Climate disinformation - false information that is deliberately promoted in order to mislead and deceive us - is pervasive and sophisticated.  Here are some resources to help you become a "Disinformation Detective".

Climate Disinformation Detectives - with Jennifer Nathan: video on the Canadian Ecopsychology Network channel. How to combat climate disinformation by tracing it back to its sources - the powers that are pushing against climate action.

POLLUTING EDUCATION: The Influence of Fossil Fuels on Children’s Education in Canada

A report by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and For Our Kids. Authors: Anne Keary and Jennifer Chesnut. This report explores the involvement of the oil and gas industry in schools and climate-related education in Canada. Fossil fuel companies have, through their involvement in education, effectively obscured the industry’s role in driving climate change while also limiting public understanding of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. 

 

Webinar “Unpacking the report: Polluting Education” 

Children’s entertainer Raffi, climate and mental health expert Britt Wray, CAPE President Dr. Melissa Lem and the report’s authors, Anne Keary and Jennifer Chesnut unpack the report’s findings, explore how fossil fuel influence is undermining climate education, and discuss how we can take action and demand fossil fuel free education for our kids.

Climate Obstruction: The State and Spread of Climate Disinformation in Canada by The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy. While climate denial historically defined opposition to climate action, the discourse is increasingly shifting into new territory online: climate delayism. This report analyzes Canadians’ response to prominent climate delay narratives and presents key findings and policy implications for the burgeoning problem of climate disinformation in Canada. 

"How to spot fake news: Identifying propaganda, satire, and false information"  Whether it's "insidious confusion," quackery, spin, disinformation, misinformation, or just a misunderstanding, there is a lot of false information out there. Here are some strategies for identifying it.   

False Profits: Fossil Fuels are Making Life More Expensive

Oil and gas industry advertising claims fossil fuels are essential for affordable living. In fact, fossil fuels have caused inflation, exploited consumers and workers, and made life more expensive.  

How Fossil Fuel Ads Make Us Sick 

Read about how fossil fuel ads make us sick and read the open letter from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) to the Government of Canada demanding a ban on fossil fuel advertising.