Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever
The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.
As Washington Succeeds in Wrecking Cuba’s Economy, US Media Blame the Victim
As the Trump regime tightens the screws on Cuba by further restricting oil to the country, legacy media continue to toe the government’s line.
‘COPs Are About the Public vs. Politicians and Their Corporate Interests’:
CounterSpin interview with Jean Su on COP30 narratives
“It’s the people, it’s the citizenry of the world who are going toe to toe with the handful of politicians who are driving disastrous decisions for us.”
Thom Hartmann on Epstein & MAGA, Han Shan (2009) on Ken Saro-Wiwa
To tell this as a tale about two uniquely bad men is a terrible disservice to a story of the systemic criminal victimization of women.
Writing About the Oil Business and Ignoring the Fate of the Earth
Despite the dire backsliding on climate policy, with consequences that are clear as day, it’s business as usual in the realm of business news.
‘This Budget Would Give Polluters the Green Light’:
CounterSpin interview with Ashley Nunes on public land selloff
“This budget proposal is one of the worst attacks on the environment that we have seen in our lifetime.”
Bartlett Naylor on Meme Coin Grift, Ashley Nunes on Public Land Selloff
Our lack of knowledge of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency will only hurt us in our response to the effects that the dealings around that stuff are having on our lives.
‘If Energy Transfer Prevails, This Could Really Embolden Other Corporations’:
CounterSpin interview with Kirk Herbertson on anti-environmental lawsuit
“This is a free speech issue that in normal times would be a no-brainer.”
Kirk Herbertson on Big Oil’s Lawsuit Against Environmentalism
Fossil fuel corporations’ lawsuits against those who challenge their destruction take aim at our ability to speak out about anything.
Derek Seidman on Insurance and Climate (2024); Ariel Adelman on Disability Civil Rights (2024)
Many are calling out insurance companies that take folks’ money, but then hinder their ability to come out from under when these predictable and predicted crises occur.
‘This Is a Push to Pass Laws Criminalizing Protest of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure’:
CounterSpin interview with Emily Sanders on criminalizing pipeline protest
“This rulemaking process is supposed to be about protecting community members and making sure pipelines are safe, not about preventing protests.”
Emily Sanders on Criminalizing Pipeline Protest, Victoria St. Martin on Suing Fossil Fuel Companies
The crickets you’re hearing about efforts to eviscerate the right to protest the impacts of climate disruption? That’s all intentional.
‘Their Effort to Avoid Accountability Is Very Thinly Veiled’:
CounterSpin interview with Katherine Li on Corporations' First Amendment Dodge
“They’re actually afraid that this information is going to get out and impact their profits, so that a lot of times their greenwashing or disinformation isn’t going to work anymore.”
As Corals Bleach Worldwide, Some Outlets Are Willing to Name the Cause: Fossil Fuels
Reporting on coral bleaching should not only link it to climate change, but to climate change’s main culprit: the fossil fuel industry.
Corporate Media Fed COP 28 Carbon Capture Confusion
Rather than exposing CCS as the greenwashing ploy it essentially is, some reporting added to confusion and misunderstandings.
‘The Only Way to Have Meaningful Climate Policy Is to Beat the Oil Guys’
CounterSpin interview with Richard Wiles and Matthew Cunningham-Cook on climate disruption and media filters
“You’ve got to think about the oil industry the way you think about the tobacco industry…. Nobody is looking to the tobacco companies for healthcare policy.”
Richard Wiles & Matthew Cunningham-Cook on Climate Disruption Filtered Through Corporate Media
We can’t have a public conversation about how fossil fuels cause climate disruption in a corporate media moneyed by fossil fuel 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.
‘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.”
