It has been 35 years since the start of global warming was declared by climate educator James Hansen and carried on the front page of the New York Times under the headline, “Global Warming Has Begun, Expert Tells Senate.”
Many doomsday calls have followed, but the worst of the warnings have not been seen, according to critics and supporters.
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This year, as the anniversary neared, the media stepped up their role in the climate change campaign, blaming warming for the Canadian wildfires and smoke that settled over big U.S. cities, a honey bee die-off, and even a decline in wine production.
But several groups that question the claims are pushing back and just released to Secrets their list of the latest media lies on the issue.
The June report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Heartland Institute, Energy and Environment Legal Institute, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, the International Climate Science Coalition, and Truth in Energy and Climate fact-checked 10 of the most headline-grabbing warnings. Among them:
- The smoky Canadian fires were caused by climate change. The report challenged that. “This is false. Data and history show that wildfires in Canada have not increased number or severity, and that, driven by prevailing winds, smoke from Canada’s annual wildfire season has darkened U.S. skies multiple times in the past.”
- Florida strawberries are threatened by climate change. Said the report, the Department of Agriculture said, “Florida’s strawberry harvests increased by nearly 50 percent between 2001 and 2019, from approximately 135 million pounds per year to 195 million pounds per year. The strawberry news is even better nationally.”
- Climate change is causing a honey bee die-off by raising temperatures too early, even in January, during which the Associated Press said Washington, D.C., hit 80 degrees. According to the monthly report, “First, honeybee colony survival depends on a number of things, especially beekeeper hygiene. Next, Washington, D.C. has never had an 80°F day in January, per the National Weather Service. While Washington D.C. has had January days in the 70s, they date as far back as 1907.”
