Archive - THE FIREBREAK

The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Grid

How the Power Outage in Spain and Portugal Reminds us of the Need for Risk Management

Apr 30 •

Bad Gas: IARC’s Latest Gift to the US Tort Industry

The La Jolla Tobacconization Playbook Takes a Third Swing at the Fossil Fuel Industry

Apr 28 •

Lobbying Magicians Bankrolling A Climate News Sensation

Part Three of the Press Payola Series: How the European Climate Foundation Managed a Climate Asset

Apr 24 •

How to Regulate APEs (Part 2)

Why APEs Have to be Made More Accountable than NGOs

Apr 18 •

Introducing a New Stakeholder Class: APEs (Part 1)

Time to Differentiate Activist Policy NGOs from Civil Society

Apr 17 •

Asking the Right Questions on Activist Transparency

A German CDU-CSU Inquiry Asked the Socialist-Green Government 551 Questions on NGO Funding and Transparency.

Apr 15 •

San Juan Scandal: ‘Climate Nuisance’ Crusaders Caught Filing Plagiarized Lawsuit

"An astonishing example of plagiarism," federal judge declares.

Apr 11 •

Mrs. Honeycutt Goes to Washington

When all health experts are fired, the zealots and gurus can roam freely

Apr 7 •

ScienceAlert’s Decline into Yellow Journalism

No, your chewing gum won't harm you ... but poor science reporting will

Apr 3 •

NPR's defense of Girl Scout cookies crumbles under hypocrisy

A perennial champion of chemicals scares, NPR has suddenly found its science bona fides.

Apr 2 •

March 2025

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