Climate change denial

Tucker Carlson launched his streaming service on Monday, charging users $9 a month for five original shows starring the former Fox News host. Carlson explored launching the subscription service on X, where he’s been hosting a show for several months, but Elon Musk’s platform couldn’t develop the technology quickly enough, according to the Wall Street Journal.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI Unlocked“Tucker Carlson Network is the new streaming platform that is home to exclusive all-new content from…

An open letter to the White House from 17 major climate change and anti-disinformation groups says President Joe Biden and his administration have largely ignored the toll AI is already taking on a fast-warming world. At the top of these groups’ demands is a new rule executive order that would big tech to share just how energy-hungry the big push for AI truly is.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI UnlockedThe climate group’s letter centers on two main points. One, AI is already working to amplify the…

People like to tell lies about climate change on YouTube. That’s bad enough, but worse is the fact that Google makes money by running ads for major brands against those videos, sometimes sharing profits with creators. In 2021, Google took a stand and promised to stop doing that. But two years later, according to a report released Tuesday, Google still makes ad money from climate misinformation and shares cash with liars. In some cases, the company even knows the videos violate its policies.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the…

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme EarthTucker Carlson spent years denying, deflecting, and sowing doubt on climate change to his 3.4 million nightly viewers.His program was the most popular on Fox New and he spent his nights spewing misogynistic, racist, and bizarre rants. Carlson, who began his role as host of Tucker Carlson Tonight in 2016, also obsessively waged a war on guests who talked about climate change, from…

In case you missed it, conservatives deeply care about whales and the oceans now.The U.S. In For A Dry Winter | Extreme EarthAt least, that’s the message being sent by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank that in 2021 filed suit against an offshore wind project in New England. Despite taking a lot of money from the oil and gas interests, TPPF has waged a battle over the past year and a half claiming deep concern for the whales allegedly at risk from offshore wind turbines. (I don’t remember this…

Screenshot: InstagramWe’ll end on a surreal note. In 2020, carmaker Hyundai partnered with Korean pop sensation BTS for Earth Day. The brand encouraged fans to take a selfie with the lights off, then tag the Hyundai account on Instagram for a chance to win BTS-themed prizes.If you’re wondering what a selfie in the dark has to do with Earth Day, you’re not alone. I looked through a lot of the campaign materials, and there are scant mentions of Earth, nature, conservation, what have you. Heck, there’s barely anything having…

Beautiful and troubling photographs of how the world is changing and heating up are part of a competition to pressure one of the world’s leading camera companies to drop its controversial views on climate.Business accountability watchdog Action Speaks Louder launched the “Cameras Don’t Lie” competition in February in order to pressure photography giant Canon to distance itself from the climate denial the group says is being perpetuated at a nonprofit Canonsupports.“Canon has two faces; while branding itself as an…

Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas. Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)Officials in Texas want to make sure the state’s science textbooks don’t paint oil and gas in a bad light. The Texas State Board of Education shifted its guidance to schools last month, asking that they focus on the supposedly “positive” aspects of fossil fuels in educational material, E&E News reported.The board, which is dominated by Republicans, adopted changes proposed by board member Patricia Hardy. “If…

The News Corp headquarters in New York City.Photo: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA (AP)Have you ever dreamed about furthering environmental goals in the corporate space—or, more specifically, working for one of the world’s most prolific climate deniers, at a company helping churn a crusade against the very existence of a job like yours? Great news: Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, aka News Corp, is hiring a director of sustainability!The job description, posted on the News Corp site this week, calls for someone to supervise…

Exxon knew....a lot.Photo: Aaron M. Sprecher (AP)ExxonMobil knew even more about how damaging climate change is than we thought, a study out this week shows.In 2015, journalists obtained a trove of internal documents related to ExxonMobil’s work on climate change and published a series of investigations into how the company’s external PR didn’t match its internal research. “Exxon Knew,” which refers to the idea that Exxon knew about climate change and its dangers while continuing to mislead the public and perpetuating…