What is GeoEngineeringWatch.org and who runs it?
Executive summary
GeoEngineeringWatch.org is a long-running website and activist project devoted to alleging ongoing large‑scale climate intervention (often framed as “geoengineering” or “weather warfare”) and demanding public exposure and action; the site identifies Dane Wigington as its founder, author and primary content creator [1] [2]. The project publishes daily “Global Alert News” episodes, a documentary, books and sampling claims, and operates multiple site versions and a newsletter [3] [4] [2] [5].
1. What the site says it is — a pressure group and information hub
GeoEngineeringWatch.org presents itself as an investigative, activist platform focused on revealing and stopping what it calls global climate engineering and “weather warfare.” The site hosts articles, podcasts (“Global Alert News”), a full‑length documentary, and a book compilation of articles, positioning itself as documenting “ongoing climate intervention SRM aerosol spraying assault” and other alleged programs [2] [4] [3]. The site’s front pages and category pages consistently feature the byline and voice of Dane Wigington [1] [6] [7].
2. Who runs it — Dane Wigington named as founder, author and creator
All provided material identifies Dane Wigington as the founder, principal author, and creator of GeoEngineeringWatch.org content. The site’s main pages and program pages repeatedly attach his name to articles, podcasts and publications [1] [2] [3]. A 2023 documentary and the site’s ongoing “Global Alert News” podcast list Wigington as creator and copyright holder [4] [3].
3. What kinds of claims and activities the site promotes
GeoEngineeringWatch.org promotes claims that climate engineering is an ongoing, large‑scale program visible in skies worldwide, that it causes ecological damage including ozone depletion, and that mainstream science and authorities deny or cover up these operations; the site says it conducts atmospheric particulate sampling flights and compiles photographic/video “evidence” of aerosol trails [8] [9] [2]. It also compiles and republishes news items and commentary connecting weather events, policy debates, and alleged “global controllers” [10] [11].
4. How the site presents its work and outreach
The organization markets books, documentary films, regular podcasts (hundreds of episodes listed), and a newsletter, and operates current and “old” site versions—suggesting a sustained, multi‑format outreach effort [2] [3] [5] [8]. The book “Geoengineering: A Chronicle Of Indictment” is described as a compilation of nearly 250 categorized articles from the site [2]. The podcast metadata credits Wigington and shows high episode counts and frequent updates [3].
5. What outside reporting and critics say (available sources)
Provided third‑party material in the dataset includes a 2016 Medium piece labeling GeoEngineeringWatch as a site that floods its pages with “chemtrails, climate engineering, and conspiracy theory like videos,” calling presentation and content a “red flag” for credibility [12]. Other documents in the collection (court filings or legal documents linked through climate case records) note that Wigington has published photographic and film material and claims that stratospheric aerosol injection (SRM) is being implemented, information that has appeared in litigation contexts [13]. These sources indicate both that the site is influential enough to be cited in legal or reporting contexts and that critics categorize it within conspiratorial media [12] [13].
6. What the supplied sources do not provide
Available sources do not include independent scientific validation that the global SRM aerosol spraying described on the site is actually being conducted as GeoEngineeringWatch alleges; they do not contain peer‑review papers that confirm the site’s specific empirical claims, nor do they provide third‑party institutional biographies verifying Wigington’s professional credentials beyond his role as site founder and content creator (not found in current reporting; [3]; p1_s3).
7. How to evaluate the site’s claims moving forward
The record in these sources is clear about the site’s authorship and agenda: Dane Wigington runs and authors GeoEngineeringWatch.org and promotes the thesis that large‑scale geoengineering is ongoing [1] [2] [3]. The dataset also contains critical perspectives labeling the site’s content as conspiratorial and referencing its presence in litigation and public debate [12] [13]. Readers seeking to verify the site’s empirical assertions should consult peer‑reviewed atmospheric science literature, official government reports, and independent monitoring programs—sources not provided here (available sources do not mention independent peer‑review confirmation).
Summary: GeoEngineeringWatch.org is an activist publishing platform led by Dane Wigington that systematically asserts ongoing global geoengineering operations and produces podcasts, books and alleged field sampling; critics and at least one media commentary classify its output as conspiratorial, and the sources supplied do not contain independent scientific confirmation of the site’s central operational claims [1] [2] [3] [12] [13].