Nicholas D. Carter
@NicholasDCarter
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Food systems & disinfo researcher ~ Director of Environmental Science working on Game Changers 2 ~ Co-creator https://t.co/mAadDmajoI
Canada/Turtle Island
Joined May 2009
Out today, my analysis of animal agriculture’s disinformation campaigns over the past few years that has influenced public opinion, policy, and continues to delay the major changes we need. ‼️.Full Report: .⬇️.Coverage:.
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70% of Americans regard misinformation as a major threat. Addressing it does not limit free speech, it's about penalizing liars, grifters, & industry tactics. The majority of research on misinfo has no partisan agenda & no relationship to censorship:.
science.org
By one account, roughly 70% of Americans regard misinformation as a major threat, outpacing fears about climate change and infectious disease (1). This is true although the current and longer-term...
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RT @derpragmaticus: Ein Kilo getrocknete Erbsen müsste etwa 100 Mal um die Welt transportiert werden, bevor seine Treibhausgasemissionen de….
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Was wir essen, folgt nicht der Wissenschaft, sondern Erzählungen. Warum Regionalität oft schlechter für Umwelt und Klima ist – und wie wir es besser machen können.
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Nobody is immune to misinformation. But. In a new study of 66k people across 24 countries, conservatives had the lowest ability to spot misinfo. Education mattered too & Gen Z scored lowest across all age groups: Good coverage:
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We are surrounded by information, and yet, 43 per cent of Canadians feel it's harder to decipher the truth from fiction. Several recent studies look at why the information age is so confusing.
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More than ever, we need to empower all to be able to evaluate evidence, seek truth, & spot manipulation. Deceiving the public is antidemocratic. Countering disinformation is not a threat to free speech; it's a response to unchecked industry propaganda.
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A must-read on how "maximum sustainable yield" became the go-to for governments & academics alike - driving huge ocean wildlife extraction beyond levels we'd accept for other wild animals. As always by @Unpop_Science it's extensively sourced & researched:.
We have been lied to by the fishing industry. This is one of the greatest scandals of our age, comparable to big oil’s denial of climate change. Global fishing regulations are based on a pseudoscience designed to justify cutting the world’s fish populations in half. My latest:.
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94% of certified sustainable seafood comes from industrial fleets, with 2/3 of MSC catch from huge trawlers. In 2024, MSC made $42M - 93% from logo licensing - capitalizing a rise from a few MSC fisheries in 2000 to now 17% of global catch with 3x revenue.
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Fishing sustainability is based on a pseudoscientific theory that justifies taking the most marine life for maximum profit.
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RT @KennyTorrella: A newly surfaced document reveals how the beef industry knew about its role in climate change as early as 1989, and craf….
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What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.
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Two new papers covering all this in detail:.#BeefKnew. My full thread with calculations & key takeaways on the other place (🟦🦋) - same username.
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The oil and gas industry has regularly deflected responsibility towards individual consumers. In contrast, here we show that the US animal agriculture industry has not only avoided notions of indiv...
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The livestock industry knew of its role in environmental breakdown, just like #ExxonKnew, and an uncovered industry doc makes clear that they planned to obstruct efforts ever since. This was the beginning of their campaign 'Beef. It's what's for dinner.'
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In the '90s, Big Beef killed momentum to shift ~50% plant-based with PR tactics straight from Big Oil & Tobacco. We could have avoided 4-13Gt of Co2e in emissions + sequestered 21-37Gt CO2 via rewilding land used by livestock. ~50Gt total, eq. to ~7 years of US emissions!
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RT @Unpop_Science: Tomorrow at 7ET, I’m giving a talk to @MassSierraClub on the environmental impacts of fish farming. It’s free for anyon….
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The dairy industry is in trouble. So the latest ploy is to make manure more valuable, capturing manure methane to con taxpayers thinking this offsets burps. It's a last effort that's working since animal agriculture has the biggest lobby of any industry.
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World meat production is expected to double by 2050. This would require that we convert 80% of existing forests & shrubland for meat & dairy production - an additional 35 million km2 of land, equating to the combined area of Australia & Africa. New study
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Abstract. Humanity is facing an important existential threat—irreversible climate change caused by human activity. Until recently, most of the proposals to
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RT @jayvanbavel: In terms of helping to convince people that information is true and trustworthy, fact checking does work. "When one party….
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Our eco & social issues stem from certain individuals desire for dominance & control over others. Those consistently pushing misinfo are rarely doing it out of cognitive ignorance, but instead it's manipulative power tactics, ignoring repercussions. New:
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It takes a lot of courage to research, speak truth to power, and continuously call out those preventing positive changes. Prof Steinberger's done that tirelessly. Read her work here:.
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Institute of Geography and Sustainability, Faculty of Geosciences & Environment, University of - Cited by 21,142 - Professor of Societal Impacts of Climate Change
My research, and that of my colleagues, shows that we can achieve good lives for all within planetary boundaries. Our research (and reality) also exposes how those profiting from inequality, violence & plunder are doing EVERYTHING in their power to prevent us from getting there.
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RT @dwallacewells: “We’re being protected, not by the FDA, CDC or USDA, but by the genetic structure of the virus itself, which currently d….
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The Biden Administration never had any plan to control the H5N1 outbreak on dairy farms; now, it's spreading widely in a country ill equipped to understand or control airborne disease.
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RT @AlanLevinovitz: “Any person who says something is ‘settled’ is not a real scientist.”. This is ridiculous. All current scientific inqui….
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Billionaires branded as champions of the poor is something we can leave in 2024.
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Whole food plant-based for the win again. Even the original 'processed' plant-based options like tofu & tempeh are excellent choices factoring in nutrition, health, environment, & cost. Shout out to Seitan & TVP not mentioned but would also do well.
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