A consortium of scientists is trying to set the on-the-record record straight about climate change.
Climate Feedback, a website founded and run by French scientist Emmanuel Vincent, lets climate scientists weigh in about climate change stories in the media.
Readers can visit the site to see what scientists thought of articles about climate change in a wide variety of publications, with past critiques examining pieces in outlets like Rolling Stone and The Wall Street Journal.
More than 100 volunteer scientists can point out what they see as errors or misleading characterizations directly on the article via annotation software.
Some of these critiques have resulted in article corrections, as Agence France-Press says was the case with a Telegraph piece claiming Earth soon would be smacked by a miniature Ice Age.
"We see it as a scientific endeavor," Vincent told AFP. "We try to be neutral and explain the science and why some people get it wrong in the media."
NASA has praised the site, but not everyone's a fan: Danish author Bjorn Lomborg has been a target of Climate Feedback scientists for his opinion articles.
Lomborg reportedly believes that climate change is dangerous but does have some benefits.
He accuses the site of engaging in more of a political than scientific pursuit.
"Because they are saying unless you say something that shows global warming is bad, you are wrong," Lomborg told AFP. (U.S. News)
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