While some or all of this may be accurate, this quote from The Smithsonian (another environment whore) threw up a red flag for me
Media coverage of this issue is growing, thanks to work by organizations such as the United Nations Environment Programme, but the scale of the problem is not widely appreciated.
When we have a genuine crisis, it will be ignored at least partly because of the endless scare mongering and lying from the UN
Yes, the smifsonian and natgeo both make me throw up these days.