US Study: Climate Change Skeptics ‘Winning War of Words'

As leaders meet at the climate change summit in Paris, new research suggests climate change skeptics are “winning the war of words.” Writing in the journal Topics in Cognitive Science, researchers at Michigan State University say they showed 1,600 adults fabricated news articles about climate change. Some focused on the positive aspects of stemming climate change, while others portrayed it as hyped. One positive example was an article that said dealing with climate change will improve...

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