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Climate Denial

Climate Disasters Only Slightly Shift the Political Needle

Researchers tracking the social and political impacts of storms, floods and heat waves say their effects are often transient and short-lived.

By Bob Berwyn

Dawn Fader of Treasure Island, Fla. looks at damage from a fallen crane in downtown St. Petersburg on Thursday after Hurricane Milton swept through the Tampa Bay area. Credit: Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images
An aerial view of flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the French Broad River on Oct. 3 in Marshall, N.C. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images via Grist

Fact-Checking the Viral Conspiracies in the Wake of Hurricane Helene

By Zoya Teirstein, Grist

Exxon's Richard Werthamer (right) and Edward Garvey (left) are aboard the company's Esso Atlantic tanker working on a project to measure the carbon dioxide levels in the ocean and atmosphere. The project ran from 1979 to 1982. Credit: Courtesy of Richard Werthamer

Exxon’s Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels’ Role in Global Warming Decades Ago

By Neela Banerjee, Lisa Song and David Hasemyer

Exxon Mobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods speaks during the CERAWeek oil summit in Houston, Texas, on March 18. Credit: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

Exxon Criticized ICN Stories Publicly, But Privately, Didn’t Dispute The Findings

By Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

Climate scientist Michael Mann is seen outside of the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse on Feb. 5 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Michael Mann’s $1 Million Defamation Verdict Resonates in a Still-Contentious Climate Science World

By Marianne Lavelle

A new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate looks at the ever evolving messages from climate deniers on YouTube. Credit: Didem Mente/Anadolu via Getty Images

Q&A: How YouTube Climate Denialism Is Morphing

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Experts Warn of ‘Denialism Comeback’ Ahead of November’s Global Climate Talks

By Kristoffer Tigue

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee visits "The Story with Martha MacCallum" in the Fox News Channel Studios on September 17, 2019 in New York City. Credit: Steven Ferdman/Getty Images

Mike Huckabee’s “Kids Guide to the Truth About Climate Change” Shows the Changing Landscape of Climate Denial

By Keerti Gopal

The Syncrude Canada Ltd. oil sands mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Credit: Ben Nelms/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In Attacks on Environmental Advocates in Canada, a Disturbing Echo of Extremist Politics in the US

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Donald Trump gives the 2018 State of the Union Address. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

State of the Union: Trump Glorifies Coal, Shuts Eyes to Climate Risks

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Choke Hold Series

How Big Oil Lost Control of Its Climate Misinformation Machine

By Neela Banerjee

Will Ag Research Survive Trump's Assault on Climate Funding?

By Georgina Gustin

Wind power is abundant in Wyoming, including the Foote Creek Rim Wind Project

Wyoming Bill Would Outlaw Clean Energy by Preventing Utilities From Using It

By Zahra Hirji

On Climate Change, Obama Lays Down a Scientific Gauntlet for Trump Administration

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Exxon chief executive Rex Tillerson has acknowledged climate change, to a point

Rex Tillerson's Record on Climate Change: Rhetoric vs. Reality

By Neela Banerjee

Rick Perry, Trump's Energy Pick, on Climate Change: 'One Contrived Phony Mess'

By Marianne Lavelle

Climate activist group 350.org is taking on Exxon in a legal fight

Climate Activists Fight Back Against Exxon's Subpoenas

By David Hasemyer

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is being sued by the Competitive Enterprise Institute

Conservative Think Tank Sues NY AG Over Exxon Documents

By David Hasemyer

Arctic Melt of Last Two Decades 'Unprecedented,' Data Shows

By Bob Berwyn

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