Myths and falsehoods about oil policies
In reporting on high gas prices and initiatives that have been proposed to address the issue, the media have repeated or failed to challenge several myths, falsehoods, and claims contradicted by government agencies. Many of the media-advanced myths and falsehoods have promoted the notion that lifting the current moratorium on offshore drilling and expanding domestic drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) will have an immediate impact on rising gas prices. Read more
MSNBC again hosted Lott in discussion of McCain’s energy policy without disclosing that Lott is a lobbyist for gas and oil companies
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- Milwaukee radio host smeared "greedy, overpaid unionized schoolteacher[s]" who talk about global warming
- Hannity compared carbon offsets to "cheat[ing] on your wife," ignored Murdoch's efforts to make News Corp. carbon neutral
- Discussing TCPR claims, O'Reilly said he'd "like to hear [Gore's] side of things," but ignored Gore's response to TCPR
- Hume claimed Gore's "energy use has surged more than 10 percent," ignored Gore's response that it's all "green power"
- Wash. Times' Pruden falsely claimed that "the earth has been measurably cooling for the last decade"
- MSNBC hosted Breaux and Lott to defend oil and gas companies -- but failed to note they're lobbyists for them
- Limbaugh called Brazilian indigenous tribe "savages"
- Beck revived falsehood that Bill Clinton said, "We've got to slow down our economy" to fight global warming
- Jonah Goldberg misrepresented Gore's comments about Hurricane Katrina
- Previewing McCain's environment speech, Reuters did not mention his voting record or include criticisms of his positions
