Sentences with phrase «spin on denial»

«Irreplaceable You,» written by actress Bess Wohl and directed by Stephanie Laing, is filled with dialogue like that, self - conscious «quips» meant to be witty gallows» humor, an adorable spin on denial.

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Then, the ticking time bomb of massive methane release accelerates the ticking process, like a doomsday clock on the public square that spins ever faster as beads of sweat on the mayor's forehead belie his adamant denial of human - caused global warming.

Stoknes puts a cognitive - psychological spin on the matter at hand and differentiates among climate «skeptics,» «contrarians,» and «deniers,» distinguishing active and passive forms of denial.

Supporters of Heartland will be surprised to learn that we «worked with the tobacco company Philip Morris to question or deny the health risks of secondhand smoke and to lobby against smoking bans,» that we «support climate change denial,» or that our decision to spin off our work on finance and insurance into the R Street Institute is characterized as the «resignation of almost the entire Heartland Washington D.C. office, taking the Institute's biggest project (on insurance) with it.»

Call me cynical, but after more than a decade of research and writing into the role big fossil fuel companies have played in sponsoring coordinated attacks on climate science with public relations spin, I remain unconvinced we won't see a resurgence in climate denial.