Friends of Science: Facts from the Coal Industry's Favourite Scientist

onApr 23, 2008 @ 16:47 PDT

There are few people in the climate change denial industry who have Pat Michaels’ demonstrated willingness to cuddle up to big coal.

So, it’s no surprise that the discredited Friends of Science chose Michaels as keynote speaker for the Friends’ Fifth Annual Luncheon Event.

Note the Friends interesting new truth-in-advertising tagline: “Advocates of Climate Change Debate.”

Which seems to say, we don’t care if the truth is buried in there anywhere, we just want to keep stoked the flames of indecision. (See next post).

on Oct 22, 2026 @ 10:06 PDT

Internal slidedecks from Canada Action explain strategy to get millions of views for industry talking points.

on Oct 21, 2026 @ 23:00 PDT

After a summer of record heatwaves, an increase in foul-smelling algae blooms is harming residents’ health and endangering livelihoods.

on Oct 21, 2026 @ 06:51 PDT

Kathryn Porter, an “independent” energy expert, has become a trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

on Oct 20, 2026 @ 21:30 PDT

Powerful trade bodies lodged a suite of objections to contribution terms, documents show.

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