Last week, I had the pleasure of writing that GM was cutting its financial support for the Heartland Institute due to the institute’s extreme stance opposed to the scientific … [Read full article]
Tag: global warming deniers
Galileo vs. Santorum on Climate Change
I am hereby comparing Rick Santorum and US Senator James Inhofe to lizards. I hope this reference … [Read full article]
Santorum, Gingrich, Romney Get Dogged for Clean Energy & Global Warming Ignorance by Colbert (VIDEO)
Following up on Tom’s great post on Santorum’s global warming denial, Colbert has a great segment completely dogging him for his belief that ‘plants benefit from global warming’ — … [Read full article]
Ah, How the Times Have Changed… (& How They Haven’t)
You aren’t likely to see this ad in magazines or newspapers these days: However, unfortunately, you can see the same kind of thing when it comes to global warming … [Read full article]
Setting Yet Another WSJ Failure Straight
Guest commentary from Barry Bickmore (repost) via RealClimate. The Wall Street Journal posted yet another op-ed by 16 scientists and engineers, which even include a few climate scientists(!!!). Here is the editor’s note to explain … [Read full article]
Why "Global Warming is a Hoax" is a Completely Idiotic Idea (Infographic & Table)
If global warming is a hoax, I’m a green alien from the planet Straftyorb. Seriously. Our media network founder, David Anderson, shared the infographic below on Facebook the other … [Read full article]
Debunking Myths? Listen to This Podcast!!
I wrote on the Debunking Handbook created by Skeptical Science and some others when it was released. It’s really a must-read, but if you haven’t checked it out and are … [Read full article]
Dr. Michael Mann on "The Climate Wars" (Interview)
Dr. Michael Mann is one of the top climate scientists in the world. As such, Dr. Mann is also a top target of attack for global warming deniers threatened … [Read full article]
Heartland Department of Education (Climate Reality Project Video)
Check out this great video challenging, through clever wit, the Heartland campaign to fund the spread repeatedly debunked arguments against the scientific consensus on global warming in public schools: … [Read full article]
Congressman Markey Asks for Heartland Institute Documents on "campaign to undermine the teaching of well-established science"
The News: Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), one of the best Congressmen I’ve ever known, wrote to the Heartland Institute today to request original copies of Heartland Institute documents leaked this month … [Read full article]
Heartland Institute Classroom Confusionist Trying to Spread Conspiracy Theory in U.S. Public Schools
The News: Yep, conspiracy theory could be a part of your children’s public education soon, unfortunately. As revealed this month in the leak of key Heartland Institute documents, the … [Read full article]
Worst Heartland Coverage Yet (& Joe Romm and Andrew Revkin Make Amends?)
In another terrific post that I’m going to repost in full in a moment, leading climate change blogger Dr. Joe Romm dissects the truly heart-wrenching reporting by Juliet Eilperin of the … [Read full article]
Teaching Your Kids What the Science Doesn't Say (Thanks, Heartland Institute)
The Heartland Institute is in the midst of a huge controversy (or, a few, to be honest). If you’re not familiar with the institute, it’s been one of the … [Read full article]