The reality of the climate crisis is all around us, from wildfires, to choking smoke, to record-setting heat waves, superstorms, and more. July 4, 2023, was just declared the planet's hottest day in recorded history! But the fossil fuel industry has spent decades of time, and billions of dollars spreading climate disinformation online and offline to drive public polarization and stall action on the climate crisis. That's why the latest UN Climate Reports say climate disinformation is a threat to climate action.
But a digital media startup, recently congratulated Sen. Joe Manchin on his "victory" in pushing through the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline in legislation raising the debt ceiling. And recent reports from US climate and media leaders shows that social media companies are largely leaving the public in the dark about their efforts to combat the problem.
And now, to make matters worse, climate denying red-state Attorneys General are using the out of control federal judiciary (the same folks that struck down Roe v Wade last year, and eliminated Affirmative Action, LGBTQ+ protections, and student debt relief last week) to claim that anyone who calls climate denial a lie is engaged in illegal censorship.
It's the same playbook we've seen from the same conservative courts and AGs on divestment – where conservative AG’s claimed that even considering climate impacts was oppressive, and courts gave them permission to block investment and divestment campaigns, even when they're supported by voters or benefit shareholders and pensioners.
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