Claim reviews
Diesel cars are a major source of NO2 emissions in European cities, contrary to online claim
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The drop in NO2 content has only been “slight”. So it cannot be the evil diesel engine cars that are “choking” our cities.
SOURCE: Holger Douglas, Tichys Einblick
Published: 02 May 2020
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Claim that CO2 is cooling the planet is misleading, anthropogenic CO2 emissions overall cause global warming
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Global warming slowing down? 'Ironic' study finds more CO2 has slightly cooled the planet
SOURCE: Sebastian Kettley, Express
Published: 24 Apr 2020
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Human activities have dramatically increased atmospheric CO2 levels, causing imbalances in the global carbon cycle
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Human additions of CO2 are in the margin of error of current measurements and the gradual increase in CO2 is mainly from oceans degassing as the planet slowly emerges from the last ice age.
SOURCE: Cole Ryan, I Love Carbon Dioxide
Published: 20 Apr 2020
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Human-induced increases in greenhouse gases are the primary driver of global warming, contrary to claims in CFACT article
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They tell us that we are the primary forces controlling earth temperatures by the burning of fossil fuels and releasing their carbon dioxide. I hope my readers can recognize the absurdity of their claims. … increasing sunspots are linked to increases in earth temperature
SOURCE: Jay Lehr, CFACT
Published: 15 Apr 2020
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Scientists observe most widespread bleaching event ever recorded at The Great Barrier Reef
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The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing the most widespread bleaching ever recorded
SOURCE: Michael Slezak and Penny Timms, ABC News
Published: 11 Apr 2020
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The Antarctic ozone layer is recovering, but The Independent claim fails to grasp significance of study it relies on
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The ozone layer is healing
SOURCE: Louise Boyle, The Independent
Published: 07 Apr 2020
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Deforestation can facilitate the emergence and spread of some infectious diseases
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Deforestation has made humans more vulnerable to pandemics
SOURCE: Lani Chan and Tom McKenna, Now This
Published: 01 Apr 2020
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Global data contradict claim of no acceleration in sea level rise
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The long-term tide gauge datasets are all in agreement that there is no acceleration
SOURCE: Willis Eschenbach, Watts Up With That?
Published: 01 Apr 2020
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Temperature trends in the U.S. are consistent with warming around the world, contrary to Electroverse claim
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Historical data of temperature in the U.S. destroys global warming myth
SOURCE: Cap Allon, Electroverse
Published: 24 Mar 2020
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CO2 can increase plant growth in greenhouses while also negatively affecting ecosystems and human societies
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CO2 is a plant nutrient...it’s not a pollutant that threatens human civilization. If CO2 was so terrible for the planet, then installing a CO2 generator in a greenhouse would kill the plants.
SOURCE: Mike Adams, Natural News
Published: 19 Mar 2020
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