2015 was the hottest year on record confirmed by NASA in January. Despite the public interest in climate change, popular news outlet CNN aired five times more oil industry advertising as climate related coverage per week.   

An analysis of the news media's ability to communicate the relationship between domestic oil production, oil consumption, gas prices, and energy security.

An analysis from Media Matters finds a significant drop in climate change news coverage among broadcast networks since 2009 and a focus on politics rather than scientific evidence.