A group with ties to the fossil fuel industry plans to use Facebook’s op-ed loophole to spread climate misinformation.
Facebook creates fact-checking exemption for climate deniers
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Bradley Spent Millions on Voter Suppression, Union Busters, Climate Deniers, and Right-Wing Media in 2019
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The Milwaukee-based foundation pumped more than $42 million in 2019 into a network of right-wing groups dedicated to attacking unions, blocking climate action, creating obstacles to voting, and promoting the GOP’s political power and policy agenda.
This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
We’re cooked unless investors stop funding fossil fuel companies.
New Energy Wiki Provides Valuable Resource for Climate Activists Around the World
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Global Energy Monitor and CMD announce the launching of comprehensive fossil fuel tracking site that provides valuable research tools for activists, journalists, and policymakers.
While Nation Focused on Impeachment and the Coronavirus, Koch Continued to Lobby to Stop Climate Legislation
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries spent $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2020 on lobbying Congress to block climate progress, weaken environmental protections, and protect its bottom line.
100 Villages: How Bringing Back the Fish Will Repair the Climate
By Alex Carlin | at
Low-cost ocean pasture restoration projects can go a long way toward removing the biggest threat to our climate – the CO2 that is already in our atmosphere – without having to wait for government leaders and multinational corporations to step up to the plate.
COVID-19 ‘Liberate’ Groups Are the Same Ones Pushing Climate Denial
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
The well-funded machinery that sowed doubt about climate is now sowing seeds of doubt over the economic and public health response to COVID-19.
“Identity-Scrubbing” Charities Bankroll Heartland’s Climate Denial
By Alex Kotch | at
Groups favored by the Koch donor network and the Mercers have pumped more than $10 million into the Heartland Institute, but mainstream donor-advised fund sponsors are financing it too.
Candidates Backed by Bloomberg Helped Pollute the Planet
By Alex Kotch | at
Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg portrays himself as an environmentalist, but numerous candidates he has financed have voted to advance oil, gas, and coal interests.
Wealthy Donors and Fossil Fuel Interests Pump Millions into Super PACs for 2020 Elections
By Alex Kotch | at
Fossil fuels companies and executives have contributed $18.8 million so far, with Koch Industries leading the pack.