Canadian Climate Change Censorship Revisited

onAug 17, 2006 @ 16:47 PDT

The DeSmogBlog has reported the federal Conservative Party’s revisionism on climate change before, but this piece by the InterPress News Service’s Bill Berkowitz adds some interesting material. Look especially at the “I-was-only-giving-orders” defence offered by the king of linguistic manipulation, Frank Luntz:

“When asked about the advice about climate change that he had been giving for years, Luntz said it was fair when he gave it. He added that if the Bush administration is still questioning the science, “That’s up to the [them]. I’m not the administration. What they want to do is their business. And it’s nothing to do with what I write. And it’s nothing to do with what I believe.””

By Richard Littlemore

us/Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

ByJulie Dermansky

onNov 23, 2022 @ 12:17 PST

Leaders in the state’s environmental justice movement see signs their pressure is bringing accountability for both government and polluters.

Opinion

We Need a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to Stop Violence Against African Women and Our Continent

BySylvie Jacqueline Ndongmo and Leymah Roberta Gbowee

onNov 23, 2022 @ 09:38 PST

This bold new mechanism is what’s needed to end fossil fuel-induced violence against women, natural resources, and the climate, argue two African peace activists.