Grant Ennis
Author of Dark PR: How corporate disinformation undermines our health and the Environment, 2023, Daraja Press. Read it here: tinyurl.com/bookdarkpr
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- Today on Volts: I'm joined by the great @michaelhobbes.bsky.social to discuss "reactionary centrism," an intellectual tendency that's come to dominate US public life. You know the type: would never view themselves as conservative, yet finds voluntary pronoun use vastly more aggravating than fascism.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisCan’t recommend this episode enough — two voices that are in my regular pod rotation, coring right into all the ways political discourse in the U.S. has gone so thoroughly off the rails. Informative? Probably. Cathartic? As all get-out
- Today on Volts: I'm joined by the great @michaelhobbes.bsky.social to discuss "reactionary centrism," an intellectual tendency that's come to dominate US public life. You know the type: would never view themselves as conservative, yet finds voluntary pronoun use vastly more aggravating than fascism.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisToday on Volts: I'm joined by the great @michaelhobbes.bsky.social to discuss "reactionary centrism," an intellectual tendency that's come to dominate US public life. You know the type: would never view themselves as conservative, yet finds voluntary pronoun use vastly more aggravating than fascism.
- "As documented in @grantennis.bsky.social's eye-opening book Dark PR, government policies favor the ultra processed food and sugary-drink industries. and subsidize the, production and sales of unhealthy products" - Dr. @nick-chater.bsky.social & Dr. George Loewenstein www.amazon.com/DARK-PR-Corp...
- Reposted by Grant EnnisThis time is actually the best time to document. Why? Drivers are back on the roads. It’s also been a heavy snowfall. The #sneckdowns are SOLID. Some completely frozen. And with temps for the next week not getting past freezing they are here for a while. Go document!!
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- Reposted by Grant EnnisHave you read Dark PR by @grantennis.bsky.social ? I'm not so sure about the preceding intentionality of it, but certainly the effect of promoting sprawl seems to be undermining civic participation and collective action.
- Reposted by Grant Ennishe also promoted the covid lab leak conspiracy theory, with his only cited evidence being that there was a coronavirus research lab in the area - the same logic that would suggest a metal detector generates the metal it finds
- Reposted by Grant EnnisStewart has had some bad public health takes. In 2005, he interviewed Robert Kennedy Jr. and thanked him for raising awareness about vaccines and autism. Years ago, he endorsed the COVID lab leak theory. More recently, he joked about people still masking in public for their health.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisI stopped listening to what this guy says when he went full “lab leak” a couple of yrs ago… Thanks @walkerbragman.bsky.social for great reporting as always! www.importantcontext.news/p/jon-stewar...
- Reposted by Grant EnnisThis wasn’t an innocent mistake. The idea that COVID came from a lab leak is disfavored by experts and—critically—lacks real evidence. That a journalist would assert it as fact so casually is extremely troubling and raises alarm bells for me as to the quality of their reporting process.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisSombody sent me this. "The war between humans and cars" (1976) by Lars Hillersberg (1937–2004).
- Reposted by Grant EnnisDownward trend in the number of social housing units in Germany. www.dena.de/fileadmin/de...
- Reposted by Grant Ennis🚨🚨🚨 "At least 63 times since 2007, data from some of the 28 human genomic repositories that the N.I.H. controls was improperly released to researchers, used for unapproved purposes or made vulnerable to theft..." (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
- “Of the framing techniques outlined in the book “Dark PR”, first & perhaps foremost are blatant lies… Industry pollute the scientific literature on purpose…” in @grantennis.bsky.social ’s great book." - @brenttoderian.bsky.social
- “Of the framing techniques outlined in the book “Dark PR”, first & perhaps foremost are blatant lies…They back up their lies by funding studies that manipulate the data in their favor. Industry pollute the scientific literature on purpose…” — Dr. James Muecke in @grantennis.bsky.social’s great book.
- Reposted by Grant Ennis"North American city planner sees lots of potential to transform successful bike city Amsterdam to unsuccessful car-dependent suburb." creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
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- Reposted by Grant Ennis"After 2 centuries of 'energy transitions', humanity has never burned so much oil and gas, so much coal, and so much wood." Solar and renewables aren't replacing fossil fuels, just as EVs aren't replacing gas-powered cars. There is no energy transition. It's just more and more and more... 🧵
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- “Of the framing techniques outlined in the book “Dark PR”, first & perhaps foremost are blatant lies…They back up their lies by funding studies that manipulate the data in their favor. Industry pollute the scientific literature on purpose…” — Dr. James Muecke in @grantennis.bsky.social’s great book.
- Reposted by Grant Ennis“Of the framing techniques outlined in the book “Dark PR”, first & perhaps foremost are blatant lies…They back up their lies by funding studies that manipulate the data in their favor. Industry pollute the scientific literature on purpose…” — Dr. James Muecke in @grantennis.bsky.social’s great book.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisNEW STUDY: Induced demand means adding highway lanes only increases automobile traffic and urban congestion. Same works for bicycle infrastructure + train tracks—build it, and they will ride. Cambridge study provides data on how this dynamic works in the UK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- "Self-driving cars are poised to increase driving — and thus create more opportunities for collisions. ... If AVs are 20% safer than human drivers and expand total driving by 30%, total crashes would increase by 4%." - @davidzipper.bsky.social @norton.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social
- Reposted by Grant EnnisA Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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- Reposted by Grant EnnisThe book Dark PR talks about international sugar subsidies and how sugar is promoted in other countries and I just had no idea.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisThis is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisWe need to spend a lot more time talking about Big Wellness
- Reposted by Grant EnnisThis is a brilliant table!!!
- Thanks @olaln.bsky.social ! Original here from www.amazon.com/DARK-PR-Corp...
- Reposted by Grant EnnisAlmost like the car industry pumps a hell of a lot of money into dark PR to keep Brits locked into the car dependency that funnels billions more than are needed to itself. Both the cost of living and obesity crises would be a long way to being solved if we ended car dependency and returned choice.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisDark PR in action: how devious framing is used to defend car dependency by shaping debates and muddying evidence. 📎 Gilbert et al. Unlearned lessons and misplaced hopes: discursive spaces of transport in twenty-first century Australia. Australian Geographer. 2025 Dec 6:1-6.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisShort blog coming This story made me mad!!!
- Excellent @brenttoderian.bsky.social
- NEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
- Reposted by Grant EnnisParadise Valley, Detroit, seen on a John Lee Hooker album cover that captures the neighborhood before it was demolished for construction of the Chrysler Freeway and “urban renewal” in the 1960s. More info: www.segregationbydesign.com/detroit/hast...
- Reposted by Grant EnnisNEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
- This headline…. what a way to generation-blame for industry malfeasance @felly500.bsky.social
- Reposted by Grant Ennis“The phenomenon is known as induced demand. The result is an endless cycle in which congestion leads to highway expansion, which invites more trips, which brings back traffic…The pattern is so inevitable that economists have dubbed it the iron law of congestion.” #InducedTraffic
- Reposted by Grant EnnisMis and dis information. Notes for PH professionals gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/m... 1. Why it matters. Direct and indirect harm 2. Why it happens 3. It's not new 4. How it happens 5. Tactics to combat. Individual and systemic
- Reposted by Grant EnnisDark PR - applied to roads, cars and driving Discourse and how it is shaped has very real public policy (& thus outcome) consequences Thus a v legit target for those seeking better outcomes www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Grant Ennis“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
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- Reposted by Grant EnnisAmazing to me how many people upload their CVs to a grant management system with filenames like ‘CV template SC’.
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- Reposted by Grant EnnisHey Podcast listeners, are you a Nebula subscriber? If yes, you can listen to my NEW INTERVIEW with #NotJustBikes @theurbanistagenda.com TODAY. We cover LOTS of interesting ground. Don’t worry, if you’re not on Nebula, watch for the FULL release on many platforms on FRIDAY! nebula.tv/agenda/how-t...
- Reposted by Grant EnnisAR2025: We have added videos and transcripts of yesterday's live sessons with Grant Ennis and Alice Wiseman, both in full and as a sample. These come in addition to a dozen insightful Spotlight sessions on the same page. @grantennis.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social alcohol-review.com
- "Gavin Menzies [claimed] that the Chinese sailed to America before Columbus. Historians have rejected Menzies' theories and assertions and have categorised his work as pseudohistory." @michaelhobbes.bsky.social @notalawyer.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_M...
- Reposted by Grant EnnisHere's the journal article written with past Pod guest and friend of the Channel @grantennis.bsky.social that prompted the recording of this episode: bit.ly/4iHFql6
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- Reposted by Grant EnnisIt’s frustrating to watch interviews like the one between the @thedailyshow.com’s Jon Stewart & @elizkolbert.bsky.social tonight, suggesting we don’t know the solutions to the #ClimateCrisis, & better solutions aren’t “politically viable.” WE KNOW THE SOLUTIONS, AND ONLY CORRUPTION MAKES THEM HARD.
- “I've recommended this book so many times! You'll learn about the PR strategies and government subsidies that promote and prop up cars and car infrastructure, fossil fuels, and unhealthy food. You can't change the world by buying virtuously. Organize! To change systems!” - @lizzzs.bsky.social
- Reposted by Grant EnnisI've recommended this book so many times! You'll learn about the PR strategies and government subsidies that promote and prop up cars and car infrastructure, fossil fuels, and unhealthy food. You can't change the world by buying virtuously. Organize! To change systems!
- Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub book tackles better city-making from the communications, branding, & public relations spheres. “Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Undermines Our Health & Environment” by my friend @grantennis.bsky.social is a HUGELY important book today. Every urbanist should read it.
- ““Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Undermines Our Health & Environment” by my friend @grantennis.bsky.social is a HUGELY important book today. Every urbanist should read it.” - @brenttoderian.bsky.social
- Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub book tackles better city-making from the communications, branding, & public relations spheres. “Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Undermines Our Health & Environment” by my friend @grantennis.bsky.social is a HUGELY important book today. Every urbanist should read it.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisTonight’s #UrbanismBookClub book tackles better city-making from the communications, branding, & public relations spheres. “Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Undermines Our Health & Environment” by my friend @grantennis.bsky.social is a HUGELY important book today. Every urbanist should read it.
- Reposted by Grant EnnisPubblicità sociale: le campagne di educazione stradale non riducono gli scontri stradali, secondo numerosi studi [Grant Ennis, Dark PR] benzinazero.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/p... #comunicazione #sicurezza #violenzastradale #comunicazionesociale
- Reposted by Grant EnnisNot quite 5 bucks like before, but 7 ain't bad...
- Reposted by Grant EnnisA stamp of approval is not a seal of ethics: an editorial on justice and respect in trial design Cory Goldstein, @streweek.bsky.social & Hossein Fatemian trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
- Reposted by Grant EnnisWhat if I told you that the entire point of the COPs is, at root, to single out their key export
