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The '''DeSmogBlog''' is an [[Environmentalism|environmentalist]] [[blog]] that focuses on topics related to [[global warming]]. The site claims to target a [[Canada|Canadian]] audience and describes itself as "the world’s number one source for accurate, fact based information regarding Global Warming misinformation campaigns".<ref name="whoweare"/> According to [[Alexa.com]] the site reaches primarily Indian and then US readers.<ref name="Alexa">[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/desmogblog.com Site Info: desmogblog.com] ''Alexa'' accessed 9 March 2010</ref> It is non-profit and has claimed to be opposing "a well-funded and highly organized public relations campaign" which was "poisoning" the climate change debate. |
The '''DeSmogBlog''' is an [[Environmentalism|environmentalist]] [[blog]] that focuses on topics related to [[global warming]]. The site claims to target a [[Canada|Canadian]] audience and describes itself as "the world’s number one source for accurate, fact based information regarding Global Warming misinformation campaigns".<ref name="whoweare"/> According to [[Alexa.com]] the site reaches primarily Indian and then US readers.<ref name="Alexa">[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/desmogblog.com Site Info: desmogblog.com] ''Alexa'' accessed 9 March 2010</ref> It is non-profit and has claimed to be opposing "a well-funded and highly organized public relations campaign" which was "poisoning" the climate change debate.<ref name="Gorrie2007"/> According to the ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', the site's purpose is to "out" organizations and individuals involved in the climate change debate that the site's staff or contributors consider unethical.<ref name="Darah2007"/> |
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The blog responded to a 2006 open letter opposing the Canadian government's climate-change plans, claimed to be signed by "accredited experts in climate and related scientific disciplines", by analyzing the list of the signatories and finding that those checked out had few peer-reviewed publications on the topic. Some on the list had fossil fuel industry connections.<ref name="Gorrie2007"/> |
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The blog was founded in January 2006 by [[James Hoggan]]. Frequent contributors to the blog include [[Ross Gelbspan]] and [[Richard Littlemore]]. The site's project manager is [[Kevin Grandia]].<ref name="whoweare"/> |
The blog was founded in January 2006 by [[James Hoggan]]. Frequent contributors to the blog include [[Ross Gelbspan]] and [[Richard Littlemore]]. The site's project manager is [[Kevin Grandia]].<ref name="whoweare"/> |
Revision as of 00:18, 10 March 2010
Type of site | environmentalist blog |
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Created by | James Hoggan |
URL | http://www.desmogblog.com |
The DeSmogBlog is an environmentalist blog that focuses on topics related to global warming. The site claims to target a Canadian audience and describes itself as "the world’s number one source for accurate, fact based information regarding Global Warming misinformation campaigns".[1] According to Alexa.com the site reaches primarily Indian and then US readers.[2] It is non-profit and has claimed to be opposing "a well-funded and highly organized public relations campaign" which was "poisoning" the climate change debate.[3] According to the Vancouver Sun, the site's purpose is to "out" organizations and individuals involved in the climate change debate that the site's staff or contributors consider unethical.[4]
The blog responded to a 2006 open letter opposing the Canadian government's climate-change plans, claimed to be signed by "accredited experts in climate and related scientific disciplines", by analyzing the list of the signatories and finding that those checked out had few peer-reviewed publications on the topic. Some on the list had fossil fuel industry connections.[3]
The blog was founded in January 2006 by James Hoggan. Frequent contributors to the blog include Ross Gelbspan and Richard Littlemore. The site's project manager is Kevin Grandia.[1]
James Hoggan is president of the Vancouver-based public relations firm James Hoggan & Associates, chair of the David Suzuki Foundation, and a trustee of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education. He is the author of a book, Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming, which criticizes global warming skepticism.[5][4]
The site was recognized in December 2007 by the Canadian Public Relations Society, Vancouver chapter, and the Northern Lights chapter in Prince George, British Columbia with an award for demonstrating "The highest ethical and professional standards while performing outstanding work". In a CPRS press release which accompanied the award, Hoggan stated that the site had been viewed by 520,000 people over its history and had been cited as a source by 24 media outlets as well as mentioned in more than 4,500 other blogs.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Who we Are". DeSmogBlog.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ Site Info: desmogblog.com Alexa accessed 9 March 2010
- ^ a b Gorrie, Peter (January 28, 2007). "Who's still cool on global warming?". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ a b Hansen, Darah (February 17, 2007). "One man's green PR battle". Vancouver: Vancouver Sun. p. L.17. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ "James Hoggan & Associates Inc.: Media Advisory" (Press release). Marketwire. October 28, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ "Canadian Public Relations Society names three PR campaigns as award winners" (Press release). Ottawa: Canada NewsWire. December 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- Littlemore, Richard (March 31, 2008). "A rail journey in search of Al Gore". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
Further information
- "DeSmogBlog.com: Fraser Institute 'Analysis' of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report Out of Date, Oil-Soaked and Incorrect; DeSmogBlog.com Leaks Advance Copy of Think Tank's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Attack." Internet Wire 31 January 2007
- "www.DeSmogBlog.com - Blowing off the PR pollution that clouds climate science" CNW Group 5 December 2005