Award-winning DeSmog author swipes at climate-change spin, gullible media

onMar 1, 2007 @ 11:52 PST

“Skeptics demand balance,” Gelbspan said in an interview with the Georgia Straight , “but balance only comes about when it is a question of opinion. Then you are obligated to give competing points of view equal space. But when it is fact, balance does not come into play.”

Gelbspan says American journalists have not followed these guidelines nor have they asked skeptics where their funding comes from. The recent summary report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in contrast, is the “largest, most rigorously peer-reviewed” evidence that climate change exists and is likely caused by humans.

By Bill Miller

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s Concerning Growth in Fossil Fuel Ties

ByTaylor Noakes

onJun 22, 2026 @ 08:11 PDT

The addition of the Canadian Natural Resources Limited director expands fossil fuel representation on the board overseeing nearly $800 billion in retirement savings, as CPPIB faces scrutiny over its climate strategy.

The 'Oscars of Advertising' Has a Cheating Problem

ByEllen Ormesher and Emily J Gertz

onJun 19, 2026 @ 08:39 PDT

Many Cannes Lions award winners have claimed credit for field work they didn’t do, positive impacts that can’t be confirmed, or campaigns that barely existed.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Advertising & PR Industry