Publication: Environment
Logically→ John Kerry did not say farmers must stop growing food
Truth or Fiction?→ Proposed Bill Would ‘Fine Texans for Multiple Environmental Complaints’ That Don’t Result in ‘Enforcement’
On April 17 2023, posts about purported proposed environmental legislation in Texas circulated on social media: A bill proposed in TX would allow TCEQ to fine *residents* for complaining too much about facilities that pollute their air/water/land. E
New York Times→ No, Diversity Did Not Cause Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse
Blaming workplace diversity or environmentally and socially conscious investments for the firm’s downfall signals a “complete lack of understanding of how banks work,” one expert said.
Logically→ The train derailment in Ohio was planned.
All evidence points to this accident being the result of a mechanical failure.
Logically→ Oxfordshire County Council approved plans for climate lockdowns.
There is no evidence that such measures are being planned. The measure in question is intended to reduce traffic.
Logically→ Tornado and hurricane control device patents prove that the deep state controls disasters.
Tornadoes and hurricanes occur under certain environmental conditions. A deep state controlling disasters is an unfounded conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ Swiss Retailer Rolls out ‘Coffee Balls’ to Replace Capsules
Swiss retailer Migros said that it is launching a coffeemaking system designed to replace capsules that produce thousands of tons of waste worldwide each year.
Logically→ The image shows farmers blocking the highway with tractors in the Netherlands to protest against government plans to cut nitrogen emissions.
A photo taken during the 2019 farmer protests in De Bilt, Netherlands, has been misattributed to the 2022 protest.
Logically→ The World Economic Forum is going to freeze the bank accounts of meat-eaters.
The WEF's support for Doconomy's credit card has been misrepresented to show that meat-consuming customers' bank accounts would be frozen.
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Trash at Glastonbury After Greta Thunberg’s Speech?
The grounds at a music festival often get covered with trash ... and then they get cleaned up.
Snopes→ Are These Garbage Cans in Sweden Making ‘Sexy Moaning Sounds’?
Trash talk can be really hot.
Snopes→ Scientists Identify ‘Superworm’ Capable of Eating Plastic
Enzymes found in the worm’s guts broke down two types of widely used plastics, including Styrofoam.
Logically→ Home Depot continues to sell plants treated with neonicotinoids.
The Home Depot stopped selling most live goods treated with neonics in 2019. Old pictures of their plant labels have been used to claim otherwise.
Snopes→ Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest
From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Logically→ Bill Gates said cows emit more pollution than cars.
Bill Gates never said cows pollute more than vehicles, but he did express concern about the risks of bovine flatulence, which has been misinterpreted.
Logically→ The NHS is reducing screenings and tests to fight global warming.
A sharp shortfall in screenings was seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not related to the NHS' plans to reach net-zero.
Snopes→ Koala Declared Endangered As Disease, Lost Habitat Take Toll
Koalas were declared officially endangered in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost habitat and other threats.
Snopes→ Rare, Pristine Coral Reef Found off Tahiti Coast
The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities.
Truth or Fiction?→ Despite Pledges, Hearings, Facebook Still Disseminating Climate Disinformation
Several weeks of highly damaging stories and one name change later, the company currently trying to rebrand as “Meta” is deploying the same shopworn tactics of denial and misdirection. Facebook has said it is taking major action on disinformation c
Snopes→ Ship’s Anchor May Have Caused Massive California Oil Spill
A ship’s anchor may have hooked, dragged and torn an underwater pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean off Southern California.
Snopes→ Physics Nobel Rewards Work on Complex Systems, Like Climate
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for physics for work that found order in seeming disorder, helping to explain and predict complex forces of nature, including expanding our understanding of climate change.
Snopes→ Crews Race to Limit Damage from Major California Oil Spill
Crews on the water and on shore worked feverishly to limit environmental damage from one of the largest oil spills in recent California history.
Logically→ Pandas, elephants, and other wild animals are likely to become extinct by 2025.
None of these animal groups will become extinct within five years, although some specific species are critically endangered.
Logically→ Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are damaging to the environment.
Non-fungible tokens use huge amounts of energy, leading to high carbon emissions.
Logically→ Water vapor is the biggest contributor to global warming than carbon dioxide.
About 50 percent of the greenhouse effect is due to water vapor, 25 percent due to clouds, 20 percent by carbon dioxide, and the rest by other gases.
Snopes→ Weird ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Lives 100 Years, Pregnant for 5
These nocturnal fish grow at an achingly slow pace.
Logically→ Bill Gates asked everyone to stop eating beef to combat climate change.
To combat climate change, Gates has said that all rich countries should switch to synthetic beef produced in a lab.
Logically→ Mining Bitcoins consumes more electricity annually than Argentina.
The environmental impacts of mining bitcoins are alarming experts because a large amount of electricity is being used in the process.
Logically→ Boris Johnson announces a ban on petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
The ban is a part of Johnson's 'green industrial revolution' to tackle climate change and create jobs in industries such as nuclear energy.
Logically→ President Trump has started the California fires.
Climate change has been a key factor in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the Western United States.
Logically→ Biden: By investing billions to bring down cost per BTU of wind and solar through the Recovery Act, it became cheaper than coal and oil.
Obama-Biden made significant strides in growing renewable energy, but coal and oil remain cheaper in some states.
Logically→ COVID-19, along with the sun’s UV rays, entered the earth through the depleted spaces in the ozone layer.
Sun's ultraviolet rays enter the earth from the depleted ozone layer but not COVID-19, as it has an animal origin as per the scientific evidence.
Logically→ Joe Biden wants to grow the fracking industry.
The claims made by Biden on growing fracking, contradicts his environmental plan, which calls for not allowing new fracking on federal lands.
Logically→ Life was found on Venus
Presence of phosphine, a chemical compound, indicates that there could be life on Venus, but is not proof of life. Further investigation is needed.
Logically→ The United Kingdom operates double standards on banned pesticides.
An investigation by Greenpeace and a Public Eye has revealed that the UK is exporting pesticides that are banned in Europe to poorer countries.
Logically→ Donald Trump secured American energy independence for the first time and ended the unfair Paris climate accord.
The U.S. is yet to exit the Paris Climate Deal formally, and it hasn't completely achieved American energy independence.
Logically→ Joe Biden plans to invest $2 trillion in infrastructure to combat climate change.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion clean energy and infrastructure plan on July 14, 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Bans on Plastic Shopping Bags Being Reversed Because of COVID-19?
Citing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least three states took steps to walk back bans on plastic shopping bags, while environmental advocacy groups accused the plastics industry of seizing on the virus for their own purposes. In late March 20
Snopes→ Is Trump Rolling Back Clean Water Regulations?
Advocates are concerned about the downstream effects of the new rule if it goes into effect as is.