It just wouldn't be Earth Day without a catastrophic global warming segment from the network news, so ABC correspondent Bill Blakemore delivered just that April 22.
Blakemore warned viewers of "World News with Charles Gibson" that carbon emissions were causing disastrous changes in the air and the sea and blamed the United States in his one-sided report, even though the U.S. recently dropped to second place in global carbon output.
"To understand the state of the planet today, you need to look at the air and under the water," Blakemore said. "The air is getting warmer, faster. Carbon emissions are now rising faster than worst-case scenarios projected just a few years ago. China just surpassed the U.S. as the biggest culprit, though China's got four times as many people."
Blakemore continued his dismal report by warning that glacial melt spurred by global warming would eradicate an alarming 10-to-20 percent of the earth species
"Glaciers from the Andes to the Himalayas that provide water for many major cities are vanishing at rates far faster than scientists projected just five years ago," Blakemore continued. "Species are vanishing too because of the heat and habitat destruction. Ten to twenty percent of all the planet's species are expected by scientists to be gone by mid-century."
Blakemore ignored dissent in his report, as he as often done in the past. Some scientists argue the earth is in a cooling trend, suggesting that glacier melt could be reduced in the coming years. Others dispute the claim that atmospheric carbon has a large impact on the earth's climate.
A report released by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Dec. 22, 2008 revealed more than 650 prominent scientists questioning the hype surrounding global warming alarmism, but not one was quoted in his ABC piece.
Blakemore also blamed global warming for changes in the earth's oceans.
"Under the sea, those same carbon dioxide emissions are making sea water more acidic, punishing sea life in many ways, hampering reproduction, weakening corals," Blakemore said.
He cited changes in a Florida coral reef over the past 20 years as evidence that global warming will cause all the earth's reefs to be gone by mid-century.
But according to a recent report from Dr. Craig Idso, the founder and chairman of the board of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change, coral reefs survived have survived through periods of the earth's history when temperatures were as much as 10-15° C warmer than at present, and atmospheric CO2 concentrations were 2 to 7 times higher.
While Blakemore excluded critics of global warming alarmism from his story, he did include Obama's recently confirmed administrator of NOAA, Jane Lubchenco, who The Washington Post called a "radical" departure from those who have traditionally run NOAA. The Post was referring to Lubchencho's record of advocacy on the issue of anthropogenic global warming.
"Climate change is already disrupting the world as we know it," Lubchenco told "World News." "It is one of the largest challenges to humanity right now."
Blakemore wrapped up his report with a plea for mankind to lower emissions.
"Can it be stopped?" Blakemore asked. "Maybe, but not say scientists unless humans can agree on how to reduce all that carbon dioxide."
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They're Right that It's the End of the World
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 12:59 ET by Mitchell BlattYes, it may very well be the end of the world, but they'd do a better job illustrating that by featuring a graph of the US national debt.
ABC ~ "The Day After" was assinine. Now this... I find Commando
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 13:04 ET by pahuberw/ Arnold much more plausible & fun : )
Oh, and I haven't even seen what ABC put out.... how could this be?
liberals can be so upbeat
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 13:22 ET by TruthMongerliberals can be so upbeat and inspiring
I'm so glad they stay away from lame and pathetic fearmongering to maintain their relevancy in the world
The Susan Roesgen School of Objectivity
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 13:50 ET by dboBlakemore comes from the Susan Roesgen school of objectivity.
This idiot says he rejects 'balance' in order to justify excluding climate realists from his reporting.
The Oceans are getting COOLER
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 14:42 ET by upcountrywaterAccording to NASA
How about this
BETTY ANN BOWSER: One of the things Aquarius scientists are seeing
is disease, a major cause of coral death in the Keys.
No matter; science and data, mean nothing to the crap & take crowd.
Toxic Cash
What's Really Sad...
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 15:49 ET by nofateis the way they keep shoving this absolutely false propaganda down the throats of our gullible children. We are looking at a generation or so of unbelievably dumbed down people when it comes to the reality of our earth and it's relationship and interaction with not only the Sun, but the galaxy itself (that would be the Milky Way for anyone with a recent public school education).
Here is an article that synthesises a lot of the information that the propagandists don't want the public to know: The Past and Future of Climate. There is a wealth of information out there that not only refutes the "CO2 as temperature driver" model, but goes way beyond that very limited conception of a world that man could possibley change in any way. As this article, Bikini Atoll, shows, we could set off every nuclear bomb in existence, and the earth would survive. We might not, but the earth would.
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
ABC Global Warming Video Debunked
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 16:05 ET by PopularTechI am not surprised ABC diggs up the same tired propaganda that has been debunked over and over.
Glaciers:
Various glaciers worldwide have been in retreat since the 1800s or the end of the little ice age and thus cannot be caused by man-made CO2. Glacial melting is also a good thing because it increase the available amount of fresh water. There are also Glaciers that are growing...
Growing - 50 Glaciers reverse the trend and grow in south New Zealand (Taipei Times)
Growing - Bolam Glacier, Mount Shasta Glaciers Defy Global Warming, Grow (FOX News)
Growing - Briksdal Glacier, Norway's glaciers growing at record pace (Agence-France Presse)
Growing - Dôme du Goûter Glacier, Permanent Ice Fields Are Resisting Global Warming (Science Daily)
Growing - Fox Glacier has been advancing since 1985 (Alpine Guides)
Growing - Franz Josef Glacier, A Glacier Grows, Undeterred by Heated Kyoto Debate (CNSNews)
Growing - Guyot Glacier, Icy Bay Glaciers get up and go (SitNews)
Growing - Himalayan Glaciers Are Growing ... and Confounding Global Warming Alarmists (The Heartland Institute)
Growing - Hotlum Glacier, Mount Shasta Glaciers Defy Global Warming, Grow (FOX News)
Growing - Hubbard Glacier, Alaska: Growing and Advancing in Spite of Global Climate Change (USGS)
Growing - Johns Hopkins Glacier is advancing and moving 3000 feet per year (Glacier Bay National Park)
Growing - Jostedalsbreen Glacier, Norway's glaciers growing at record pace (Agence-France Presse)
Growing - Kolka Glacier is growing again (NTV, Russia)
Growing - Konwakiton Glacier, Mount Shasta Glaciers Defy Global Warming, Grow (FOX News)
Growing - McGinnis Glacier, Alaska Range Glacier Surges (Science Daily)
Growing - Meares Glacier, an advancing glacier tearing up trees and rocks in its path as it grows (Alaska Tours)
Growing - Mont Blanc Glacier, Global warming makes Mont Blanc grow (The Daily Telegraph, UK)
Growing - Mount St. Helens Glacier, Glacier Grows in Mount St. Helens' Crater (FOX News)
Growing - Glacier resumes growing in Mount St. Helens crater (The Seattle Times)
Growing - Mud Creek Glacier, Mount Shasta Glaciers Defy Global Warming, Grow (FOX News)
Growing - Nigardsbreen Glacier is growing by 25 to 50 meters per year (Jostedal Glacier National Park)
Growing - Perito Moreno Glacier, Defiant Argentine Glacier Thrives Despite Warming (Reuters)
Growing - Pio XI Glacier, The biggest glacier in South America keeps growing every year (Visit Chile)
Growing - Rockies: Colorado: 100 More Glaciers Are Discovered (The New York Times)
Growing - Trinity Glaciers, Small Glaciers In Northern California Buck Global Warming Trend (Science Daily)
Growing - Tsaa Glacier, Icy Bay Glaciers get up and go (SitNews)
Growing - Watkins Glacier, Mount Shasta Glaciers Defy Global Warming, Grow (FOX News)
Growing - Whitney Glacier, Mount Shasta Glaciers Defy Global Warming, Grow (FOX News)
Growing - Wintun Glacier, Mount Shasta Glaciers Defy Global Warming, Grow (FOX News)
Growing - Yahtze Glacier, Icy Bay Glaciers get up and go (SitNews)
Species Extinction:
Species extinction due to Global Warming is a total Myth, they even show pictures of the only species the IPCC claimed went extinct, Harlequin frogs which have since been found.
Bullshit! - Endangered Species (Video) (29min)
Extinction Turns Out to Be a Slow, Slow Process (The New York Times)
The Myth Behind the Endangered Species Act (PERC)
The Specter of Species Extinction: Will Global Warming Decimate Earth's Biosphere? (PDF) (The Marshall Institute)
Where are all the Extinct Species? (PDF) (The Marshall Institute)
Not Extinct - Angola Giant Sable: Rare African antelope 'rediscovered' (BBC)
Not Extinct - Bavarian Short-eared Mouse: Back from the dead, not seen for 40 years (The Guardian, UK)
Not Extinct - Beck's Petrel: Flies Back From Presumed Extinction (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Cape Lion: 'Extinct' lions surface in Siberia (BBC)
Not Extinct - Capricorn Beetle: 'Extinct' beetle comes out of the woodwork (The Daily Telegraph)
Not Extinct - Canterbury Knobbed Weevils: 'Extinct' bug found alive and well in high-country reserve (The New Zealand Herald)
Not Extinct - Cantor Giant Soft-Shell Turtle: Rare giant turtle found in Mekong (BBC)
Not Extinct - Cobble Elimia, Nodulose Coosa and Cahaba Pebble Snails: Thought extinct found in Alabama (Associated Press)
Not Extinct - Cozumel Thrasher: 'Extinct' Bird Rediscovered In Mexico (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Cuban Solenodon: Mammal thought extinct found in Cuba (The Age, Australia)
Not Extinct - Dwarf Cloud Rat: Rediscovered After 112 Years (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Giant Palouse Earthworm: Idaho Researcher Finds Rare Earthworm (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Gilbert's Potoroo: Thought extinct for over 100 years, found in Western Australia (Associated Press)
Not Extinct - Glass Sponges: Once thought extinct, now found nearby (UWeek)
Not Extinct - Greater Bamboo Lemur: Held Extinct Found on Madagascar (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - Greater Mouse-eared Bat: 'Extinct' - bounces back (BBC)
Not Extinct - Harlequin Frog (Carrikeri): Rediscovered In Remote Region Of Colombia (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Harlequin Frog (Painted Frog): Believed Extinct Found Alive (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Harlequin Frog (San Lorenzo): Rediscovery Of Endangered Colombian Frogs (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Harlequin Frog (Santa Marta): Rediscovery Of Endangered Colombian Frogs (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Indian Owl: Considered Extinct, Is Captured on Film by Americans (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Not extinct (CNN)
Not Extinct - Jaguar Spotted In Central Mexico For First Time In 100 Years (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Javan Elephant: Presumed Extinct, May Have Been Found Again - In Borneo (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Javan Rhinoceros: Thought Extinct, a Few Are Seen in Vietnam (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - Kouprey Oxen: 'Extinct' oxen are seen (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - La Palma Giant Lizard: Scientists find 'extinct' giant lizards (BBC)
Not Extinct - Leatherback Turtles: Not extinct in Malaysia (The Hindu)
Not Extinct - Laotian Rock Rat: Retired professor tracks down rodent thought to be extinct (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Not Extinct - Long-beaked Echidna: New hope over 'extinct' echidna (BBC)
Not Extinct - Michigan Cougars: Not Extinct, Animal Droppings Indicate (Live Science)
Not Extinct - Mount Diablo Buckwheat Wildflower: Thought Extinct Rediscovered in California (NPR)
Not Extinct - New York Moose: Once Extinct in the state, return to New York (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - Opal Allotoca: 'Extinct' Fish Found (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly: Flutters Back to Life (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - Pygmy Hippos: Caught on film (BBC)
Not Extinct - Pygmy Tarsiers: Long-lost 'Furby-like' Primate Discovered In Indonesia (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Rat-squirrel: Not extinct after all (USA Today)
Not Extinct - Red Colobus Monkey: Thought Extinct Still Exists (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Robust Redhorse Sucker Fish: Thought Extinct Found Again in Georgia (The Georgia Aquarium)
Not Extinct - Ryukyu Spiny Rat: Not Extinct (Japan Probe)
Not Extinct - Siamese Crocodile: Once Thought Extinct, Is Photographed In Thailand (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Sheepnose Mussel: Thought extinct surfaces in Mississippi (Delta Farm Press)
Not Extinct - Short-necked Oil Beetle: Re-emerges after 60 years (BBC)
Not Extinct - Storm Petrel: Flies back from extinction after 150 years (The Daily Telegraph, UK)
Not Extinct - Sumatran Ground Cuckoo: Lost Cuckoo Breaks Its Silence (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Swinhoe's Soft-Shell Turtle: Discovered Living In Wild In Northern Vietnam (Science Daily)
Not Extinct - Tibet Red Deer: Hunch Leads to Discovery of Herd Thought to Be Extinct (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - U.S. Jaguar: Gone for Decades, Jaguars Steal Back to the Southwest (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - Warbler: Fiji's 'extinct' bird flies anew (BBC)
Not Extinct - Woolly Flying Squirrel: Long Thought Extinct, Shows Up in Pakistan (The New York Times)
Not Extinct - Yangtze (Baiji) River Dolphin: Previously Thought Extinct Spotted In The Yangtze River (Science Daily)
Ocean Acidification:
Ocean Acidification and Corals (Watts Up With That?)
Coral Reefs are fine...
Coral Reefs - Bikini Corals Recover From Atomic Blast (Science Daily)
Coral Reefs - Corals Can Reestablish Symbiosis With Algae From Their Environments After Bleaching (Science Daily)
Coral Reefs - Coral Reefs May Be More Resilient Than Expected (Science Daily)
Coral Reefs - Coral Reefs May Be Protected By Natural Ocean Thermostat (Science Daily)
Coral Reefs - Global warming good news for coral reefs: research (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Coral Reefs - Great Barrier Reef could adapt to climate change, scientists say (The Australian)
Coral Reefs - New Coral Reefs Teeming With Marine Life Discovered In Brazil (Science Daily)
Coral Reefs - Rare Corals Breed Their Way Out Of Trouble (Science Daily)
Coral Reefs - Study Says Bleaching Could Be A Hidden Strength For Corals (Science Daily)
Coral Reefs - Coral Reefs' Decline Actually Began Centuries Ago, New Research Shows (Science Daily)
Obama: "Cap & Trade Will Cause Electricity Rates To Skyrocket"
Give Me a Break! Global
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 16:21 ET by bigtimerGive Me a Break! Global Warming my A$$! It has been snowing here all day and still is...if I hear that word one more time, including climate change I am going to come unglued...so is everybody else in my area, and I am talking about a huge area and of all political stripes...we are sick and tired of it. When I speak to some of these people I ask them if they know who votes for this bull and has been etc, plus oil comes up ...they do not know...I fill them in as the conversation goes along, but you know...some people just go along and repeat the same old voting party line thing...
Sad state of affairs we are in...this is going to cost us up the ying-yang.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Global cooling
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 18:15 ET by ChaitealoverGlenn Beck read 6 or 7 quotes from 1970 on his TV show today. The consensus from those scientists was that the world would come to an end somewhere between 1995 and 2000. Even if it didn't most of the world would be deeply in famine mode.
Chai
“...Bury me on my face,” said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, “Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”
So long as the leftists in
Fri, 04/24/2009 - 16:23 ET by rbosqueSo long as the leftists in the media know that the lemmings will believe this junk, they'll keep promoting it to push their crazy agendas.
Idiot dumbed-down mobs.