Break In Case of Emergency Dissecting the climate denial machine: culture wars and the climate countermovement (w/ Mary Stuart & Erin Blondeau)
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Mar 25, 2025 
Mary Stuart, a Masters student in political ecology, and Erin Blondeau, Director of Communications at the Climate Emergency Unit, tackle the rise of climate conspiracism. They dissect how climate disasters are distorted into government plots and carbon pollution is misrepresented as a societal benefit. The importance of social media in spreading misinformation is highlighted, especially after Meta's news ban. Both guests stress that grassroots organizing is crucial to combatting misinformation and fostering inclusive dialogue on climate justice.
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Grassroots Opposition
- Mary Stuart's research focuses on grassroots groups opposing climate action.
- She challenges the assumption that opposition is solely corporate-led.
Evolving Denial
- Climate denial is evolving with delayism and new denialism.
- Conspiracies replace basic denial, claiming extreme weather events are not caused by fossil fuels.
Resurgence of Denial
- Mary Stuart questions the complete shift from denial to delay.
- Climate denial frames are easily repackaged, seen with the resurgence of literal denial, especially in the US.