No, AP, Global Warming Doesn’t Threaten Human Health
The Associated Press (AP) published an article about recent warnings from Germany’s disease control agency which claimed that global warming would increase the risk of illnesses and threaten human health. These claims are not...
MSNBC ‘Punks’ GOP but Gets Caught Telling Lies About Starvation, Climate Deaths
MSNBC’s Alex Wagner aired a segment on April 28 titled, “Republican policy on climate change takes a turn for the absurd.” The only problem was Wagner made provably false statements as ‘proof’ that the...
Multiple Outlets Admit “Catastrophe” Narrative is Counterproductive
After the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest Synthesis Report, multiple media outlets cautioned their peers against leaning too far into the catastrophe narrative, as it might be counterproductive for...
Winter’s Risks Increased By Unaffordable Heating Prices
Guest post by Vijay Jayaraj
Spare a thought for millions who will be living through an uncertain winter due to unaffordable heating prices. The situation is worse this year because of the energy crisis in...
That’s Right, Wall Street Journal, Deaths Related to Temperatures Are Declining
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article reporting that in the lead up to the 27th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Egypt, climate...
Wrong, BBC, Global Human Health Outcomes Are Improving As Climate Changes
The BBC is among several mainstream media outlets, like USA Today, hyping a report which claims human health is suffering due to climate change. This is false. Data shows premature deaths related to temperatures,...
No, USA Today, Heat Waves Are Not the “Top Weather-Related Killer”
A story in the September 12 edition of USA Today, titled “California becomes first US state to begin ranking extreme heat wave events,” erroneously claimed that excessive heat is the top weather-related killer in...
Sorry, New York Times, Data Refutes the U.N.’s Warning That Insufficient Climate Action Is...
The New York Times (NYT) reported on a speech made by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, in which he claimed that the world is committing suicide if there is no collective action on...
Sorry, Time, Crop Production Is Growing Due to Climate Change, Not Declining
A recent story in Time magazine links the world’s current food supply chain crisis to climate change. This is false. Although crop production is down at the present and supplies are constrained, other factors...
Peer-Reviewed Study Confirms Cold Temperatures Kill WAY More People Than Heat
Cold temperatures kill 45 times more people in China than warm temperatures, according to a newly published study in the prestigious peer-reviewed medical journal Lancet. The study is consistent with mortality data from around...