Show Description:

Climate (& COVID) Denial: Uncovering The Sources of Dangerous Misinformation

If you’ve noticed that our federal government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, is eerily similar to their handling of climate change, so have we! And there’s a reason for that.

Join HealthyPlanet’s Bob DiBenedetto for a discussion with the Executive Director of DeSmog, Brendan DeMelle, for a discussion of the ongoing efforts of corporate polluters to fund the dissemination of doubt about scientific issues from climate change to COVID-19.

DeSmog is an invaluable online resource whose staff has put in an untold number of hours, connecting the dots between climate deniers and the polluting industries who fund them. DeSmog is considered to be the world’s number one source for accurate, fact-based information regarding global warming misinformation campaigns.

This show discusses:

• The best online resource for uncovering the roots of climate denial where you can search and browse an extensive research on the individuals and organizations that have helped to delay and distract the public and our elected leaders from taking needed action to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight global warming.

• The groups that are stoking the ‘Liberate’ and Reopen movements across the country.

• The major impacts of coronavirus on the oil and gas industry.

• How and where the extensive Koch network is working hard to shape public opinion with misinformation.

and more…

Join us for this important discussion that will help you to understand what fuels some of the massive disinformation campaigns that are dividing our country.
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About Brendan DeMelle:

Brendan DeMelle is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and clean energy. He has served as research associate for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., researcher for The Ring of Fire, researcher for Laurie David, law and policy analyst for Environmental Working Group, campus organizer for Connecticut Public Interest Research Group, environmental justice associate for EPA Region 10, among other positions in his career. DeMelle has provided writing and communications services on a wide range of topics, with a demonstrated ability to simplify complex and technical issues into concise, accessible language for general public consumption. 

His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets, including a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Rural History about the social and ecological impacts of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project. He graduated from St. Lawrence University with a BA in Sociology and Environmental Studies in 1998, and lives in Seattle, Washington.

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