NBC Lauds Japanese G8 Summit for Green Initiatives

NBC Lauds Japanese G8 Summit for Green Initiatives

By Jeff Poor (Bio | Archive)
July 7, 2008 - 12:59 ET

With world leaders meeting in Japan for the G8 Summit, conventional wisdom would suggest high commodity prices - which are having a detrimental effect on world economy - would be the focus.

But that wasn't so on the July 6 broadcast of "NBC Nightly News." Instead of reporting on what are seemingly more pressing issues, the segment about the summit highlighted "green" efforts from the host country.

"Mr. Bush is to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao this week on the sidelines of the G8 Summit - where leaders will talk about soaring gas and food prices and the thorny issue of climate change," Yang said. "Officials want to build momentum toward next year's deadline for a global agreement to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for climate change."

President George W. Bush in April announced his support for establishing federal emissions reduction targets with a goal of stopping greenhouse gas emission growth by 2025. That wasn't enough for "Nightly News," which still managed to find a global warming alarmist with anti-Bush sentiments to bash his efforts.

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"I think frankly the other leaders have given up on getting much from this presidency and they're waiting until the next administration takes office next year to try to close the deal," Alden Meyer of the liberal advocacy group the Union of Concerned Scientists said to "Nightly News."

Yang lauded the efforts of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who is pushing for an agreement on 50-percent overall reductions in greenhouse gases by 2050.

"He's [Fukuda] tried to use the summit to show the way, demonstrating energy-saving Japanese technology in a zero-emissions house," Yang said.

According to Yang, the summit went all out with the green theme - even creating a press center out of "recycled and reusable material" and cooled with 8,000 tons of snow from the surrounding area. He didn't say how organizers brought in the snow to the press center.

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Guess What?

July 7, 2008 - 13:43 ET by Wildcatter1980

Now that NBC has bought The Weather Channel, how long will it take for them to turn it into 24/7 climate hysteria?

Yes. The Weather Channel

July 7, 2008 - 14:18 ET by r22weiss

Yes. The Weather Channel will only get worse now that NBC/Universal is Green is in charge.

Nooo, not the weather

July 7, 2008 - 17:24 ET by mjg

Nooo, not the weather channel.

Our Union of Concerned

July 7, 2008 - 14:04 ET by danbo

Our Union of Concerned Scientist expert. From the Union of Concerned Scientist.

"Mr. Meyer received his undergraduate degree from Yale in 1975, concentrating in political science and economics. He received a master's degree in human resource and organization development from American University in 1990."

Yet he...

"He provides general oversight and strategic guidance for UCS's advocacy on energy, transportation, agriculture, and arms control issues. He is also UCS's principal advocate on national and international policy responses to the threat of global climate change. In addition, Mr. Meyer works extensively on renewable energy and electricity policy issues.

Mr. Meyer has more than 30 years of experience on energy and environmental policy at both the state and national levels. Before coming to UCS in 1989, he served as executive director of four national organizations: the League of Conservation Voters, Americans for the Environment, Environmental Action and the Environmental Action Foundation. Before that, he worked as a policy analyst on electric utility issues and nuclear power economics for the Environmental Action Foundation and as energy issues coordinator for the Connecticut Citizen Action Group.

Mr. Meyer has testified before Congress on global warming and energy issues and has authored numerous articles on climate change, energy policy, and electric utility and nuclear power issues for both environmental and general interest publications. He has served on several federal advisory panels, including the secretary of energy's advisory board."

Is this a scientist or an activist?

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