‘You Are Exacerbating the Racial Wealth Gap Through the Use of Subsidies’
“The scrutiny that we give every spending dollar that seems to come out of a city budget is not at all applied in the same way to companies.”
As Skies Turn Orange, Media Still Hesitate to Mention What’s Changing Climate
On US TV news, viewers were more likely to hear climate denial than the connection between fossil fuel consumption and worsening wildfires.
Arlene Martínez on Corporate Subsidies, Florín Nájera-Uresti on Journalism Preservation
White supremacy and economic policy are completely different stories for the press, but not for the people.
‘The UN’s Report Laid Bare How Little Time Was Left’
“This is a huge opportunity…to create an energy system that’s rooted in climate justice, that’s rooted in the realities of the changing climate,”
‘It Felt Like a Wasted Opportunity to Hold Oil Executives to Account’
“The fossil fuel industry has a long history of investing in the media in order to manipulate the conversation.”
Emily Sanders on How Not to Interview an Oil CEO, Kaufman & Bozuwa on Fighting Climate Disrupters
There is no way to fight climate disruption without fighting climate disrupters.
Projected Collapse of Crucial Antarctic Current Met With Media Silence
US corporate media were virtually silent on a landmark study projecting the collapse of a crucial Antarctic ocean current.
Cop City Coverage Fails to Question Narratives of Militarized Police
Journalists should clearly present the evidence supporting protesters’ and police narratives, given police’s well-documented record of lying.
Oil Lobby Prompts Right-Wing Media to Save Whales—From Wind Power
Media complicity in using feigned concern for dead whales to shield fossil fuel interests undermines genuine environmental activism.
‘The Oil Companies Are the Reason We Don’t Have Climate Policy’
“The only way we’re going to have the kind of meaningful climate policy change…is if we actually beat the oil guys.”
Richard Wiles on Fossil Fuel Lies, Rebecca Vallas on Disability Economics
The predictable harms of fossil fuels are forever “raising questions” for elite media. What would happen if they were seen as answering them?
Climate Confusion and Complicity at the New York Times
When the New York Times treats the same climate data as horrifying or reassuring, it helps confuse the public and keep us complacent.
Is Record-Smashing Heat a Big Story? Depends Where It Happens
A Nexis search of ABC, CBS and NBC news programs found not a single mention, even in passing, of the Indian heat wave crisis.
Media Need to Treat Every Day as Earth Day if We Want a Livable Planet
On Earth Day, no doubt most major media will pay lip service to the extreme dangers of climate change. But what happens the next day?
Best of CounterSpin 2021
This annual round-up reflects all the conversations we hope have offered a voice that might help you interpret the news you read.
‘We’re Several Days Late and Many Dollars Short in Getting Ahead of Climate Catastrophe’
“It’s going to be citizens and individuals that are going to keep the pressure on those leaders to be more ambitious.”
Bobby Lewis on One America News, Jean Su on People vs. Fossil Fuels
OAN’s audience has been told that Trump really won the 2020 election and that chemical cocktails are better for Covid than vaccines.
‘Manchin Has Taken the Lead in Diluting Ethics Provisions’
“Joe Manchin has positioned himself at the forefront of seeking to slow down and weaken the climate regulations.”
David Moore on Manchin’s Conflict, Jim Naureckas on Covid and Media
“We’re going to have a representative of fossil fuel interests crafting the policy that reduces our emissions from fossil fuels.”
Only Those Taking Action Against Climate Violence Are Labeled ‘Terrorist’
Climate disruption is undeniably fatal, and historians will question which political structures prevented humans from responding to it.
