Denial & Misinformation

Low-Emission ‘Gas Certification’ Is Greenwashing, Climate Advocates Conclude in a Contested New Report

Gas utilities see certified gas as a way to sell low-carbon fuel at a premium. U.S. senators are calling on the FTC to investigate the industry’s claims.

By Phil McKenna

California Oil Town Chose a Firm with Oil Industry Ties to Review Impacts of an Unprecedented 20-Year Drilling Permit Extension

By Liza Gross

Is US Offshore Wind Dead in the Water—Or Just Poised for the Next Big Gust?

By Pam Radtke, Floodlight

Bill Discounting Climate Change in Florida’s Energy Policy Wins DeSantis’ Approval

By Amy Green

Alabama Coal Company Sued for a Home Explosion That Killed a Man Is Delinquent on Dozens of Penalties, Records Show

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

Academics and Lawmakers Slam an Industry-Funded Report by a Former Energy Secretary Promoting Natural Gas and LNG

By Phil McKenna

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

By Neela Banerjee, Lisa Song and David Hasemyer

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

By Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

EQT Says Fracked Gas Is a Climate Solution, but Scientists Call That Deceptive Greenwashing

By Quinn Glabicki, PublicSource

Nixon Advisers’ Climate Research Plan: Another Lost Chance on the Road to Crisis

By Marianne Lavelle

‘Pathetic, Really, and Dangerous’: Al Gore Reflects on Fraudulent Fossil Fuel Claims, Climate Voters and Clean Energy

By Kristoffer Tigue

An Oil Company Executive Said the Energy Transition Has Failed. What’s Really Happening?

By Dan Gearino

In the N.C. Governor’s Race, the GOP Frontrunner Is a Climate Denier, and the Democrat Doesn’t Want to Talk About It

By Daniel Shailer

The Supreme Court’s Social Media Case Has Big Implications for Climate Disinformation, Experts Warn

By Kristoffer Tigue

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

By Marianne Lavelle

With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash

By Bob Berwyn

Q&A: How YouTube Climate Denialism Is Morphing

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Michael Mann’s Defamation Case Against Deniers Finally Reaches Trial

By Marianne Lavelle

DeSantis Called for ‘Energy Dominance’ During White House Run. His Plan Still is Relevant to Floridians, Who Face Intensifying Climate Impacts 

By Amy Green