Tag: climate scientists
Alternative Truths About Climate & Renewable Energy Hurt Us All
Lies about climate and renewable energy permeate the internet. The fact that our planet is warming has been proven in hundreds of different ways. Burning oil and gas, which are the deposits of ancient plants and animals, heats the planet and is destroying the unity of the Earth’s biosphere. But … [continued]
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From Soviet Fields to US Committees: The Return of Institutionalized Untruth
On December 30, a little noticed federal vaccine advisory meeting took place in the United States. It was scheduled between Christmas and New Year’s, broken into four brief sessions for a specific reason, and focused on procedural matters within a committee most Americans have never heard of. There was no … [continued]
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Bots Are Manipulating The Clean Energy Information You Seek Online
A recent study published in Nature found that participants’ preferences in real-world elections swung by up to 15 percentage points after conversing with a chatbot. The researchers concluded that, as AI models become more sophisticated, they hold a sizable persuasive advantage for powerful actors behind our screens. Bots have a … [continued]
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Michael Mann To Bill Gates: What World Are You Living In?
Bill Gates pictures himself as a technology and system innovator. In October, the billionaire philanthropist recontextualized climate action, global health, and development as mutually exclusive and in competition with each other in advance of the international climate summit, COP30. With his status as one of the original Silicon Valley tech … [continued]
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How Disinformation Is Affecting COP30 — And You
The 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is known by the shorthand “COP30.” These meetings are annual opportunities for leaders from around the world to discuss efforts to combat human-induced climate change. Participants work together to negotiate agreements on topics such … [continued]
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