Want more proof of just how biased the United Nations is?
A group of reporters representing the conservative newspaper Environment & Climate News were refused press credentials to attend the U.N.'s climate change meeting in Bali this week.
I kid you not.
The paper's publisher, the Heartland Institute, released the following statement Monday:
As the first goals of the Kyoto Protocol are about to expire, the United Nations is preparing a "Conference of the Parties," the highest decision-making authority. The meeting will take place in Bali, Indonesia from December 3 to December 5.
But the event lost any claim of impartiality when organizers rejected attempts by representatives of Environment & Climate News to receive press accreditation for the conference.
UN press office coordinator Carrie Assheuer said the newspaper's representatives "do not meet the criteria for press accreditation." Environment & Climate News has been in continual publication for 10 years; is sent to more than 75,000 elected officials, opinion leaders, and environmental professionals in the United States; and is one of five newspapers published the by 23-year-old Heartland Institute.
I guess only reporters that buy into the global warming myth are considered accredited.
Color my lack of surprise green.
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—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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"The debate is over! And
December 4, 2007 - 18:58 ET by Chris Norman"The debate is over! And we're going to make sure of that".
Color me crimson... I am
December 4, 2007 - 19:09 ET by bigtimerColor me crimson...
I am sick and tired of the UN and anything they have to offer, we need out yesterday of that corrupt leftist organization.
The majority of the left within this country is the same way about this subject...if you don't like their contrived money making BS about so-called man made global warming then you can just forget about it...
It's my way or the highway with these leftist schemers with algore leading the way...they are so upset that the repeat a lie often enough isn't working they will just exclude... and pretend nobody that differs means anything, why we are just so insignificant they will just ignore us.
All of them make me furious....had my fill of them all.
BT, The one good thing I see
December 4, 2007 - 19:13 ET by Chris NormanBT,
The one good thing I see is that the UN has made itself so irrelevant, that I don't see them mentioned much by anyone these days, including the mainstream media.
Copy That.
December 4, 2007 - 19:41 ET by NortonPeteI think we are going to see a "Sea Change" now that the "Un-noteworthy Nutroots" having taken up the cause. The UN, what a crock.
True, being off the radar,
December 4, 2007 - 19:42 ET by Chris NormanTrue, being off the radar, can allow for all kinds of mischief to take place - like losing part of our sovereignty...
Bali...
December 4, 2007 - 19:39 ET by LionKingSounds like the perfect Hot Spot for the UN Headquarters...isn't it time they relocated outside of the "despised" USA?
Don't you wonder
December 4, 2007 - 23:42 ET by Cape Conservativehow many unpaid parking tickets they could accummulate in Bali? I'll bet New York's "finest" wouldn't be too unhappy to see them depart.
Just think what we could do with that building - and maybe, just maybe, we'd feel less inclined to send that worthless organization our hard-earned $$$$$$$$. It has far outlived its purpose...it is NOTHING BUT A SHAM!
Sort of makes you wonder.
December 4, 2007 - 20:04 ET by pbthinkerIsn't it funny that, one of the basic premises of democracy, is a free press and the U.N. wants to stifle debate by not allowing anyone that doesn't agree with their opinion, in.
There can be little doubt that climate change is a political issue.
Democrats: Specializing in "high tech lynching" since 1987.
on overload...
December 4, 2007 - 20:29 ET by Gary HallI'm beginning to experience a gag reflex.
maybe, just maybe, they
December 4, 2007 - 21:04 ET by crsheddmaybe, just maybe, they didn't meet the criteria for accreditation. who knows, maybe they showed up the day of and didn't submit the required documentation. i would like to know more.
here is the link to the un media office:
http://www.un.org/media/accreditation/form/myform.asp
and here is the portion dealing with 'on-line media':
"Online media must meet the following requirements:
The web publication must belong to a registered company, such as a media organization, and have a specific, verifiable non-web address and a telephone number.
The online journal requesting accreditation for its correspondent must have a substantial amount of original news content or commentary or analysis on international issues." (my emphasis)
Maybe it should be on the
December 4, 2007 - 22:32 ET by well99Maybe it should be on the ballot next election to kick them out of the US.Also whether we should stay in or not.There needs to be a clear message sent to the UN.Were tired of their corruption.
The UN
December 4, 2007 - 23:05 ET by iveseenitallThe UN is holding this conference, not to discuss the issue of Global Warming, but to support the con-game that is Global Warming in order to get more money to support the con-game which is the UN, one of the most corrupt organizations on the face of the earth.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
isia... The UN is just
December 4, 2007 - 23:08 ET by bigtimerisia...
The UN is just giddy they have Australia now with this phony issue.
Pathetic corrupt bunch all.
Yup
December 5, 2007 - 10:28 ET by well99We can thank our politicians and msm for that.
THE UN...
December 5, 2007 - 07:57 ET by danybhoyActually, I would love to see that happen, but those in power would never, EVER, allow we the people to have that vote. The globalists know damn well what the results of that vote would be, that can't be allowed to happen.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
True
December 5, 2007 - 10:25 ET by well99They would lose to much money.
So, I see that the UN is
December 4, 2007 - 23:08 ET by jdhawkSo, I see that the UN is taking a page out of the CNN play book . . .
Green Activists Fear Countries May Be Losing Zeal for Kyoto
December 5, 2007 - 11:41 ET by RJSeems there are enviro cracks showing at the Bali conference.
Japan wants to move beyond Kyoto. Canada wants to include ALL countries in emission requirements, including China and India.
"Even the Australian government, although the darling of the Bali conference because of its reversal on Kyoto, has said that it will only support a post-2012 agreement that includes China and India.)" (I bet THAT doesn't get much play in the MSM)
THE BOTTOM LINE...
December 5, 2007 - 13:06 ET by danybhoyThe problem the eco-leftist kooks have is this, talk is cheap. Saying you will do Kyoto is different from DOING Kyoto. Yeah, it's the old "Do as I say, not as I do" bit. Nothing changes & nothing will.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin