"Never Believe a Bank’s Net-Zero Pledge"
"A new report finds that climate-friendly financial institutions have been funding fossil fuel projects to the tune of $38 billion."
Source: New Republic, 02/17/2022
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"Oil Firms’ Climate Claims Are Greenwashing, Study Concludes"
"Accusations of greenwashing against major oil companies that claim to be in transition to clean energy are well-founded, according to the most comprehensive study to date."
Source: Guardian, 02/17/2022
In Misinformation Wars, Renewable Energy Is The Latest To Be Attacked
"The spread of misinformation about solar and wind energy is leading some states and counties to restrict or even reject projects. The Energy Department calls it a key threat to decarbonizing the grid."
Source: NPR, 02/15/2022
Palin Judge Will Dismiss Her Libel Case, Finding No Malice By NY Times
"A judge on Monday said he will dismiss Sarah Palin’s libel case against the New York Times, saying she had not met the legal standard showing that the newspaper acted with “actual malice” in publishing a 2017 editorial that included an inaccurate claim about her."
Source: Washington Post, 02/15/2022
Job Opening: Editor, Public Health Watch
About Public Health Watch
Public Health Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization founded in 2021. We illuminate weaknesses and injustices in the nation’s health infrastructure and policies, expose inequities and highlight solutions. Based in Austin but national in scope, we collaborate with media outlets large and small, and college journalism and public health programs. Our aim is to uncover truths that hold institutions and individuals accountable and compel change.
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Walking With the ‘Guardians of the Forest’ — Lessons From Coverage of Amazonian Fires
Three teams of video journalists descended on the Brazilian Amazon amid some of its worst-ever fires to capture efforts of Indigenous rainforest “guardians” to protect it from destruction. They returned with award-winning reporting, but also a deeper understanding of the region and its people, and of how to bring the climate change story closer to home. They share their experiences, in the new EJ InSight.
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New Army Climate Strategy Provokes Questions, Stories on Local and Regional Impact
Military bases typically have big impacts on surrounding communities, including on resource use and the environment. Now, a new U.S. Army climate strategy makes clear the military understands climate change will affect the bases themselves, with numerous ripple effects. The latest TipSheet outlines how reporters can find local stories on these new realities at bases around the country, including near you.
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