{"id":366153,"date":"2025-02-14T18:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=366153"},"modified":"2025-02-14T18:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:16:15","slug":"climate-justice-survey-69-oppose-the-laws-of-thermodynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=366153","title":{"rendered":"Climate Justice Survey: 69% Oppose the Laws of Thermodynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"379\" data-attachment-id=\"366174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366174\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?fit=1830%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1830,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?fit=723%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?resize=723%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?resize=1024%2C537&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?resize=1536%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?resize=1200%2C630&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?w=1830&amp;ssl=1 1830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/02\/13\/climate-justice-survey-69-oppose-the-laws-of-thermodynamics\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guest \u201cIf wishes were horses, we\u2019d all get ponies for Christmas\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/author\/debunkhouse\/\">David Middleton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peer-Reviewed Article \u00b7 Jan 23, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Americans\u2019 support for climate justice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Jennifer Carman, Danning (Leilani) Lu, Matthew Ballew, Joshua Low, Marija Verner, Seth Rosenthal, Kristin Barendregt-Ludwig, Gerald Torres, Michel Gelobter, Kate McKenney, Irene Burga, Mark Maga\u00f1a, Saad Amer, Romona Taylor Williams, Montana Burgess, Grace McRae, Annika Larson, Manuel Salgado, Leah Ndumi Kioko, Jennifer Marlon, Kathryn Thier, John Kotcher,&nbsp;<strong><em>Edward Maibach<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;and Anthony Leiserowitz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Filed under: Beliefs &amp; Attitudes, Policy &amp; Politics and Behaviors &amp; Actions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are pleased to announce the publication of a new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envsci.2024.103976\">article<\/a>, \u201cAmericans\u2019 support for climate justice,\u201d in the journal&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science &amp; Policy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate change is unfair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In collaboration with climate justice advocates and experts in the U.S. and Canada, we measured and explored predictors of Americans\u2019 climate justice beliefs and intentions to engage in related behaviors as part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-climate-justice-spring-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Climate Change in the American Mind<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;survey (<em>n<\/em>&nbsp;= 1,011).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Communication about climate justice should describe specific ways that climate change harms some people more than others, as well as the practical benefits of climate justice initiatives.&nbsp;<\/strong>For example, investments in infrastructure for vulnerable communities can reduce everyone\u2019s risks from climate change impacts such as flooding. Moreover, many existing policies that promote climate justice \u2013 such as green job training and reskilling programs, transitioning to renewable energy, and home weatherization \u2013 are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2024\/toc\/6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">already popular<\/a>&nbsp;among the U.S. public, so linking climate justice concepts to these benefits may build support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full article is available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envsci.2024.103976\">here<\/a>&nbsp;for those with a subscription to&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science &amp; Policy<\/em>, and a public postprint is available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/phxf9\">here<\/a>&nbsp;on the Open Science Framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-justice-article\/\">YPCCC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe these folks haven\u2019t been keeping up with current events, but Climate Justice got its @$$ kicked on November 5, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exit Poll: Climate Voters were Harris\u2019s Strongest Supporters.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/elections\/2024\/general-results\/voter-analysis\">AP\/NORC exit poll<\/a>&nbsp;of over 120,000 general election voters found that&nbsp;<strong>7% of voters said climate change was the most important issue<\/strong>&nbsp;facing the country (up from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/elections\/2020\/general-results\/voter-analysis\">4% in 2020<\/a>). Additionally, the Environmental Voter Project\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bFDUHTqYN40&amp;t=3165s\">analysis of exit polling data<\/a>&nbsp;found that these&nbsp;<strong>climate-first voters supported Kamala Harris by a 10:1 margin, which was larger than Harris\u2019s support from any other issue constituency group<\/strong>. In some swing states, such as North Carolina, climate-first voters supported Harris by a staggering 48:1 margin, which was even more than her support from registered Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.environmentalvoter.org\/updates\/exit-poll-climate-voters-were-harriss-strongest-supporters\">Environmental Voter Project<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" data-attachment-id=\"366155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366155\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-260.png?fit=720%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,416\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-260.png?fit=720%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-260.png?resize=720%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-260.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-260.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 1. 93% of voters did not rank climate change as their top issue. The 9% of Trump voters who did rank climate change as their top issue probably actually understood the science.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/elections\/2024\/general-results\/voter-analysis\">AP\/NORC exit poll<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let\u2019s get back to the Climate Justice fantasyland. 69% of registered voters, allegedly surveyed in spring 2023, support repealing the Laws of Thermodynamics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"563\" data-attachment-id=\"366157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366157\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-261.png?fit=720%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,563\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-261.png?fit=720%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-261.png?resize=720%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-261.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-261.png?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 2. 69% support repealing the Laws of Thermodynamics.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-climate-justice-spring-2023\/toc\/6\/\">YPCCC<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Show of hands: Who thinks this could be accomplished without amending those pesky Laws of Thermodynamics?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transitioning the U.S. economy (including electric utilities, transportation, buildings, and industry) from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050: 69% of registered voters, including 93% of liberal Democrats, 84% of moderate\/conservative Democrats, 58% of liberal\/moderate Republicans, and 30% of conservative Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-climate-justice-spring-2023\/toc\/6\/\">YPCCC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it\u2019s true that solar panels and windfarms don\u2019t create energy, they can only convert sunlight and wind energy into electricity when the sun is shining, and the wind is blowing just right. Unless we\u2019re supposed to just do without electricity when the weather doesn\u2019t cooperate, a 100% \u201cclean energy\u201d economy would require a serious revision of the First Law of Thermodynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">100% \u201cclean energy\u201d can\u2019t work without nuclear power and the authors of this survey oppose nuclear power because they view it as \u201cinherently dirty, dangerous and costly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Center for Climate Change Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) is a research organization focused on promoting a left-of-center narrative around climate change. 4C is part of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4C conducts research on public perceptions of climate change and then uses that research to advocate for environmentalist policy through communications with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and corporations.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-8315\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Mason University professors Edward Maibach and Connie Roser-Renouf founded 4C in 2007 while pursuing a research partnership with Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following year, 4C conducted its first&nbsp;Climate Change in the American Mind (CCAM) national public opinion poll with the support of the Yale program.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-2-8315\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;Starting in 2009, 4C turned its attention to portraying climate change as an issue of public health.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-3-8315\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;4C runs a Program on Climate and Health, an initiative that argues that fossil fuel use is leading to climate change and unspecified \u201chealth harms\u201d and advocates for the use of renewable energy.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-4-8315\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partnerships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Center for Climate Change Communication has collaborated with a number of left-of-center organizations to support its policy and research agendas, receiving support from groups including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/physicians-for-social-responsibility\/\">Physicians for Social Responsibility<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/rockefeller-family-fund\/\">Rockefeller Family Fund<\/a>, and the environmentalist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/town-creek-foundation\/\">Town Creek Foundation<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-15-8315\"><sup>15<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;4C has used funding from the Rockefeller Family Fund since 2016 in order to fund policy advocacy initiatives related to 4C\u2019s environmentalist research.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-15-8315\"><sup>15<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4C has also partnered with a number of federal government agencies, including the National Park Service (NPS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/government-agency\/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-noaa\/\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/government-agency\/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-nasa\/\">National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)<\/a>. Beginning in 2012, 4C partnered with NPS to hire interns to communicate left-of-center theories about the impact of climate change on national parks to park visitors.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-16-8315\"><sup>16<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;4C\u2019s other government partnerships have been used to fuel and public opinion research projects in support of environmentalism.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-15-8315\"><sup>15<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2008 and 2012, 4C conducted national surveys with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) which concluded that \u201clocal public health departments are seeing increases in climate change-related health problems.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-17-8315\"><sup>17<\/sup><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-18-8315\"><sup>18<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opposition to Nuclear Energy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Center for Climate Change Communication was a cosigner on an April 2021 letter to President Joe Biden that asked the administration to promote weather dependent wind and solar power systems and \u201cend the fossil fuel era.\u201d The letter also advised the president to \u201cPhase out nuclear energy as an inherently dirty, dangerous and costly energy source.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-19-8315\"><sup>19<\/sup><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nuclear power plants produce no carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions, and from 1990 until 2021 accounted for 20 percent of American electricity production\u2014the largest source of zero carbon electricity in the United States.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/#easy-footnote-bottom-20-8315\"><sup>20<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[\u2026]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/center-for-climate-change-communication\/\">Influence Watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The April 2021 letter to Sleepy Joe only advocated for wind, solar and Communism\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" data-attachment-id=\"366158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366158\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-262.png?fit=720%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-262.png?fit=720%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-262.png?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-262.png?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-262.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-262.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-262.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-262.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/programs\/energy-justice\/pdfs\/2022-4-27_Letter-to-Pres-Biden-re-End-Fossil-Fuel-Era-Accelerate-Transtion-to-Renewable-Energy.pdf\">LETTER FROM 520+ ORGANIZATIONS<br>URGING END TO FOSSIL FUEL ERA, TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication are left-wing activist groups. They partner up with NOAA, NASA, NSF, etc. to promote their left-wing agenda (DOGE time!) and they oppose nuclear energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to the survey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detailed survey results can be found in&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-climate-justice-spring-2023\/\">Climate Change in the American Mind: Climate Justice, Spring 2023<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(Carman et al., 2023). This is from the introduction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate justice has become an important part of federal climate policy in the United States, with efforts like the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/environmentaljustice\/justice40\/\">Justice40 Initiative<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/environmentaljustice\/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council\">White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council<\/a>&nbsp;(WHEJAC) being developed to increase federal funding to historically underserved communities and find ways to \u201cleave no one behind\u201d3&nbsp;in the transition from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-climate-justice-spring-2023\/\">Carman et al., 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sounds like more work for the DOGE boys!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These gems are from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-climate-justice-spring-2023\/toc\/8\/\">Appendix I of Carman et al., 2023<\/a>. The data tables are from their report; the commentary and memes are the work of this author:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"399\" data-attachment-id=\"366160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366160\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?fit=2000%2C1103&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1103\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?fit=723%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?resize=723%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?resize=1024%2C565&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?resize=1536%2C847&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?resize=1200%2C662&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-263.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 3. 75% of survey respondents were clueless as to what the fossil fuel industry is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"401\" data-attachment-id=\"366161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366161\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?fit=2000%2C1109&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1109\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?fit=723%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?resize=723%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?resize=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?resize=1536%2C852&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?resize=1200%2C665&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-264.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 4. Only 26% of survey respondents were willing to get off there @$$es and join the fight for climate justice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"366163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?fit=2000%2C1105&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1105\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?fit=723%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?resize=723%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?resize=1024%2C566&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?resize=1536%2C849&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?resize=1200%2C663&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-265.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 5. 56% of registered voters don\u2019t give a rat\u2019s @$$ about climate justice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"376\" data-attachment-id=\"366164\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366164\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?fit=2000%2C1040&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1040\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?fit=723%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?resize=723%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?resize=1024%2C532&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?resize=768%2C399&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?resize=1536%2C799&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?resize=1200%2C624&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-266.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 6. I think the DOGE boys will handle this one. (Credit Dennis Miller for \u201cstomped like a narc at a biker rally.\u201d)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who pays for crap like this?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding Sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research was funded by the Schmidt Family Foundation, the U.S. Energy Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Grantham Foundation, and King Philanthropies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/publications\/climate-justice-article\/\">YPCCC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. Energy Foundation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Energy Foundation, also known as the United States Energy Foundation, is a left-of-center \u201cpass through\u201d charitable foundation founded by and supported by a network of left-wing organizations. The Foundation began in January 1991 as a $20 million collaborative between the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/pew-charitable-trusts\/\">Pew Charitable Trusts<\/a>, Rockefeller family foundations, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/john-d-and-catherine-t-macarthur-foundation\/\">John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation<\/a>, and has subsequently grown in partnerships and funding.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/energy-foundation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-82\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;The Energy Foundation describes itself as a nonpartisan \u201cgrantmaker\u201d with a focus on building a \u201cnew energy economy.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/energy-foundation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-2-82\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;In reality, it is a medium for bundling vast sums of money from donors to far-left political causes, under the guise of philanthropy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Energy Foundation was involved in the funding scandal in 2015 which led to the resignation of Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (D).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Energy Foundation was conceived as early as 1989, according to Adele Simmons, the former president of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/john-d-and-catherine-t-macarthur-foundation\/\">MacArthur Foundation<\/a>. It was established to be a \u201cpass through\u201d nonprofit, emphasizing strategic grants to groups able to influence energy regulatory policy. According to the group\u2019s \u201cstrategic assumptions,\u201d \u201cintelligent philanthropy can influence energy policy with multi-billion dollar payoffs.\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/energy-foundation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-3-82\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Energy Foundation was founded by Hal Harvey in 1991, who served as the organization\u2019s president until 2002. Harvey has a history of left-wing environmental activism. In his announcement of the creation of the Energy Foundation, he referenced the recent First Gulf War: \u201cAt a time of grave danger and volatility in the Middle East, it is worrisome that the United States is increasing its dependence on foreign oil, especially so because there are other proven alternatives.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/energy-foundation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-4-82\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harvey also worked as founder and CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/climateworks-foundation\/\">ClimateWorks Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;from 2008-2011, and served as Environment Program Director at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation\/\">William and Flora Hewlett Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 both significant financial supporters of the Energy Foundation.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/energy-foundation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-5-82\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1999, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/david-and-lucile-packard-foundation\/\">Packard Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;helped to establish Energy Foundation China, with offices in Beijing.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/energy-foundation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-6-82\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a>&nbsp;In 2020, the Energy Foundation China separated from the United States Energy Foundation whilst retaining the legacy EIN number.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/energy-foundation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-7-82\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/energy-foundation\/#:~:text=A%20significant%20part%20of%20the,William%20and%20Flora%20Hewlett%20Foundation.\">Influence Watch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is all just one giant left-wing Enviromarxist political activist money laundering operation. I can\u2019t wait until the DOGE boys cut their ties to taxpayer funding\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"623\" data-attachment-id=\"366166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366166\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-267.png?fit=843%2C726&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"843,726\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-267.png?fit=723%2C623&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-267.png?resize=723%2C623&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-267.png?w=843&amp;ssl=1 843w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-267.png?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-267.png?resize=768%2C661&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 7. Calling all DOGE boys!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"693\" data-attachment-id=\"366167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366167\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-268.png?fit=821%2C787&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"821,787\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-268.png?fit=723%2C693&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-268.png?resize=723%2C693&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-268.png?w=821&amp;ssl=1 821w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-268.png?resize=300%2C288&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-268.png?resize=768%2C736&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 8. DOGE! DOGE with extreme prejudice!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I actually had to trick the Google AI. When I Googled with \u201ctaxpayer funding,\u201d the AI reported that the organizations are not taxpayer-funded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world will not transition \u201cfrom fossil fuels to 100% clean energy by 2050\u201d or by 2100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"525\" data-attachment-id=\"366169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366169\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-269.png?fit=1422%2C1033&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1422,1033\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-269.png?fit=723%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-269.png?resize=723%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-269.png?resize=1024%2C744&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-269.png?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-269.png?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-269.png?resize=1200%2C872&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-269.png?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 9. Life Expectancy:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/life-expectancy#rising-life-expectancy-around-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our World in Data<\/a>, Energy Consumption:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0040162520304157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bjorn Lomborg, 2020<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life will go on and\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" data-attachment-id=\"366172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=366172\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-271.png?fit=620%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-271.png?fit=620%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-271.png?resize=620%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-366172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-271.png?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-271.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carman, J., Ballew, M., Lu, D., Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E., Rosenthal, S., Kotcher, J., Goddard, E., Low, J., Marlon, J., Verner, M., Lee, S., Myers, T., Goldberg, M., Badullovich, N., Mason, T., Aguilar, A., Ongelungel, S. M., Sahlin, K., Sanchez, C., Burga, I., Maga\u00f1a, M., Amer, S., Williams, R.T., Burgess, M., McRae, G., Fekede, M., Salgado, M., Larson, A., Barendregt-Ludwig, K., Gelobter, M., &amp; Torres, G. (2023).&nbsp;<strong>Climate Change in the American Mind: Climate Justice, Spring 2023.<\/strong>&nbsp;Yale University and George Mason University. New Haven, CT: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carman, J. P., Lu, D., Ballew, M., Low, J., Verner, M., Rosenthal, S. A., Barendregt-Ludwig, K., Torres, G., Gelobter, M., McKenney, K., Burga, I., Maga\u00f1a, M., Amer, S., Williams, R. T., Burgess, M., McRae, G., Larson, A., Salgado, M., Kioko, L. N., Marlon, J., Thier, K., Kotcher, J., Maibach, E., &amp; Leiserowitz, A. (2025).&nbsp;<strong>Americans\u2019 support for climate justice.<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science &amp; Policy,<\/em>&nbsp;163, 103976.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envsci.2024.103976\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envsci.2024.103976<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lomborg, Bjorn.&nbsp;<strong>Welfare in the 21st century: Increasing development, reducing inequality, the impact of climate change, and the cost of climate policies.&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Technological Forecasting and Social Change<\/em>. Volume 156, 2020, 119981, ISSN 0040-1625, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.techfore.2020.119981\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.techfore.2020.119981<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":366174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691819627,691818056,691827012,691819230,691819743,691819400],"class_list":{"0":"post-366153","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-clean-energy","9":"tag-climate-change","10":"tag-climate-change-communication","11":"tag-climate-justice","12":"tag-climate-propaganda","13":"tag-democrats","15":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0cropped-Climate_Justice_lede.png?fit=1830%2C960&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1xfH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":334306,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=334306","url_meta":{"origin":366153,"position":0},"title":"Covering Climate Now","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"24\/06\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"It says a lot about how they go about spreading disinformation. 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