Bread and Circuses on Nostr: Why are so many people in the United States so unaware and so unconcerned about the ...
Why are so many people in the United States so unaware and so unconcerned about the climate catastrophe racing toward us?
Because governments, industries, billionaire business owners, and corporate media all have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. The longer they can keep pretending that Business-As-Usual is just fine, the more money they will make.
Here is evidence of that...
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TV is still the main source where most Americans get their news, especially the weather. So it’s concerning that TV is one of the last bastions of climate skittishness.
Only 5% of TV stations that covered the heat waves in Texas and the Southwest connected them to the climate crisis, a new study from Media Matters found. The majority of major TV networks failed to report the direct link between global warming and record-breaking temperatures.
ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a combined 123 segments about the heat wave, but only seven mentioned climate change. Major cable networks did no better: CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC aired 187 segments about the heat waves, but only 8 mentioned climate change.
At this point, failing to connect extreme heat to climate change is more than oversight — it’s misinformation. The scientific evidence that climate change is exacerbating both the frequency and intensity of heat waves is overwhelming. There’s no excuse to leave out the connection.
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FULL ESSAY -- https://heated.world/p/oil-companies-are-laughing-while
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
Because governments, industries, billionaire business owners, and corporate media all have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. The longer they can keep pretending that Business-As-Usual is just fine, the more money they will make.
Here is evidence of that...
_____________________________
TV is still the main source where most Americans get their news, especially the weather. So it’s concerning that TV is one of the last bastions of climate skittishness.
Only 5% of TV stations that covered the heat waves in Texas and the Southwest connected them to the climate crisis, a new study from Media Matters found. The majority of major TV networks failed to report the direct link between global warming and record-breaking temperatures.
ABC, CBS, and NBC aired a combined 123 segments about the heat wave, but only seven mentioned climate change. Major cable networks did no better: CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC aired 187 segments about the heat waves, but only 8 mentioned climate change.
At this point, failing to connect extreme heat to climate change is more than oversight — it’s misinformation. The scientific evidence that climate change is exacerbating both the frequency and intensity of heat waves is overwhelming. There’s no excuse to leave out the connection.
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FULL ESSAY -- https://heated.world/p/oil-companies-are-laughing-while
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual