City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
The Campaign to Debunk Climate Lies in Latino Communities
The Gas Leaks Project, in partnership with GreenLatinos and the Climate Action Against Disinformation Coalition, are using videos, graphics, and a home page filled with facts to inform Latino audiences about climate disinformation.
Their efforts, launched not long after social media platforms like Meta and X announced they were ditching their fact checkers, are focused on Latino communities because the demographic is increasingly gaining more voting power and influence in the U.S—and consuming most of their news on social media, the organizers behind the campaign say.
“We say it’s a civil rights issue, because by sowing doubt and confusion, misinformation campaigns ultimately undermine the ability of the Latina community to advocate for themselves and participate in the decision-making process,” said Juan Pablo Alvarado, GreenLatinos’ climate misinformation coordinator.
Opinion: Trump is Wrong—Congestion Pricing is Working
“Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Give the congestion pricing program at least one full year to operate unfettered and then re-evaluate or make necessary adjustments where needed.”
Opinion: New York City Must Leverage Its Financial Power for a Cleaner Future
“We need to be crystal clear: if you’re managing our money, you better be taking climate risk seriously and cutting off financing for new fossil fuel projects. If not, we’re taking our business elsewhere.”
