Crossing the Line as Civilization Implodes: Heartland Institute, Peter Gleick and Andrew Revkin

thinkprogress.org — Every day, countless organizations spread misinformation aimed at delaying the action needed to avoid destroying a livable climate, which will cause billions to suffer — and needlessly, since every major independent study makes clear that the cost of action is incredibly low. Many of the disinformers routinely attack and smear climate scientists. Some routinely publish their e-mails, encouraging their readers to cyber-bully scientists who are doing nothing more than trying to inform the world of the consequences of its untenable choices.  But we have become inured to it — heck, there’s all whole TV network devoted to spreading lies — yawn, let’s change the channel to something we like.

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