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Science Denial
Warming hiatus: The climate change myth that refuses to die
Climate science deniers say warming stopped from 1998 to 2013, and temperatures are now falling. Both claims are blatantly false.
Science 1; Trump 0
Reply to Trump: Global warming explained in three easy tweets
137 words and two graphs. A climate scientist demolishes the world’s leading climate science denier
More fake news!
A climate denier’s guide to viewing the eclipse
Science, schmience. Now the elitists want us to buy special glasses. Don’t fall for their lies!
Climate Change
Why we don’t bother to debate with climate science deniers, illustrated
If people are just confused about climate, they can be reasoned with. The facts are convincing, to anyone who is willing to see. But nothing convinces hard core science deniers, as this 2009 episode from Wiley Miller’s comic strip Non Sequitur illustrates.
Ecosocialist resources, July 2015
Ecosocialist Resources, published monthly (more or less) in Climate & Capitalism, links to articles, reports, talks and videos that are relevant to our mission
Hijacking the Anthropocene
How the anti-green ‘Breakthrough Institute’ misrepresents science to advance a technocratic agenda and undermine grassroots environmentalism
The global warming ‘pause’ is politics, not science
The so-called ‘pause’ in the rate of global warming is false and distracting. It is a politically engineered excuse to avoid taking action on climate change.
Climate inaction: The appalling complicity of liberal media
As Earth steadily moves deeper into the danger zone, corporate media responds by giving less and less coverage to climate and the environment
Noam Chomsky: Can civilization survive capitalism?
Under ‘really existing capitalism,’ science and rationality must be suppressed to protect the rulers’ interests, no matter who is hurt
‘Scientists must not remain on the sidelines’
“How will history judge us if we watch the threat unfold before our eyes, but fail to communicate the urgency of acting to avert potential disaster?”
Climate politics must be as radical as the climate crisis
To respond to the climate emergency, our politics must be as radical as our reality.
The climate denial machine vs. climate science
Dealing in Doubt: how fossil fuel interests use the tobacco industry’s playbook to manufacture disinformation designed to confuse the public and stifle action to address climate change.
An antidote to climate change denial
A CounterPunch author says global warming has stopped. He’s just plain wrong
A caveat on 'Greedy Lying Bastards'
A liberal movie, not a radical one
Greedy Lying Bastards. Don't miss it.
A powerful film indicts an industry run by liars
No, global warming hasn't stopped
The “no warming in 16 years” myth has been exploded again, this time by NASA
A reactionary 'skeptic' takes his best shot … and misses
Britain’s leading Conservative newspaper fires a feeble broadside at Climate & Capitalism
Arctic ice melt, psychopathic capitalism, and the corporate media
Corporate media, which ought to be sounding the alarm, continues to deny or minimize the danger of climate catastrophe. Greens and lefts must build independent alternatives.
Agnotology
Counting the lies told by lying liars at News Corp.