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‘Don’t Look Up’: Hollywood’s Primer on Climate Denial Illustrates 5 Myths That Fuel Rejection of Science
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Two research psychologists analyze the all-too-familiar aspects of climate science denial found in the blockbuster new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence.
Man with glasses in background looks at nervous woman with red hair staring ahead
us/Major Corporations Have 'Broken Promises and Funded Seditionists' Since Jan. 6, Reports Reveal
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One critic said continuing to give to lawmakers "who tried to overthrow the will of the people makes clear that these companies were never committed to standing up for democracy in the first place."
Men scale the stone facade of the U.S. Capitol while others wave large blue Trump 2020 flags
Opinion
The UK’s Biomass Subsidies Are Harming Residents in North Carolina Communities Like Mine
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Enviva's wood pellet facility, which feeds the UK's Drax power station, produces dust and noise pollution that exacerbates existing health inequalities, argues North Carolina activist Belinda Joyner.
Belinda Joyner, an environmental justice activist from North Carolina, is calling on the UK government to stop subsidizing the biomass industry. Credit: Dogwood Alliance.
Opinion
With Shell Abandoning the Cambo Project, the North Sea Urgently Needs a Serious Just Transition Plan
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By Dr Daria Shapovalova (School of Law) and Professor Tavis Potts (School of Geosciences), University of Aberdeen  News that Shell is pulling out of the proposed Cambo oilfield in the...
Deepsea Delta oil drilling rig in the North Sea. Credit: Erik Christensen/Wikimedia
Opinion
Analysis
If You Fund the Research, You Can Shape the World
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Before the Koch brothers, Standard Oil realized the power of universities to spread its free-market ideology and prevent the growth of socialism.
Standard Gas Station Sign in St. Louis, Missouri, 1981. Credit: Dwaynep2018. CC BY-SA 4.0
Since Congress Lifted Crude Export Ban in 2015, US has Dropped 'Climate Bomb' on the World
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Oil and gas exports from the Gulf Coast have surged by nearly 600 percent, and fossil fuel production in the Permian Basin has grown by 135 percent.
Pipeline on rails, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, transporting oil from western North Dakota's Bakken oil field. Credit: Roy Luck / Flickr. CC BY 2.0
Opinion
us/Why the Oil Industry’s Pivot to Carbon Capture and Storage – While It Keeps on Drilling – Isn’t a Climate Change Solution
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The fossil fuel industry is pushing for the U.S. government to support methods to capture its climate pollution. But how effective are these "carbon management" approaches, and what are their consequences?
A massive coal gasification site under construction amid wooded areas
Part 2: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge
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Industry documents from the 1980s reveal how fossil fuel companies promoted climate denial and avoided action to limit catastrophic climate impacts.
Shell 'Confidential': The Greenhouse Effect
Opinion
us/The Problem With Calling Fracked Gas ‘Responsibly Sourced’
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The natural gas industry is increasingly trying to market its product to environmentally and socially conscious investors, but two environmental advocates argue these efforts leave out fracked gas’s massive water and waste issues.
Gas drilling rig in the middle of a rectangular cut out in green forest
Big Ag Influence Over UN Food Systems Summit Criticised by Green Farming Advocates
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Industry-backed solutions and net zero targets are insufficient to slash agriculture’s emissions, some experts warn.
United Nations in New York City. Credit: United Nations Photo. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0