Former climate activist Lucy Biggers is on a mission to dispel media-driven climate anxiety by teaching her followers how clever framing of the “science” leads you to focus on the wrong things—often at the expense of American businesses and families.
Biggers’ professional career includes experience as a local morning news anchor and producer, along with several years as a correspondent and producer for the far-left online media organization NowThis. Her X bio now reads: “former climate activist. now at @theFP”, referring to internet-based media company The Free Press.
In a pinned video at the top of her page, Biggers details her mission to deconstruct the climate anxiety narrative from the perspective of a former activist. She uses plain language and images of various graphs and charts to educate users about how the crafty construction of those charts—such as highlighting certain years over others—demonstrates results that fit the climate alarmism narrative.
One video addresses the Trump administration’s removal of an Obama-era regulation. She discusses an article by Dr. Matthew Wielicki, where he details how the obsession with carbon leads us to focus on the wrong thing. The article states:
“The consequences of the 2009 ruling extend far beyond climate rhetoric. In a recent conversation with professionals in the PVC industry, they described how a huge portion of their focus is now diverted to meaningless “decarbonization” efforts. Meanwhile, real pollution like microplastics in drinking water, toxic heavy metals, and actual air contaminants, get ignored. Instead, entire industries are forced to burn billions at the altar of ‘decarbonization’.”
Using her voice as someone who previously fell prey to climate anxiety, Biggers now uses her platform to demonstrate ways the media overplays how dangerous climate change is, saying, “it’s not as scary as we once thought because none of the models are coming true.” (RELATED: Encampment Near Capitol to be Cleared Amid Rise in Homelessness)
Biggers describes climate anxiety as an “epidemic”, and it is certainly not new. Time magazine published an article earlier this year titled Climate Anxiety Is Taking Its Toll on Young People, and details other terms like eco-anxiety which is used to describe, “a suite of symptoms including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.”
The epidemic of climate anxiety has sadly spilled over into other life decisions such as whether to have a family, with younger generations citing climate concerns among the reasons they were afraid to have children. More than in past generations, Millennials and Gen-Z make personal life decisions after considering the juxtaposition of social, political, and economic costs/benefits.
Biggers’ aim to calm climate anxiety may be unknowingly tackling other social issues—like population concerns—which long-term could transform the future of our country. (RELATED: Environmental Groups Representing Wisconsin Youth File Controversial Lawsuit)
