6 articles
Bjørn Lomborg
Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish political scientist, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist (2001), and president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, a think tank ranking solutions by cost-benefit analysis.
Chemtrail conspiracy theory
The chemtrail conspiracy theory is the belief that persistent aircraft contrails are deliberate chemical or biological spraying, rejected by 76 of 77 surveyed atmospheric scientists in a 2016 study.
Climate change denial
Climate change denial, also called global warming denial, is the rejection or dismissal of climate science, often funded by fossil fuel interests and now increasingly shifted toward blocking climate solutions.
Climatic Research Unit email controversy
The Climatic Research Unit email controversy, known as Climategate, began in November 2009 when over 1,000 emails from the University of East Anglia were posted online.
Fossil fuel industry disinformation
Fossil fuel industry disinformation is the spread of false or misleading climate claims by oil, gas, and coal companies, most extensively documented at ExxonMobil from 1977 onward.
Merchants of Doubt
Merchants of Doubt is a 2010 nonfiction book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway documenting how a few scientists sowed doubt on tobacco and climate.