Posted on 08/05/2007 8:45:46 PM PDT by CedarDave
Manmade global warming alarmism took a disgraceful turn for the worse this weekend when Newsweek published a lengthy cover-story repeatedly calling skeptics "deniers" that are funded by oil companies and other industries with a vested interest in obfuscating the truth.
In fact, the piece several times suggested that publishing articles skeptical of man's role in climate change is akin to misleading Americans about the dangers of smoking.
Despicably titled "Global-Warming Deniers: A Well-Funded Machine," the article painted a picture of an evil cabal whose goal is to thwart science at the detriment of the environment and the benefit of their wallets.
Worse still, the piece's many authors painted every skeptical scientific report they referred to as being part of this cabal while including absolutely no historical temperature data to prove that today's global temperatures are in any way abnormal.
Maybe most disingenuous, there wasn't one word given to how much money corporations and entities with a vested interest in advancing the alarmism are spending, or who they are.
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But media are overwhelmingly anthropogenic global warming believers and alarmists. Whether people are watching CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, or reading the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Time, or Newsweek, they are getting a one-sided view of this issue much like this article in question.
...as skeptical opinions are rarely included in mainstream media reports concerning global warming -- and, when they are, they're completely derided as in this piece -- it is totally preposterous to claim that the public's opinion on this matter is being impacted by the "denial machine."
Sadly, these Newsweek writers didn't see that obvious hypocrisy.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
It is telling that as mentioned in the article above, there is still a large group of "global warming deniers" out there. From the Newsweak story:
A new NEWSWEEK Poll finds that the influence of the denial machine remains strong. Although the figure is less than in earlier polls, 39 percent of those asked say there is "a lot of disagreement among climate scientists" on the basic question of whether the planet is warming; 42 percent say there is a lot of disagreement that human activities are a major cause of global warming. Only 46 percent say the greenhouse effect is being felt today.
I think this is because of the general distrust of the media, especially when its global warming hype disconnects from what people can see with their own senses.
Also, see www.Icecap.us.
And here I have been sceptical without getting paid for it. How can I get some of that money?
Oh well... maybe I can do a carbon offset to atone for my heresy /sarc
Damn it!
Why hasn’t “big oil” sent me my check for being a “denier”
Damn.
Cspan 2 now has on a writer re: Anti Goron Warming book....oh Christopher Horner. Sponsored by the Eagle Forum. This guy talks so fast but basically dispelled the global Warming baloney in a new book.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism
anybody read it?
So like when we’re covered in ice will they print an “oops” retraction?????
I was listenining to Phil Valentine this week, and he was reading where it is speculated, that the bridge collapse in Minneapolis is because of Global Warming.
“Make that skeptical.”
Sceptical was funnier.
This is one of the oldest fallacies, and straight out of the socialist playbook. Being reduced to it as an argument is a confession of intellectual bankruptcy.
When is Newsweek going to address the issue of Solar Activity Deniers?
Indeed. Newsbusters concludes with:
In the end, there's so much to be offended by in this piece that one article can't possibly address all the disingenuity. However, the writers of this detritus should look in the mirror as they're pointing such accusatory fingers.After all, they're right. There is an evil cabal concerning this issue. Unfortunately, the fingers are pointing in the wrong direction, for it is indeed them who are doing everything in their power to obfuscate the truth. In fact, these folks didn't even try to present evidence that a problem exists. Instead, they just attacked those who questioned what might be the root cause of the past century's rise in average global temperatures, and whether man can do anything to reverse such assuming it's even a real concern.
And this is what passes for journalism at Newsweek today. How sad.
Drudge had a link earlier (I believe it is still there) to a current Newsweek article “explaining” their Global Cooling article they had in the mid-70’s.
Are we now causing the Sun to get more active? This is Hugh!
There are three main questions to be answered, IMO, in regards to GW:
1 - Is the planet getting warmer?
2 - If it is then is it cylical or man-made?
3 - If it is man-made is there anything we can do about it?
“But media are overwhelmingly anthropogenic global warming believers and alarmists. Whether people are watching CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, or reading the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Time, or Newsweek, they are getting a one-sided view of this issue much like this article in question.”
I was almost worried until I recalled the total numbers of readers or viewers of these outlets...
The new term is “climate change” so they are covered if it warms up or cools down slightly. Soon they will take credit for making the sun rise every day.
I have a Highlights magazine for children trying to explain the onset of an ice-age. Pffffttt!
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