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• EPA Air Chief Gave Presentation At Fringe Climate Denier Event, New Emails Show

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a Drexel environmental sociologist, was quoted in a June 14 HuffPost article about Bill Wehrum, the EPA’s assistant administrator for air and radiation, who gave a presentation in early February 2018 at an event organized by the Cooler Heads Coalition, an umbrella group of tax-exempt charities and right-wing nonprofits that includes some of the most ardent proponents of climate change denial.

• The Problem With The New York Times’ Big Story on Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 1 Atlantic article about a recent New York Times Magazine story that portrays the early years of climate politics as a tragedy and lets the fossil-fuel industry off the hook.

• Birth of the Climate Lobby?

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 29 Environmental Health News article about his analysis of climate lobbying data. His research confirms that the spending by environmental groups and the renewable energy sector was eclipsed by that of the electrical utility, fossil fuel and transportation sectors.

• $2 Billion Spent to Influence Congress on Climate Change, Drexel Study Finds

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 25 Philadelphia Inquirer article about his analysis of climate lobbying data. His research confirms that the spending by environmental groups and the renewable energy sector was eclipsed by that of the electrical utilities, fossil fuel and transportation sectors.
  

• Fossil Fuel Industries Outspend Clean Energy Advocates On Climate Lobbying By 10 To 1

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, released a comprehensive analysis of climate lobbying data that confirms the spending of environmental groups and the renewable energy sector was eclipsed by the spending of the electrical utilities, fossil fuel and transportation sectors. Brulle was quoted on this in the Huffington Post, Independent, earth.com and ThinkProgress July 18.

• 30 Years Ago Global Warming Became Front-Page News — And Both Republicans and Democrats Took it Seriously

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, authored an opinion piece for The Conversation about how global warming has become a political issue. It was picked up by the San Francisco Chronicle on June 19.

• Climate Change as a Flawed Social Movement

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 25 AXIOS article about morally driven movements and why climate change has spawned surprisingly little grassroots activism around the United States.

• Skeptics Feel Empowered to 'Keep Pushing' Under Trump

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 6 E&E News article about whether climate deniers have changed their tactics at all in recent years.

• Interior Officials Are Citing Coal Execs And Crank Bloggers To Defend Climate Stances

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 9 Huffington Post article about top officials at the Department of the Interior citing former coal executives and crank bloggers to challenge the overwhelming evidence of the threat posed by man-made climate change.

• Art Critic Tapes 'Climat Change Denier Plaza' Over Koch Inscription Outside the Met

  A March 5 CBC Radio (Canada) story about an art critic papering over "David H. Koch Plaza" across from the Metropolitan Opera House to change the inscription to read "Climate Change Denier Plaza" mentioned a 2012 study by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences noting the Koch Industries as one of the world's top funders of climate change denial groups.

• Here’s How Much Money The Mercer Family Donated To Climate Misinformation Groups In 2016

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 25 BuzzFeed article about the tax filings of the Mercer family, who are among President Trump’s most powerful donors. In 2016 they gave nearly $4 million to groups that challenge the scientific consensus on man-made climate change. The Huffington Post also ran a Jan. 25 article on their donations to climate misinformation featuring Brulle’s research.

• Climate Deniers Beat Google and Topped the Page on Searches for "Climate Change"

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a Dec. 29 New York Times article about groups that reject established climate science, using Google's advertising network to rise to the top of its searches. The article was included in a Dec. 30 Boing Boing article about Google’s ad-placement algorithms and its shortsighted policies, which ban deceptive advertising, but limit the definition of deceptive to lies about product pricing and other narrow matters.
  

• How Climate Change Deniers Rise to the Top in Google Searches

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was quoted in a Dec. 29 New York Times article about groups that reject established climate science, using Google's advertising faucet to rise to the top of its searches.

• Venue of Last Resort: The Climate Lawsuits Threatening the Future of Big Oil

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 17 The Guardian article discussing the era of environmental deregulation, groups who are focusing their resources on the courts.

• Project Veritas Received $1.7 Million Last Year From Charity Associated With the Koch Brothers

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 2Washington Post story about the Koch brothers funding Project Veritas, an activist group that mounts undercover sting operations against liberal and mainstream news organizations. The Postwas recently targeted by the group.  

• Conservatives Probably Can’t be Persuaded on Climate Change. So Now What?

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a Nov. 10 Vox article about his research on science-based educational campaigns and what cues actually contribute to climate change opinions. 
  

• Here’s A List Of Climate-Change Deniers The EPA May Be Considering For Its ‘Red Team’ Debate

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Oct. 25 Huffington Post article about the assembly of climate change deniers considered for the EPA’s ‘Red Team’ debate.

• Monster Storms Change Coastlines, Not Minds on Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 14 Bloomberg story about monster storms changing coastlines but not shifting the politics of climate change.
  

• A Two-Decade Crusade by Conservative Charities Fueled Trump’s Exit from Paris Climate Accord

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 5 Washington Post article about the role of conservative charities in fueling Trump’s exit from the Paris climate accord.

• Should US Exit the Paris Climate Deal? Some Fossil-Fuel Firms Say No.

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 2 Christian Science Monitor story about the Paris climate agreement and whether the United States will honor its pledge under President Trump.

• After Hyping Itself as Antidote to Fake News, New York Times Hires Extreme Climate Denier

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an April 13 ThinkProgress about the New York Times hiring former Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens—who the piece asserts is a denier of climate science.

• Possible Trump Science Advisor Compares Climate Science to ISIS

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and his research on the organizational underpinnings and funding of the climate change countermovement, were mentioned in a March 28 Jezebel “The Slot” article about a potential science advisor to President Donald Trump who compared climate science to ISIS.

• A Philanthropic Boom: 'Donor-Advised Funds'

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was referenced in a March 24 Economist article regarding his study on donor-advised funds and tracked contributions to the anti-climate-change lobby in America.

• Misleading NY Times Oscars Ad Mashes Up Real And Fake News With Climate Denial

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 26 ThinkProgress story about a misleading New York Times ad, that ran during the Oscars, that mashed up real and fake news about climate denial in an attempt to make a point about the importance of quality reporting.

• Partisan Divide in Congress Wider Than Ever on Environmental Issues, Group Says

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 23 InsideClimate News story about growing partisan division in Congress on environmental issues.

• Climate Discussion on the Senate Floor

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a CSPAN2 segment regarding his research that utilizes a range of front groups and astroturf operations to manufacture climate change uncertainty.

• How Self-Appointed Guardians of “Sound Science” Tip the Scales Toward Industry

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a Nov. 15 The Intercept story regarding his research and study into anti-regulatory foundations who spent over half a billion dollars between 2003 and 2010 to manipulate and mislead the public over the nature of climate science and the threat posed by climate change.

• Trump's Attack Dog on Climate

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a Nov. 15Forbes.com story about public relations in the world of "fake news." Brulle's research revealed the funding sources driving the climate change denial movement. He was also quoted in a Nov. 11Politico story about his research on the financial connection between the fossil fuel industry and conservative think tanks.

• What the Climate Movement Can Learn from the Neoliberal Coup

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 19 The Nation story regarding the climate movement and the impact of the presidential election on climate change.

• New York Times Shills For Moribund Nuclear Power, Disses Renewables Revolution

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 25ThinkProgress story about how The New York Times covers the nuclear power industry. 

• The World's Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Says ExxonMobil and Chevron Must Do More About Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 4 VICE News article detailing a Norwegian wealth fund pushing ExxonMobil and Chevron to do more about climate change. He was also quoted May 4 in The Nation for a story on higher education and their ties to fossil fuels.

• How a North Pole Chat with Readers Led to an Online Sustainability Quest

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was noted in a New York Times blog post April 12 about his sociological work around climate change.

• Smithsonian Gives Nod to More 'Dark Money' Funding for Willie Soon

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Inside Climate News story on April 5 about funding for climate change research.

• Climate Activists Armed With Cameras Push Clinton to Commit

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Bloomberg story on Feb. 24 about Hillary Clinton's position on fossil fuels.

• What’s Missing at the U.N. Climate Panel’s Meeting on Climate Change Communication

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the New York Times’ “Dot Earth” blog about the U.N.’s Climate Panel on climate change communication.

• Moneyed Interests are Blocking US Action on Climate Change

  Research by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was cited in an Al Jazeera America article on Feb. 8 about the funding behind the climate change denial movement.

• Exxon Stiff-Arms a Request to Take Moral Responsibility for Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Inside Climate News story on Feb. 3 on Exxon Mobile's role in global warming. 

• Koch Target and New Yorker Journalist Jane Mayer Discusses Dark Money

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in the National Observer on Jan. 27 about a new book on the Koch brothers.

• America Has Been Duped on Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post on Jan. 7 about misinformation about climate change.
  

• Here’s How Scientific Misinformation, Such as Climate Doubt, Spreads Through Social Media

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Washington Post story on Jan. 5 about scientific misinformation spreading through social media.

• The Pennsylvania Society, the Historic Climate Agreement

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on WHYY’s “Radio Times” on Dec. 14 about the climate summit in Paris.
  

• The Big Business Behind Climate Change Denial

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by Yahoo! Finance for a video story on the big business behind climate change on Dec. 2.

• Why Some Americans Remain Skeptical About Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in Christian Science Monitor and Washington Post  articles Dec. 1 about a new study on the climate change denial movement.
  
  

• Unearthing America's Deep Network of Climate Change Deniers

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in Bloomberg News and Daily Kos articles on Nov. 30 about a new study about the climate change denial movement.
  

• Scientific Proof That Exxon And The Kochs Distorted The Public’s Understanding Of Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a ThinkProgress.org article on Nov. 24 about a new study on the funding behind the climate denial movement.
  

• Scientists Propose a Research Agenda Aimed at Fostering Sustainable Human Progress

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in an Oct. 29 New York Times story about a proposal aimed at fostering human progress.

• Should Exxon Be Prosecuted for Suppressing Climate Science?

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Climate Science Watch article on Oct. 27 about Exxon.

• Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned by Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on C-SPAN2 on Oct. 21 for his research on the climate denial movement.

• Climate Debate Needs More Social Science, New Book Argues

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Science, was quoted in an InsideScience.org story on Oct. 5 about his new book on the social sciences and climate change. He also was quoted in a Houston Chronicle article on Oct. 2 about the role of environmental activists in Shell’s decision to abandon its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Sea.

• The Pope’s Moral Outrage Won’t Fix Climate Change, Scientists Say

  A series of special commentary in Nature Climate Change on the pope’s encyclical on climate change was featured on BuzzFeed.com on Sept. 24. Robert Brulle, PhD,a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted.
  

• 'Creation Care' May Make Environmentalists Out of the GOP

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Vice News article on Sept. 17 about the Republican party and conservation.

• The GOP’s Deadliest Deception: How Republicans Made Climate Change America’s Most Divisive Political Issue

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Alternet.org story on Sept. 15 that was picked up by Salon.com about climate change as a polarizing political issue.

• Climate Change's Overlooked Sociological Side

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed about his new book on sociological perspectives on climate change on InsideClimateNews.com on August 25.

• Greenpeace's Shell Oil Fight Puts National Spotlight on Portland

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 30 Oregon Live post about Greenpeace’s fight with Shell oil

• Smithsonian Revamps Disclosure Rules After Willie Soon Controversy

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 29 Inside Climate News post about the Smithsonian Institution’s new rules to prevent conflicts of interest.

• How I Came To Jesus On Global Warming

  Research by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was referenced in a June 18 Buzzfeed post about the pope telling his followers to accept the reality of global warming.

• Republicans Get Their Very Own Green Sugar Daddy

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 10 Vice post about a major donation to the Republican Party in an effort to sway current opinions about climate change.

• Secretive Donors gave US Climate Denial Groups $125m Over Three Years

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 9 Guardian post about secret funds allocated to climate denial groups.

• Secretive Donors Gave US Climate Denial Groups $125m Over Three Years

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 9 Guardian post about secret funds allocated to climate denial groups.

• Experts Blast New York Times Hit Piece On EPA

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Think Progress post on May 20 about a recent New York Times article that accused the EPA of violating federal laws on grassroots campaigning even though the publication knew the accusation was not true.

• Experts Blast New York Times Hit Piece On EPA

  Patrick Craven, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, and Kurtulus Izzetoglu, PhD, an assistant research professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, were quoted in a May 18 WHYY/Newsworks.org story about Drexel’s participation in an FAA research center on unmanned aircraft systems.

• Scientists Are Being Accused Of Pandering To Politicians Who Want To Delay Action On Climate

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a BuzzFeed.com post on May 8 about policy experts fighting over climate change.

• Believer Among the Skeptics: A Canadian’s Crusade to Convert Christians to Climate Change Belief

  Research by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was referenced in a National Post story on Christianity and climate change on April 24.

• Taking the Tech Track

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Guardian article on March 25 about fossil fuel companies pulling back funding from the climate science denial movement.
  

• Scientists Urge Museums to Sever Koch Ties

  A study on the funding behind the climate change denial movement by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was cited in a Bloomberg article on March 24 about scientists using museums to sever ties with the Koch brothers.

• A Climate Crusader Melts, Exposing a Profitable Link to Harvard’s Name

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a New Republic article on Feb. 24 about the funders behind the climate change denial movement. His research also was cited in a Chronicle of Higher Education story on this topic on Feb. 25

• Documents Spur Investigation of Climate Sceptic

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a story in Nature magazine on Feb. 21 about funding behind climate change research. The story also ran in Scientific American.

• The Looming Climate Catastrophe

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a SocialistWorker.org post on Feb. 4 about climate change.

• US Senate Refuses to Accept Humanity's Role in Global Climate Change, Again

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Guardian article on Jan. 22 about the U.S. Senate denying humans’ role in climate change. 

• Meet the new gridlock, same as the old...

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Nov. 5 Philadelphia Daily News article about how the GOP-led Congress will respond to the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts.

• Striving for a Climate Change

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education on Nov. 3 about climate change.

• NPR Guts Its Environment And Climate Reporting Team, Becomes ‘Part Of The Problem’

  Robert Brulle, PhD, was quoted in an Oct. 24 ThinkProgress.org story about NPR gutting its environmental reporting team.

• 7 disturbing facts about the Koch brothers’ civil rights history

  A study on the funding behind the climate change denial movement by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was referenced in a Salon.com article on Oct. 8 about the Koch brothers.

• Should Oil Barons Like David Koch Be Funding our Museums?

  A study on the funding behind the climate change denial movement by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was referenced in a VICE post on Sept. 13 about museums taking donations from oil companies.

• Michigan Senate race: Can outsider millions make climate change an issue?

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article on Sept. 3 about the issue of climate change in the Michigan Senate race.

• 'Dark Money' Provides the Fuel Behind Global Warming Denial

  A study led by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, about the funding sources behind the climate change denial movement, was featured in TheStreet on June 28.

• The Public Relations Debate About Global Warming Heats Up

  A study about the funding behind the climate change denial movement by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a Forbes.com article on June 26.

• Why evangelicals and environmentalists should join forces

  On May 7, The Week mentioned research by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, regarding the sources of funding behind the climate change denial movement.

• How to Tap Latent Conservative Support for Climate-Change Policy

  On April 18, The Atlantic mentioned research by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, regarding the sources of funding behind the climate change denial movement.

• Climate contrarian backlash - a difficult lesson for scientific journals to learn

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in an article in The Guardian on April 14 about climate contrarian backlash.

• Got Science? This Climate Smear Spurred a Hate Mail Barrage

  Research on the funding behind the climate change denial movement by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was referenced in the Huffington Post on April 7.

• How Money Changes Climate Debate

  A study on the funding behind the climate change denial movement by Dr. Robert Brulle, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in Scientific American on March 5. 

• Climate Change: The Fight Over Believing

  Research by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was cited in stories about climate change on CNN and CNN.com on Feb. 24.

• Spending $100m to save the planet is a bad thing for 'sugar daddy' politics

  Research on climate change by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was referenced in a Guardian article on Feb. 19.

• Climate-change skepticism's funding sources are obscure

  Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Feb. 11 regarding his recent study on the sources of funding behind the climate change denial movement

• The dark money in climate change

  A new study by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, on the sources of funding behind the climate change countermovement was featured in The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, Scientific American, The Nation, National Journal, Boing Boing, Daily Kos, Red Orbit, Salon, International Business Times, International Science Times, ThinkProgress.org, Le Monde (France) and numerous other outlets during December.

• Conservative groups spend up to $1bn a year to fight action on climate change

  A new study by Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, on the sources of funding behind the climate change countermovement was featured in The Guardian (UK) on Dec. 20. The story was also featured in several media outlets including the Science Blog, The Voice of Russia and The Daily Climate.

• Book Report: Who Speaks for the Climate?

  Dr. Robert Brulle, a professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, summarized the new book Who Speaks for Climate? Making Sense of Media Reporting on Climate Change by Maxwell T. Boykoff for The New York Times’ “Dot Earth” blog.