Global Warming Scams and Fiction – and how you can help change that
Posted By: Jeff Wolfe
Date: April 29th, 2007
Category: Climate Change
It seems like everyone wants to get into the act of “debunking” global warming these days. Reminds me of an old saying “you can tell the character of a man by the kind of enemies he attracts”.
Our latest is John Stossel of ABC “News” 20/20. He’s got a show coming out on May 4 on 20/20 called “Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity”. What’s his message? “Global warming can be safely ignored”. From what I’ve learned of John Stossel, he’s the one who should be ignored. What passes for journalism from him might better be characterized as a carnival sideshow or hucksterism. Anyone who agrees with his viewpoint is not questioned about their facts. Anyone who disagrees is not given a chance to defend themselves.
Just as the movie, the Great Global Warming Swindle has been debunked, so will Stossel’s 20/20 piece, as soon as it is aired, and the damage of misinformation is done. I suspect that he knows this, but the game is to keep as many people as doubtful as possible, and spewing his crud over the airwaves lets the industries that support him continue to spew their crud into our air. (In fact, the British TV station that put on the Great Global Warming Swindle now has a substantial FAQ on their website indicating that global warming IS caused by people!)
Of course, anyone who wants to do a little work on their own can find all the facts supporting the reality of global warming that they have the stomach for. Websites include:
Real Climate (they even have a non-affiliated review of each part of An Inconvenient Truth)
University of Cambridge, England (site with great and long references and resources)
Union of Concerned Scientists (general resource on climate and energy)
UCS site specific to the latest IPCC report on global warming. (Great summary)
My friend Mark Robinson over at The Energy Grid has started a movement to discredit Stossel’s report before it is shown. You can join him and assist with his replies on his blog.
Education is a long process, especially when you have so many trying to dumb us down rather than smarten us up! Talk about downright stupidity!