Disinformation is on the rise — and climate change is a growing target. This series dives into the greenwashing, half-truths and falsehoods shaping some Canadians’ understanding of the climate crisis.
Edgar (Eddie) Dearden skips the small talk when he meets someone new, instead starting the conversation by asking them if they "know what natural gas is." The question is the centrepiece of his self-appointed quest to fight the fossil fuel industry's insidious disinformation campaign painting natural gas as a climate solution.
Do you love your cozy gas fireplace and uber-sexy gas stove, but are tired of feeling guilty about all that climate pollution frying your kid's future? Has Barry Saxifrage got great news for you. Wink, wink.
Each time Tim Crossin turns on his gas fireplace to heat the modest home he shares with his partner, the avowed environmentalist "assuages" his climate guilt with a reminder that he is paying a premium for so-called "renewable" natural gas.
Environmental and health groups are prodding the federal government to turn a competition law into a powerful tool to tackle climate change and greenwashing.
For nearly 50 years, the push to discredit climate science and transform responses to the crisis into a political hot potato has successfully delayed policies to reduce oil and gas production and greenhouse gas emissions.