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Gordon Brown attacks 'flat-earth' climate change sceptics
Guardian UK ^ | 4 December 2009 | Damian Carrington and Suzanne Goldenberg

Posted on 12/05/2009 11:48:34 AM PST by ricks_place

'Dangerous, deceitful' attempts to derail Copenhagen summit condemned

Gordon Brown tonight led a chorus of condemnation against "flat-earth" climate change sceptics who have tried to derail the Copenhagen summit by casting doubt on the evidence for global warming.

Sceptics in the UK and the US have moved to capitalise on a series of hacked emails from climate change scientists at the University of East Anglia, claiming they show attempts to hide information that does not support the case for human activity causing rising temperatures.

On the eve of the Copenhagen summit, Saudi Arabia and Republican members of the US Congress have used the emails to claim the need for urgent action to cut carbon emissions has been undermined.

But tonight the prime minister, his environment secretary, Ed Miliband, and Ed Markey, the man who co-authored the US climate change bill, joined forces to condemn the sceptics.

"With only days to go before Copenhagen we mustn't be distracted by the behind-the-times, anti-science, flat-earth climate sceptics," Brown told the Guardian. "We know the science. We know what we must do. We must now act and close the 5bn-tonne gap. That will seal the deal."

According to the government adviser Sir Nicholas Stern, 10bn tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions must be taken out of the atmosphere by 2020. So far agreement is in place for only half of that amount.

Ed Miliband gave his most damning assessment of the sceptics yet, describing them as "dangerous and deceitful".

He said: "The approach of the climate saboteurs is to misuse data and mislead people. The sceptics are playing politics with science in a dangerous and deceitful manner. There is no easy way out of tackling climate change despite what they would have us believe..."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brown; climategate; globalwarming; gordonbrown; gorebalism; loon; pantload
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The shriller the global warming politicians voices are; the nearer the collapse of their domination schemes .
1 posted on 12/05/2009 11:48:34 AM PST by ricks_place
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To: ricks_place

Excellent, Keep it going


2 posted on 12/05/2009 11:51:26 AM PST by gibtx2 (End Tenure)
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To: ricks_place

Good grief, these people(as students of Alinsky) have no shame, the only deceit being perpetrated is that of the proponents of global warming. Alinsky teaches shameless projection.

And they don’t even really believe it themselves, it’s just another tool in their arsenal to achieve their one-world government.


3 posted on 12/05/2009 11:51:49 AM PST by mrsmel
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Ed Miliband gave his most damning assessment of the sceptics yet, describing them as "dangerous and deceitful".

Dangerous and deceitful? Which group falsified data, rigged experiments, prevented challengers from being published, conspired to delete information when faced with Freedom of Information requests and somehow managed to lose the original data?

4 posted on 12/05/2009 11:52:59 AM PST by fhayek
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To: ricks_place

A leftist hoiks globull warming. Dog bites man.


5 posted on 12/05/2009 11:53:05 AM PST by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
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To: ricks_place

What have been happening to Gordon Brown’s approval ratings?


6 posted on 12/05/2009 11:53:39 AM PST by 1776 Reborn
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To: ricks_place
"With only days to go before Copenhagen we mustn't be distracted by the behind-the-times, anti-science, flat-earth climate sceptics," Brown told the Guardian.

”Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. Go - before I lose my temper! The Great and Powerful GoreBrownMann has spoken!"

7 posted on 12/05/2009 11:55:59 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
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The louder they squeal the more we know we're right on target. Such a sad group of sniveling liars. Sorry, guys, your gig is up.
8 posted on 12/05/2009 11:56:14 AM PST by JPG (Climategate coming soon to the SRM.)
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condemnation against "flat-earth" climate change sceptics

Name-calling is a liberal's first defense when he has no real facts on his side.

This rule shows up just about 100% of the time and is a very reliable rule in dealing with liberals.

9 posted on 12/05/2009 11:56:19 AM PST by capt. norm (Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
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condemnation against "flat-earth" climate change sceptics

Name-calling is a liberal's first defense when he has no real facts on his side.

This rule shows up just about 100% of the time and is a very reliable rule in dealing with liberals.

10 posted on 12/05/2009 11:56:44 AM PST by capt. norm (Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
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“What have been happening to Gordon Brown’s approval ratings?”

It doesn’t really matter in Britain. He was installed rather than elected, as 2 of the last 3 PMs were. It’s the Tories’ “turn” next year anyway so he can do whatever he likes.

Don’t think that America is anything other than unique in having the degree of representation it does.


11 posted on 12/05/2009 12:03:52 PM PST by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
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To: ricks_place

You don’t look behind the door unless you’ve hid there yourself Gordon.


12 posted on 12/05/2009 12:04:17 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs earn thi title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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['flat-earth' climate change] Photobucket If you believe in Gore's photo shopped view of Earth on right. You would also believe the one on the left
13 posted on 12/05/2009 12:04:41 PM PST by RetSignman (Townhalls ..."We have seen the Patriots and they are us")
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To: ricks_place

Alarmist? Fake science? Guilty dog barks first ,,Gordon.


14 posted on 12/05/2009 12:05:29 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs earn thi title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
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Is the one on the left the lap top?


15 posted on 12/05/2009 12:05:45 PM PST by votemout
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

Sounds like what we should be having is constitutional conventions all over the world rather that climate change conventions.


16 posted on 12/05/2009 12:09:07 PM PST by 1776 Reborn
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To: sauropod

read


17 posted on 12/05/2009 12:14:29 PM PST by sauropod (People who do things are people that get things done.)
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To: ricks_place

The AGW alarmists are panicking. The clock is running out.


18 posted on 12/05/2009 12:15:00 PM PST by Signalman
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To: ricks_place

I wonder what Brown thinks of lying scientists.


19 posted on 12/05/2009 12:16:20 PM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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What have been happening to Gordon Brown’s approval ratings?

From what I gather, the polls say his party is going to get demolished in the elections next year.

20 posted on 12/05/2009 12:17:12 PM PST by BCEagles (The freeper formerly known as giveemdubya)
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