Fox Snooze: Global Warming Name Game Debunked By Media Matters (Again)

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
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Media Matters put out a video this past week with clips of all the recent FOX News mentions of a global warming name conspiracy. The Fox ‘conspiracy’ is that ‘liberals’ stopped calling it global warming and started calling it climate change. Little did they realize, apparently, that the man responsible for the partisan polarization over the terminology of climate change vs. global warming is none other than FOX News contributor Frank Luntz. Watch:ย 


As Media Matters points out:ย 
Scientistsย useย โ€œglobal warmingโ€ when speaking about the increase in average global surface temperatures. Theyย useย โ€œclimate changeโ€ to refer to all the other disruptions that greenhouse gas emissions are causing โ€“ fromย rising sea levels, to abruptly changingย precipitationย patterns that increase the likelihood ofย droughtsandย wildfiresย in certain areas and extremeย floodingย in others, toย acidifying oceansย that disturb the marine food web.

If you’re still confused, head over to Joe Romm’s post, Debunking The Dumbest Denier Myth (Again): โ€˜Climate Changeโ€™ Vs. โ€˜Globalย Warmingโ€™

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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