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Articles tagged with: Energy
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Commentary in The Australian by Ian Plimer relies on false claims to make its case
in The Australian, by Ian Plimer
— 20 May 2019
"If you think that potentially causing hundreds of millions of refugees and trillions of dollars in damages is fine because some plants did well in the same conditions millions of ..
CLAIM REVIEWS
Video advertising “Powersave” device is misleading and makes impossible home power savings claims
CLAIM
A young whizkid [...] invented a device that cuts 50% off an average home’s power bill
SOURCE: Anonymous, HOVERH
Published: 27 Dec 2020
VERDICT

False claim that wind turbines generate more global warming than fossil fuels misrepresents study it relies on
CLAIM
Harvard study finds that wind turbines create MORE global warming than the fossil fuels they eliminate
SOURCE: Ethan Huff, Ecology.news
Published: 23 Dec 2019
VERDICT

Claim that electric vehicles cause more carbon emissions than diesel misrepresents reality
CLAIM
New Study Confirms EVs Considerably Worse For Climate Than Diesel Cars
SOURCE: Anonymous, Zero Hedge, Infowars
Published: 24 Jun 2019
VERDICT

Meme image falsely claims wind turbines produce less energy that is used to build them
CLAIM
A windmill could spin until it falls apart and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.
SOURCE: Internet users, Facebook
Published: 27 May 2019
VERDICT

INSIGHTS
“Planet of the Humans” documentary misleads viewers about renewable energy
— 04 May 2020
Instead of presenting life cycle analyses for solar and wind generation or quantifying electric vehicle emissions that could inform viewers, Planet of the Humans misleads with broa...