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Policy & Planning

“Don’t Look Up:” Hollywood tackles the myths that fuel climate denial
Hollywood’s primer on climate denial illustrates five myths that fuel the rejection of science – including a favourite of Australia’s federal government.
The Conversation

Jan 10, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Gina Rinehart peddles climate denial to students in bizarre video rant
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, uses message to school students to peddle long-discredited claims that global warming is not real.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 7, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Climate expert Michael Mann slams climate deniers as ‘villainous’ and ‘immoral’
Climate expert Michael E. Mann slams climate science deniers and expresses optimism that student strikes have shifted the conversation on climate change.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 15, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Coalition returns to climate denial roots as Morrison dodges UN summit
Climate denial is making a strong comeback in Scott Morrison’s Coalition. So much so that it seems to be having an impact on the other side of politics.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Sep 12, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Queensland voters send two climate change deniers to Senate
Get ready for six more years of mind-numbing arguments, as two climate change deniers gain a public platform thanks to their election to the Australian Senate.
Michael Mazengarb

May 27, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Ageing ex mining chiefs set up new ginger group urging Paris exit
A new super-group of seasoned global warming deniers and ex mining chiefs has formed to lobby for Australia’s withdrawal from Paris accord.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Nov 16, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Malcolm Turnbull has become a de-facto climate denier
Macron’s dressing down of Malcolm Turnbull on his lack of leadership on climate change underlines a disturbing point: Turnbull may not deny the science of climate change, but he does deny the need to act now, and the economic benefits of embracing renewables.
Giles Parkinson

May 3, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Shark Tank’s Steve Baxter joins climate science deniers and islamophobes for Australian LibertyFest
What do you get when you bring together some of Australia’s most fervent climate science deniers with anti-Islam activists, fledgling right-wing political groups, and an American “free market” Libertarian?
Graham Readfearn

Oct 13, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Terry McCrann leaps back to top of the class for climate denial
Emboldened by Donald Trump’s US election win, and perhaps sensing a diplomatic opportunity, Murdoch media’s Terry McCrann is back on the war path against climate and renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 29, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

Coalition twists and turns on wind and solar as ACT Libs embrace 100% renewables
Slash subsidies or back 100% renewables? Australia’s Coalition parties at odds over whether to support or oppose wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 1, 2016

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Policy & Planning

The Galileo gambit and other stories: the three main tactics of climate denial
Malcolm Robert’s utterances can teach us a great deal about the psychology of science denial.
Stephan Lewandowsky

Aug 11, 2016

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Unpacking Charles Koch’s misinformation on climate change
As US billionaire fossil fuel titan Charles Koch defends his company’s funding of climate denial groups, we unpack his arguments against the science.
Aaron Huertas

Aug 5, 2015

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