What organizations, websites, or networks has Dane Wigington founded or been affiliated with?
Executive summary
Dane Wigington is consistently identified in the reporting as the lead researcher, administrator and public face of the website GeoengineeringWatch.org and as executive producer of the documentary The Dimming (multiple bios and profiles) [1] [2]. He has hosted a long-running broadcast called Global Alert News and regularly appears on radio, podcasts and television programs (Coast to Coast AM, Tucker Carlson, Health Ranger, Spotify listings) [1] [3] [4] [5].
1. GeoengineeringWatch.org — the core organization Wigington founded and leads
All biographical profiles and organizational pages identify Wigington as the lead researcher and administrator of GeoengineeringWatch.org, the website through which he publishes “Global Alert News,” hosts materials such as patents and precipitation tests, and promotes the documentary The Dimming [1] [6] [2] [7]. GeoEngineering Watch is repeatedly presented in the sources as the central platform for Wigington’s work and outreach [6] [8].
2. The Dimming — documentary project and executive producer credit
Wigington is named as the executive producer of The Dimming, a full‑length documentary he promotes in interviews and at events; multiple bios and interview summaries link that film to his public profile and to the materials he posts on GeoengineeringWatch.org [1] [9] [2].
3. Global Alert News and regular broadcasting — an ongoing media platform
Sources state that Wigington hosts a weekly program called Global Alert News and that he has carried out this broadcast on AM/FM stations and podcasts since at least 2015; the program appears on GeoengineeringWatch pages and is listed on platforms such as Spotify [10] [5] [6]. His Global Alert News posts are published directly on GeoengineeringWatch.org [6] [11].
4. Media appearances and syndicated interviews — radio, TV, podcasts and fringe outlets
Wigington is documented appearing on Coast to Coast AM and on widely circulated shows and sites: a Coast to Coast AM guest bio, an extended interview on Tucker Carlson’s platform, and a sit‑down with Mike Adams’ Health Ranger are all cited in the sources [1] [3] [4]. These appearances extend his reach beyond his own site and link him with conservative and alternative media outlets [3] [4].
5. Collaborations and events — speaking invitations and partnerships
Reporting records Wigington speaking at webinars and local government forums (for example, a Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting where Geoengineering Watch materials were discussed), and participating in events with figures such as Nicole Shanahan, indicating collaborative outreach beyond his website [12] [9]. These items show outreach both to local officials and to sympathetic public figures [12] [9].
6. Platforms that amplify his work — third‑party listings and profiles
Multiple third‑party sites and program pages republish Wigington’s bio and link back to GeoengineeringWatch.org (IMDB, The Other Side of Midnight, AM 1300 The Answer, Medium interview, podcast listings), demonstrating a networked presence built around his core site and media output [13] [2] [10] [7] [14].
7. Legal and controversy context tied to his affiliations
Reporting notes controversy connected to Wigington’s work under the Geoengineering Watch banner: a 2021 defamation lawsuit (Wigington v. MacMartin) and a judgment against Wigington are mentioned in coverage of his Shasta County activities, revealing legal disputes that have followed his public campaigning [12]. The same sources also document criticism and fact‑checking directed at him and his documentary [12].
8. What the available sources do not mention
Available sources do not mention formal incorporation details, nonprofit status, board membership, or other separately named organizations that Wigington might have formally founded besides GeoengineeringWatch.org; they do not provide documentation of other corporations, charities, or memberships beyond the media platforms and event appearances tied to Geoengineering Watch (not found in current reporting).
Limitations and contrasting perspectives
The sources consistently present Wigington as the founder/lead of GeoengineeringWatch.org and as producer/host of media projects [1] [2], but they are also drawn largely from Wigington’s own site, sympathetic outlets, and program listings; critical perspectives are present in the record mainly as references to fact‑checking, lawsuits, and journalistic rebuttals noted in local reporting [12]. Readers should treat the organizational affiliations above as those repeatedly claimed and publicized in the cited sources rather than as independently vetted corporate filings [1] [6] [12].