This blog post is part 2 of a series of excerpts from The Debunking Handbook 2020 which can be downloaded here. The list of references is available here. Prevent misinformation from sticking if you can Because […]

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is clear: in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the world must dramatically reduce its carbon emissions and prevent global warming from […]

Transportation is the United States’ largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Estimates suggest that to keep the world within 1.5°C of warming, at least 1 in 5 cars must be electric by 2030, in addition to de […]

An ambitious new bill introduced on Tuesday by House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva would change Americans’ relationship with our oceans and aid in our fight against climate change.

The European Union has taken a big step towards solidifying plans to become the first climate-neutral continent with the European Commission’s announcement that it is adopting a methane strategy as a part of the E […]

The European Central Bank is about to wrap up their open public consulation. Its results will help guide the Bank in setting a new strategic direction in the coming years. We have a clear message: we need the ECB […]

Read Decreased Water Flow In The Apalachicola River Could Threaten The Future Of Tupelo Honey – “The Apalachicola Bay is well-known for its oysters. But over the years as population, agriculture and management p […]

Hi everyone. My name’s Julia, I’m a campaigner at 350.org Europe. You might have seen my name signed on emails from 350, asking you to take action. I definitely prefer to write than to record myself, but I wan […]

Rethinking the role of sustainability reports Mike Hower Tue, 10/20/2020 – 01:00 Corporate sustainability has a reporting problem — it always has. Companies typically don’t enjoy creating them and investors, cus […]

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping Cecilia Keating Tue, 10/20/2020 – 00:15 The global shipping industry’s decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Ahead of the latest […]

A telework transition won’t slash emissions unless we make car-free lifestyles viable Hannah Budnitz Tue, 10/20/2020 – 00:02 Even before the pandemic, the proportion of people working from home was slowly but […]

“We will need fossil fuels for decades to come,” or so goes the conventional wisdom. People in developing countries are buying more vehicles, so we need to invest in growing our oil sector – especially the oil s […]

Read M-CORES PUBLIC COMMENT ANALYSIS RELEASED 93 percent of the public says “no” to M-CORES – “The No Roads to Ruin Coalition (NRTR) held a virtual Zoom press conference to release the compiled and catego […]

During what now seems like another era entirely- back in February of this long year- Skeptical Science regular RedBaron (aka Scott Strough) mentioned in a discussion thread here that he’d been working on an idea […]

Why Gen Z voices matter in making business sustainable Isabel LoDuca Mon, 10/19/2020 – 01:00 Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2015, are current consumers, future business leaders and the future of this […]

Story of the Week… Toon of the Week… Coming Soon on SkS… Climate Feedback Claim Review… SkS Week in Review… Poster of the Week… Story of the Week… Earth has warmest September on record, and 2020 […]

A chronological listing of news articles linked to on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, Oct 11, 2020 through Sat, Oct 17, 2020 Editor’s Choice A FIELD GUIDE TOTHE ELECTION AND CLIMATE […]

This blog post is part 1 of a series of excerpts from The Debunking Handbook 2020. The list of references is available here. Misinformation can do damage Misinformation is false information that is spread either […]

Getting around cities in electric vehicles (EVs) is getting easier as EV infrastructure grows. But traveling between cities is still a challenge as infrastructure, incentives, and policies aren’t always i […]

Read DEP Acquires 578-Acre Parcel Within St. Joe Timberland Florida Forever Project – “The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in partnership with the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, has p […]