Media Love to Go Green But Should Say It's Cool to Wave the Red, White

June 1st, 2009 5:36 PM
On March 26, I was watching the Kids’ Choice Awards with my 8-year-old twins on Viacom’s Nickelodeon, which for 30 years has been the No. 1 entertainment brand for kids. It was dedicated to the Big Green Help environmental campaign and “going green” for Earth Day awareness. Leonardo DiCaprio was honored for his green work. Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson was the host, and my fellow Hollywood stars and…

CBS: Paint Roofs and Roads White to Stop Global Warming

May 28th, 2009 12:24 PM
On Thursday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Julie Chen teased an upcoming segment on a new way to combat global warming: "Up next, if you could do one thing to fight global warming, would you do it? How about painting your roof white? We’ll explain." Fill-in co-host Chris Wragge later introduced the report: "Could painting your roof white be the best defense against global warming? Some very important…

Broadcast Networks 'Hail' Obama Auto Fuel Efficiency Standard

May 22nd, 2009 11:39 PM
After 120 days of the new presidency, the automobile industry provides some of the best evidence of an administration that favors the heavy hand of government meddling in the private sector. And as is the case with mostcoverage of President Obama and his policies, criticism of his automotive tinkering has been sparse. On May 19, Obama announced a 30-percent increase in Corporate Average Fuel…

Brokaw Calls for 'Economic Justice,' 'Mother Earth Taken Turn for the

May 21st, 2009 3:05 PM
During his Saturday, May 16, commencement speech at Fordham University, former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw fretted that the "vital signs" of "Mother Earth" have "taken a turn for the worse," as he cited global warming as a problem this year's graduating class would need to help solve. He also used the term "economic justice," a term commonly invoked by the Left, as he called on graduates to "…

GE's Jeff Immelt: Global Warming 'Compelling'; Cap-and-Trade Most 'Eff

May 20th, 2009 3:17 PM
General Electric (NYSE:GE) is the parent company of the major media conglomerate NBC Universal, which owns media outlets NBC, MSNBC and CNBC. At times that has led to the lines between corporate advocacy and journalism being blurred. That was certainly the case when GE's CEO Jeff Immelt appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" May 20 to discuss the White House meeting of President Barack Obama's 16-…

Matthews to Congressman Over Global Warming Skepticism: ‘Are You a L

May 20th, 2009 10:12 AM
When examination of the science is too much work for show preparation and taking a position that falls in line with like-minded ideologues is part of your shtick, you can always resort to ad hominem attacks if needed. In a May 19 segment on his "Hardball" program about global warming, MSNBC's Chris Matthews interviewed Reps. Jim Moran, D-Va., and Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., who had opposing views…

'Skeptical Environmentalist' Doubts 'Underwater Manhattan' Global Warm

May 18th, 2009 7:18 PM
One of the tricks in the global warming alarmist playbook over the years has been to show how global warming will cause sea levels to rise and flood the low-lying coastal areas where population centers happen to be, specifically lower Manhattan in New York City. However, the imagery used by Al Gore in his "An Inconvenient Truth" and by various other global warming made-for-television specials…

Question Whether CO2 is a Pollutant and MSNBC's Schultz Calls it 'Psyc

May 14th, 2009 2:27 PM
On the face of it, the idea of the government being able to regulate how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted into the atmosphere seems absurd. After all, it's a gas emitted by, among other things, human breathing. That's the point Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, was making when he criticized the new policy that requires the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate CO2 - much to the chagrin of…

CNBC Contributor Howard Dean: 'I Think We Had Quite Enough Capitalism

May 8th, 2009 1:53 AM
Back in March, CNBC in what seemed to be an effort to pander to critics on the left, officially named former DNC chair and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean a CNBC contributor. But aside from campaigning for left-wing MoveOn.org causes in his spare time, Dean will appear on daily CNBC programming. But on the May 7 "Power Lunch," Dean, a contributor for the network with the slogan, "First in…

Chris Matthews Portrays GOP as Anti-Science

May 7th, 2009 12:00 PM
Chris Matthews apparently thinks the GOP is just one big bag of crazy. MSNBC's "Hardball" host challenged Rep. Mike Pence (R-Indiana) on the Republican Party's commitment to addressing climate change during the May 5 broadcast. Matthews claimed to Pence that the GOP is not passionate about environmentalism because, "There are people that really are against science in your party who really do…

Gallup Poll Editor: Al Gore Is Losing Global Warming Debate

May 5th, 2009 3:58 PM
Any measure that we look at shows Al Gore's losing at the moment. The public is just not that concerned.So said Gallup Poll editor Frank Newport about the Nobel Laureate's campaign to convince Americans that man's carbon dioxide emissions are destroying the planet.As reported by U.S. News & World Report's Paul Bedard at his Washington Whispers blog Tuesday:

Ingraham and Morano Expose Gore's Global Warming Profit Motive

May 3rd, 2009 3:39 PM
For several years NewsBusters has been informing readers of Nobel Laureate Al Gore's profit motive as it pertains to his advancement of global warming hysteria. This included the presentation of a video of the former Vice President disclosing in March 2008 what investments he's personally made in companies that will benefit from any legislation designed to curb carbon dioxide emissions.This…

NYT Corrects Article Gore Cited in Congressional Testimony

May 2nd, 2009 3:39 PM
In today's You Really Can't Make This Stuff Up moment, the New York Times has issued a correction to a front page article that was highlighted by Nobel Laureate Al Gore in his recent climate change testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 24.Here's what Gore said that day (video embedded right, relevant section at 1:40):Sen. Warner made reference in his opening statement…

Time’s Liberal Bias Taught in Schools

April 30th, 2009 2:45 PM
As if school kids didn't get enough liberal propaganda. Whether parents know it or not, millions of students across the country have been receiving biased news magazines in the classroom. Without adult guidance, children are at risk to take as fact the consistently liberal views of Time magazine. Through Great American Opportunities, people can order magazine subscriptions and earn Time for…