THREAD: Our latest investigation by @thomaslewton for the @guardian found that BP spent £800k on social media ads as a windfall tax on energy companies was debated in the UK, and as oil & gas majors announced record profits. And they were not alone. 🧵1/6 https://t.co/VbMQS3KDHG
Last week someone sent me dozens on internal documents from a fossil fuel trade group.
They reveal a massive greenwashing campaign that aims to convince Americans that propane (a fossil fuel) is good for the environment.
The campaign has already reached 300m+ people.
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#BigOil companies have engaged in a “long-running #greenwashing campaign” while raking in “record profits at the expense of American 🇺🇸 consumers” https://t.co/MQzQINKEYC
The project @EcoBotNet
- a long-standing partner in exposing #climate disinfo - just won “Innovation of the Year” at the British Journalism Awards 🎉
Check out their website, built in part from ISD
and CASM’s climate dashboards.
https://t.co/DD4aPmDV84
Great recognition for EcoBot - an idea I first shared with RDN (after reading about climate denying Bots), he connected me with Barney - and I funded delivery. Love the outcome. Plenty of bad Bots about - now we have Eco Bots fighting misinformation.
The project @EcoBotNet - a long-standing partner in exposing #climate disinfo and greenwashing - just won “Innovation of the Year” at the British Journalism Awards. 🎉
Check out their website, built in part from @ISDglobal and CASM’s climate dashboards!
https://t.co/w9Q5SnIjPN
Huge congrats to our partners @EcoBotNet who have won Innovation of the Year at the British Journalism Awards!
Us at CASM Tech, alongside Eco-bot, @ISDglobal and others all worked together over COP-26 to expose climate disinfo and corporate greenwashing
https://t.co/hLKmkIIfrC
NEW: COP27 sponsor @CocaCola is named the world’s WORST plastic polluter for fifth year in a row!
Coca-Cola products have INCREASED by 63%.
Who else thinks we need less greenwashing and more REAL action to protect people and planet?
OH we're only up for Innovation of the Year at the #BritishJournalismAwards 🌿🤖
Congrats to our journalists @thomaslewton@McCoolingtons and the whole team of artists, developers and researchers who made https://t.co/FpRHj7ilau happen!
Thanks to https://t.co/FpRHj7zW22 co-creators Rob ‘3D’ Del Naja (@MassiveAttackUK), artist Bill Posters and @DaleVince for making this all happen in the first place 😎
Our baby @EcoBotNet has been shortlisted for Innovation of the Year at the #BritishJournalismAwards! If awards like this help raise awareness of #greenwashing + climate mis/disinfo before our beautiful planet is totally destroyed, then bring 'em on 💪 https://t.co/KohrIjDR3k