Kai Nagata, a campaigner and researcher who works with Indigenous communities on the front-lines of MAGA-backed oil and gas expansion.

Fertiliser and Grain Bosses Bank $66 Million Selling Shares During Iran War

ByClare Carlile

onApr 30, 2026 @ 05:45 PDT

Industry giants have been accused of ‘enriching shareholders’ while ‘farmers and consumers pay the price’.

Industry giants have been accused of ‘enriching shareholders’ while ‘farmers and consumers pay the price’.

Web Analytics Made Easy - Statcounter