Chapter
Climate Change and the Media
10:38 - 16:34 (05:55)
The media's coverage of climate change has been a topic of discussion, with some believing that advertising money hinders their ability to report on the issue objectively.
Clips
One of the reasons some news organizations might not give adequate coverage to climate change could be due to their financial reliance on certain industries.
10:38 - 14:11 (03:32)
Summary
One of the reasons some news organizations might not give adequate coverage to climate change could be due to their financial reliance on certain industries. However, it is not necessarily a conscious decision made by individual journalists.
ChapterClimate Change and the Media
Episode“Adam McKay”
PodcastSmartLess
The speaker ponders the idea of investing $20 billion towards the fight against cigarette smoking and climate change, pointing out how tobacco companies were not concerned about death tolls and instead shifted their focus to the Asian market to compensate for the damages they faced in the US.
14:11 - 15:38 (01:27)
Summary
The speaker ponders the idea of investing $20 billion towards the fight against cigarette smoking and climate change, pointing out how tobacco companies were not concerned about death tolls and instead shifted their focus to the Asian market to compensate for the damages they faced in the US.
ChapterClimate Change and the Media
Episode“Adam McKay”
PodcastSmartLess
Despite renewable energy being cheaper and more efficient than fossil fuels, the entrenched power and wealth of the fossil fuel industry is preventing the switch to renewables, as they have a hold of our government and media.
15:39 - 16:34 (00:55)
Summary
Despite renewable energy being cheaper and more efficient than fossil fuels, the entrenched power and wealth of the fossil fuel industry is preventing the switch to renewables, as they have a hold of our government and media.