YouTube School: 13 Misconceptions About Global Warming

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog

By Brendan DeMelle

onSep 27, 2014 @ 10:00 PDT

Sometimes YouTube is educational. Crazy, right? Below is a great video produced by Veritasium that debunks 13 common climate denial myths.

It’s clear that somebody has been reading Skeptical Science.

If you want to learn more about how to talk to a climate denier, there are several key resources online, including (but not limited to):

Skeptical Science Global Warming and Climate Change Myths — also available as a smartphone app on iPhone and Android.

Grist.org’s How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic series.

But you came over here to be schooled by YouTube, so here goes:

By Brendan DeMelle

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog

Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

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