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These are some of the week’s headlines in the Fall of 2021:
France 24: World leaders open COP26 climate talks with somber warnings: “We are digging our own graves”
The Guardian: Cop26: polling data is overwhelming – people want leaders to act
AP: Oil giants deny spreading disinformation on climate change.
The first two headlines accurately reflect our dire situation: There is consensus among world leaders, and most people worldwide have come to accept the following claims.
Climate change is real, humans are responsible, and we must act collectively to mitigate and adapt.
However, it is the third headline that is troublesome. In fact, as outlined in this article by the BBC, fossil fuel companies have spread or fostered disinformation for a half-century or more.
NASA documents on their page, Climate Change, How Do We Know? that in the 1860s, the physicist John Tyndall posited that slight variations in the atmosphere could affect temperature. In 1896, Svante Arrhenius linked carbon dioxide levels to higher earth temperatures due to the greenhouse effect.
President Lyndon Johnson was warned about carbon emissions and global warming by scientists in 1965.
While we are on the subject of disinformation, why are so many companies able to greenwash their products or practices?
How are climate change denialist organizations and individuals, as well as cynical politicians able to lie with impunity about climate change?
Because no one entity has ever held any of them accountable and publicized their duplicity, until now.
Today, we are introducing a new streaming channel where we come together as a community to dispel the myths and misinformation around Climate Change and Sustainability while exploring innovative solutions and avenues for progress.
We are the voice of social, economic, and environmental justice.
We are Sustainable Media.
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Who are we, really?
Sustainable Media is an autonomous collective of creators, journalists, scientists, activists and concerned citizens producing, distributing and sharing content that addresses our core issues, contributes to meaningful discourse, and builds community. We are targeting our launch for May 1, 2022. If you would like to be kept informed of our progress, please sign up for our newsletter.
